Assistant district attorney Ashley Rich launched a television campaign built on the slogan ‘prosecutor, not politician,’ while rival Mark Erwin’s own commercial drew a demand that stations pull it.
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Police Benevolent Association Backs Ashley Rich in Mobile County DA Race
In a 3-2 screening committee vote, Mobile County’s largest law enforcement association endorsed veteran prosecutor Ashley Rich over Mark Erwin in the Republican primary for district attorney.
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Police Group Weighs Endorsement as Three Vie to Succeed Mobile County DA John Tyson
The Police Benevolent Association interviewed Ashley Rich, Mark Erwin and Don Foster as it prepared to endorse a candidate to succeed longtime Mobile County District Attorney John Tyson Jr.
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Ashley Rich Closes the Money Gap on Mark Erwin in Mobile DA Race
Rich outraised Erwin during the latest reporting period, though his early start left him with more cash on hand. Their donor lists reveal a Mobile establishment hedging its bets.
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Democrats Rally Around Foster and Nicrosi as June Primary Nears
Don Foster told the county Democratic committee he would stack his record against either Republican. Across town, criminal defense lawyers filled a courtyard for attorney general candidate Michel Nicrosi.
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Foster Would Take the Party Label Off the District Attorney’s Race — and the Bench
The Democratic nominee for Mobile County district attorney says prosecutors and judges should not run under party banners at all, even as he prepares to appear on the November ballot as one.
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Beyond the Marquee: Party Committee Seats Also on the June 1 Ballot
Contested races for the state Republican Executive Committee in Mobile and Baldwin counties will be decided June 1, alongside the district attorney and state Senate contests drawing the headlines.
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Democrats Land Don Foster for District Attorney as Qualifying Deadline Passes
Former U.S. Attorney Don Foster qualified just before Friday’s deadline, giving Mobile County Democrats a candidate for an office their party has held for more than three decades.
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Erwin Rolls Out the Heavy Artillery: A Host List That Reads Like Mobile’s Political Rolodex
Mark Erwin’s district attorney campaign assembled a fundraising host list spanning ex-congressmen, former mayors, sitting legislators and both parties, aiming to raise roughly $70,000 in two hours.
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Mobile’s Police Union Backs Ashley Rich in the Race to Succeed Tyson
The Mobile County Law Enforcement Association endorsed Assistant District Attorney Ashley Rich in the Republican primary for district attorney, as chief assistant Nicki Patterson ruled out a run.