Alabama Democratic Party
Encyclopedia
The Alabama Democratic Party is the local branch of the Democratic Party
in the state of Alabama
. It is chaired by Judge Mark Kennedy. The Executive Director is Bradley Davidson.
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 maintain the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court (Sue Bell Cobb). Alabama also elects statewide a three member Public Service Commission (a regulatory agency) in which the Party holds two of three positions.
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.
2005-2011 | Joe Turnham
2001-2005 | Redding Pitt
1998-2001 | Jack Miller
1996-1998 | Joe Turnham
1992-1996 | Bill Blount
1991-1992 | Jack Hurley
1984-1991 | John Baker
1980-1984 | John Knight
1977-1980 | George Lewis Bailes
1966-1977 | Bob Vance
1955-1966 | Roy Mayhall
2004-2011 | Jim Spearman
2003-2004 | Mike Kanarick
2001-2003 | Marsha Folsom
2000-2001 | Phillip Kinney
2000-2000 | Wade Perry
1998-2000 | Giles Perkins
199?-1997 | Al LaPierre
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
in the state of Alabama
Alabama
Alabama is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama ranks 30th in total land area and ranks second in the size of its inland...
. It is chaired by Judge Mark Kennedy. The Executive Director is Bradley Davidson.
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 maintain the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court (Sue Bell Cobb). Alabama also elects statewide a three member Public Service Commission (a regulatory agency) in which the Party holds two of three positions.
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.
State Legislature
- Senate Minority Leader: Roger Bedford, Jr.Roger Bedford, Jr.Roger H. Bedford, Jr. born July 7, 1956, is a Democratic member of the Alabama Senate, representing the 6th District since 1994. He previously served from 1982 through 1990....
- House Minority Leader: Craig Ford
Chronology of Chairs
2011-present | Mark Kennedy2005-2011 | Joe Turnham
2001-2005 | Redding Pitt
1998-2001 | Jack Miller
1996-1998 | Joe Turnham
1992-1996 | Bill Blount
William B. Blount
William B. "Bill" Blount is an investment banker, bond underwriter, and former Alabama Democratic Party chairman. In 2009, he pleaded guilty to federal bribery and conspiracy charges in exchange for testimony against former Birmingham, Alabama, mayor Larry Langford.- Education :Bill Blount is a...
1991-1992 | Jack Hurley
1984-1991 | John Baker
1980-1984 | John Knight
1977-1980 | George Lewis Bailes
1966-1977 | Bob Vance
1955-1966 | Roy Mayhall
Chronology of Executive Directors
2011-present | Bradley Davidson2004-2011 | Jim Spearman
2003-2004 | Mike Kanarick
2001-2003 | Marsha Folsom
2000-2001 | Phillip Kinney
2000-2000 | Wade Perry
1998-2000 | Giles Perkins
199?-1997 | Al LaPierre