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Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen announces he'll run for lieutenant governor
Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen, who championed the state’s withdrawal from a voter registration partnership that became a target of some Republicans, announced Tuesday that he is running for lieutenant governor in 2026.
Secretary of State Wes Allen announces bid for Alabama Lt. Governor in 2026
Allen’s tenure as Secretary of State drew national attention when, immediately after taking office, he withdrew Alabama from the Electronic Registration Information Center.
Alabama’s top election official running for lieutenant governor in 2026
Allen is the son of state Sen. Gerald Allen, R-Cottondale. He was elected secretary of state, the state’s top election official, in 2022. Before that he was probate judge in Pike County for nine years and then represented Pike County and part of Dale County in the state House of Representatives for four years.
Secretary of State Wes Allen will run for Lt. Governor
Wes Allen, Alabama’s 54th Secretary of State, announced today that he will seek the Republican nomination for Lt. Governor in 2026. Allen served as the Pike County Probate Judge and a member of the Alabama House of Representatives before being elected to the Office of Secretary of State,
Secretary of State Wes Allen attends NASS Conference in D.C.
Allen was one of the only 13 of the country’s 50 secretaries of state to present his state’s efforts to enhance voter file maintenance and election integrity efforts.
Alabama’s secretary of state to seek different office in 2026
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - Alabama’s first term secretary of state is forgoing a re-election bid, instead announcing that he’s throwing his hat into the ring for a different constitutional ...
Alabama Sec. of State running for Lt. Governor in 2026
Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen has announced he is running for Lt. Governor in 2026. Allen was sworn in as Alabama’s 54th Secretary of State on Jan. 16, 2023. “I am incredibly proud of the work we have accomplished in the Secretary of State’s office.
Alabama official: Hegseth should rename Fort Novosel after switching back Fort Bragg
Fort Novosel had been Fort Rucker, named for Col. Edmund Rucker, a brigade commander in the Confederate Army during the Civil ...
Statewide labor department sees changes in name, leadership
A statewide department just got a new name and leadership change. Read more to learn what these changes aim to address.