Eastern Shore attorney and former Prichard mayor A.J. ‘Jay’ Cooper entered the race for Baldwin County’s open Senate District 32 seat, saying he was ‘underwhelmed’ by the Republican field and moved more by duty than desire.
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What Is a Double-Dipper? Alabama’s Political Class Can’t Quite Agree
The phrase ‘double-dipping’ echoed through Alabama politics, but a survey of legislators, educators and attorneys found no agreement on what it actually meant, or whether it was a problem at all.
Baldwin County
Long Road Nears Its End in Baldwin County’s Senate District 32 Race
Republican Trip Pittman and Democrat A.J. Cooper faced voters after a special election season that proved one thing above all: in Baldwin County, it costs far more to win a nomination than to accept one.
Baldwin County
Pittman Routs Riley-Backed McKinney in Baldwin Senate Runoff
Trip Pittman’s lopsided win over Randy McKinney in the Baldwin County Senate District 32 Republican runoff raised hard questions about how much a popular governor’s endorsement is actually worth.
Baldwin County
Riley’s Runoff Endorsement Angers, Pleases and Puzzles Coastal Republicans
Gov. Bob Riley’s decision to back Randy McKinney over Trip Pittman in a Republican runoff broke an unwritten rule and left Mobile and Baldwin Republicans debating what it cost the party.
Baldwin County
Baldwin Insiders Split on Senate Runoff: ‘Razor Thin’ or a McKinney Win
On the eve of the Baldwin County Senate District 32 runoff, political veterans offered sharply divided predictions, with negative mail and the governor’s endorsement dominating the closing arguments.
Baldwin County
Both Baldwin Senate Runoff Campaigns Raised More Than $100,000 in Final Weeks
Pre-election disclosures showed Randy McKinney raising more than $140,000 and Trip Pittman more than $130,000 in the closing weeks of the Baldwin County Senate District 32 Republican runoff.
Baldwin County
Five Republicans, One Baldwin Senate Seat and No Clear Favorite
With the special primary less than four weeks away, Alabama’s interest groups had spread their money across five candidates in District 32, and the state’s political veterans could not agree on a winner.
Baldwin County
A GOP Loyalty Fight Fizzled in the Race for Baldwin County’s Open Senate Seat
A threatened challenge to Baldwin County Commissioner David Ed Bishop’s Republican credentials collapsed in July 2007 after a Democratic senator said a $150 contribution in his records had never been made.
Baldwin County
David Ed Bishop Ran on a Promise to Bring Baldwin’s Money Home
The Baldwin County commissioner and longtime Fairhope councilman joined the District 32 field, arguing the county sent more to Montgomery in lodging and gas taxes than it ever got back.