Alabama Democratic Party

Alabama Democratic Party
Chairman	Judge Mark Kennedy
Senate leader	Roger Bedford
House leader	Craig Ford
Headquarters	Montgomery, AL
Ideology	American Liberalism Progressivism Center-left
National affiliation	Democratic Party
Official colors	Blue
Seats in the Upper House	12 / 35
Seats in the Lower House	40 / 105
Website
www.aladems.org
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The Alabama Democratic Party is the affiliate 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 maintained the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court (Sue Bell Cobb) until Cobb's resignation in 2011. Alabama also elects statewide a three member Public Service Commission (a regulatory agency) in which the Party holds one 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.

Current elected officials

Member of Congress

U.S. House of Representatives

• Terri Sewell

Statewide offices

• None

State Legislature

• Senate Minority Leader: Roger Bedford, Jr.
• House Minority Leader: Craig Ford

Chronology of Chairs

2011-present | Mark Kennedy

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

Chronology of Executive Directors

2011-present | Bradley Davidson

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

See also

• Political party strength in Alabama

External links

• Alabama Democratic Party
• Alabama College Democrats
• Alabama Democratic Conference

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