Caroleene Dobson to run for Alabama Secretary of State
‘As Secretary of State, I will reduce fees on Alabama businesses, streamline services for the public, and I will never back down.’
‘As Secretary of State, I will reduce fees on Alabama businesses, streamline services for the public, and I will never back down.’
‘We will show in the coming weeks that Alabama’s congressional redistricting plan is lawful, whether or not it favors Democrats as much as plaintiffs would prefer.’
‘Now we’ve got to do the work.’
The heated election comes after a bitter legal fight over the shape of the district.
U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries traveled to Alabama to support Figures as Democrats eye an opportunity to flip the Deep South seat.
‘He’ll also fight for that ultimate progress where justice, fairness and equality are just the norm.’
‘He wants to continue the policies of the last four years, but you and I should ask ourselves: Are we better off than we were four years ago?’
The open seat has sparked a heated race for the district that could help decide control of the U.S. House of Representatives.
The non-partisan Cook Political Report rated the district as “likely Democrat,” meaning that it favors the Democratic candidate in November but isn’t considered a sure thing.
Voters in the new 2nd District favored Democrats in the last two presidential elections, giving President Joe Biden about 56% of the vote in 2020 and Hillary Clinton about 54% of the vote in 2016.