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alabamaangler
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no foolin'....
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4/4/2010 8:15:52 PM
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when I read this headline, I asked myself "what's the bag limit or creel limit on politicians?"
Election season is upon us. Yall enjoy!!
Election season offers
interesting twists, turns
Column by Sebastian Kitchen • April 4, 2010
If this election year is as interesting as the last
week of candidate qualifying, political observers in
Alabama are in for a treat.
Friday was the last day for Democrats and
Republicans to register with their parties to run in
the June primary in hopes to be on the November
ballot.
The last day of qualifying typically has some
interesting twists, but Friday was especially intrigu
ing.
Republican state Sen. Charles Bishop of Jasper
announced during the 2009 legislative session
that he was not running again and was supporting
another candidate.
But, in his continued frustration with a House
member who represents the same area, Bishop has
filed to run for the Alabama House of
Representatives, a move many would consider a step
down.
He wants to unseat House Majority Leader Ken
Guin, D-Carbon Hill.
Bishop filed an ethics complaint against Guin and
has been critical of his motives.
Many legislators try to move from the House to the
Senate, where they represent more constituents,
but Bishop is apparently more concerned about
sending Guin back to Walker County.
As late as Thursday, some Democrats expected
Sen. Jim Preuitt of Talladega to file to run for
another term under their banner even though he
votes with Republicans on most major issues, with
the exception of last week's bingo vote.
Instead, Preuitt filed to run for the Senate as a
Republican after five terms as a Democrat.
Former state Sen. Gerald Dial of Lineville lost in the
Democratic primary in 2006 to Kim Benefield of
Woodland.
People have speculated for more than a year about
Dial running as a Republican for his former
Senate seat after he endorsed Republican Gov. Bob
Riley in 2006 and worked for the governor for much
of his current term.
They were right. Dial qualified to run as a
Republican. Benefield is not running for a second
term.
The man the governor tasked with looking into the
legality of electronic bingo in the state hopes he will
be in the Alabama Senate this time next year.
Riley's policy director, Bryan Taylor, qualified to run
as a Republican for the state Senate against
longtime Sen. Wendell Mitchell, a Democrat who
represents all or part of Autauga, Butler,
Crenshaw, Elmore, Lowndes, and Pike counties.
Taylor will face Prattville City Councilman Ray Boles,
who announced months ago that he was running,
in the Republican primary.
If the Republicans pick up any or all of the Senate
URL: http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/article/20100404/NEWS02/4040319/Electio
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