One Republican and two Democratic candidates qualified for the Senate District 5 seat on Jan. 7. Rep. Matt Woods, R-Jasper, was the only Republican candidate to qualify. Ryan Cagle, co-director of Jubilee House Community, a progressive nonprofit ministry in Parrish, and Sarah Watkins qualified with the Alabama Democratic Party.

No Black Alabamian has ever served in the U.S. Senate. And only four Black lawmakers have been elected to represent the state since Reconstruction.

Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin today said that time will determine whether the Awami League retains its registration and participates in the upcoming national election.

A memorial service for President Jimmy Carter has reunited all five living presidents Thursday in Washington D.C. as well as two former vice presidents who had a heartfelt moment last summer.

Alabama Senate District 5 includes all of Fayette, Lamar and Walker counties, along with a portion of Tuscaloosa County

By WVUA 23 News Reporter Callie Cassady The Alabama Republican Party announced Jan. 7 that State Rep. Matt Woods has been selected as the party’s nominee for the upcoming Special Election to fill the vacancy in Alabama Senate District 5.

Rep. Shomari Figures comes to Washington representing a district created by a court order to give Alabama's black voters more just representation.

After Donald Trump lost Pennsylvania in 2020, he used Twitter to direct his fury straight at Al Schmidt, then a Philadelphia city commissioner, prompting a deluge of threats. Photos of Schmidt’s home were emailed to his family along with threatening messages,

The governor called a special election for Alabama Senate District 5 on New Year’s Eve. The seat was previously held by Greg Reed, and he was recently appointed as Gov. Kay Ivey’s senior adviser for workforce transformation.

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Trump, who got almost two-thirds of the vote in Alabama, is the model for shaking up the political establishment.

A Birmingham-area Democrat is seeking a national seat that could bring renewed attention to a state that has not been a stronghold for her party in decades. State Senator Merika Coleman today announced her candidacy for treasurer of the Democratic National Committee.