Alabama Democratic Party
Alabama Democratic Party | |
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Chairperson | Nancy Worley |
Senate leader | Roger Bedford |
House leader | Craig Ford |
Headquarters | Montgomery, AL |
Ideology | American liberalism |
National affiliation | Democratic Party |
Colors | Blue |
Seats in the Upper House |
8 / 35 |
Seats in the Lower House |
33 / 105 |
Website | |
aldemocrats.org | |
Politics of the United States Political parties Elections |
The Alabama Democratic Party is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in the state of Alabama. It is chaired by Nancy Worley.
Federally, Alabama has not voted for a Democrat for President since Jimmy Carter was the nominee in 1976. In Congress, Democrats hold one out of Alabama's seven seats in the U.S. House of Representatives and do not hold either of the state's U.S. Senate seats.
In the legislature, it is now the minority party, having lost control in 2010 after 136 years. Democrats are also the minority party in statewide offices. Of 19 statewide appellate court positions, Democrats only maintained the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court (Sue Bell Cobb) until Cobb's resignation in 2011.
Locally however, Democrats are still the majority party, holding about 65% of county offices, including circuit and district judges, circuit clerks, sheriffs, county commissions, school boards, coroners and various tax and revenue positions.
Current elected officials
Member of Congress
U.S. House of Representatives
Statewide offices
- None
State Legislature
- Senate Minority Leader: Roger Bedford, Jr.
- House Minority Leader: Craig Ford
Chronology of Chairs
- 1955-1966: Roy Mayhall
- 1966-1977: Bob Vance
- 1977-1980: George Lewis Bailes
- 1980-1984: John Knight
- 1984-1991: John Baker
- 1991-1992: Jack Hurley
- 1992-1996: Bill Blount
- 1996-1998: Joe Turnham
- 1998-2001: Jack Miller
- 2001-2005: Redding Pitt
- 2005-2011: Joe Turnham
- 2011-2013: Mark Kennedy
- 2013-present: Nancy Worley
Chronology of Executive Directors
- 199?-1997: Al LaPierre
- 1998-2000: Giles Perkins
- 2000: Wade Perry
- 2000-2001: Phillip Kinney
- 2001-2003: Marsha Folsom
- 2003-2004: Mike Kanarick
- 2004-2011: Jim Spearman
- 2011-2013: Bradley Davidson
See also
- Political party strength in Alabama
- List of state parties of the Democratic Party (United States)