2022 AL Senate race: on Principles & Values
Brandaun Dean:
I am Christian, I am open to other faiths
Dean said that there was some confusion about his religion. "I was born and raised a Baptist, and I am a Christian,"
Dean said. "I am a member of Mountain Brook Baptist Church." Now, he will worship at the mosque, and I am open to other faiths. I have Orthodox Jewish friends.
Source: Alabama Political Reporter on 2022 Alabama Senate race
Jul 20, 2021
Jessica Taylor:
Flames of liberty make our country a shining city on a hill
Liberals are in a relentless pursuit of power, and they will not rest until they have snuffed out the flames of liberty that make our country a shining city on a hill. That's why I'm running - to fight at full-throttle for our conservative values.
As Senator, I won't just launch Kamala Harris' liberal agenda into outer space-I'll fight to fire it out of this solar system. Let's get it done.
Source: Washington Times on 2022 Alabama Senate race
Aug 2, 2021
John Merrill:
Eagle Scout and involved with Boy Scouts of America
John Merrill is the son of Mary Merrill and the late Judge Horace Merrill of Cleburne County. He was born on November 12, 1963, in Randolph County. He grew up in Heflin and is an Eagle Scout from Heflin Troop 206. He is a graduate of Cleburne County
High School and The University of Alabama, where he served as President of the Student Government Association in 1986-1987.In 2014, John was awarded the Silver Beaver by the Black Warrior Council of the Boy Scouts of America for outstanding volunteer
service in Scouting.
John is very active in his community and has served in many leadership capacities. He is a Deacon at Calvary Baptist Church, where he has served as a Sunday School teacher and a member of the Sanctuary Choir. He is or has been a
member of numerous community organizations, including the Children First Board of Directors, National Eagle Scout Association, YMCA, Boys and Girls Club, Big Brothers / Big Sisters, Boy Scouts of America, and the Alabama Constables Association.
Source: Secretary of State website on 2022 Alabama Senate race
Jan 23, 2021
Katie Britt:
Jesus Christ most important thing in life, then family
[On religion]: "What really defines you are the character and the values that are instilled in you at a young age, and I am blessed that while I may not have come from the 'right' zip code and my parents may not have had fancy jobs, I had the parents
and grandparents and family that said the thing most important in life is Christ. Jesus Christ is the most important thing in life, and that should be the foundation that everything else comes around. Then your family. And freedom. And your work ethic."
Source: Yellowhammer News on 2022 Alabama Senate race
Jul 9, 2021
Lynda Blanchard:
Seek divine guidance in all we do, including government
May 6: Please join me in praying for our nation today. May God grant us peace, knowledge, and guidance as we navigate our nations troubles. #NationalDayOfPrayer #Pray #Alabama #DC #USSenateApril 1: Our new campaign ad celebrates the resurrection of
Jesus Christ! If we remain true to His teachings and seek God's divine guidance in all that we do, including gov't practices, our nation can remain the greatest that mankind has ever known.
Source: Facebook posting for 2022 Alabama Senate race
May 9, 2021
Lynda Blanchard:
MAGA Agenda here to stay; it's America First
President Trump is right, the MAGA Agenda is here to stay.
We cannot allow the radical socialists to destroy the achievements of the last 4 years. It's America First, not last.
Source: Facebook posting for 2022 Alabama Senate race
May 9, 2021
Lynda Blanchard:
Culture war will be won or lost over "transgender agenda"
Make no mistake that our nation is currently engaged in a massive culture war that will determine the direction of our society for generations to come. While the culture war is being fought on multiple fronts--which includes issues
like immigration, multiculturalism, religious freedoms, and gun rights--I believe that the transgender agenda is the battlefield upon which it will ultimately be won or lost.
Source: Yellow Hammer News on 2022 Alabama Senate race
Apr 1, 2021
Mike Durant:
America is a beacon of hope and freedom for entire world
Mike believes that President Trump was the first President in his lifetime who always pushed for policies that put America first. That's because he knows that America is more than just a country--it is a beacon of hope and freedom for the entire world.
President Trump knew it, Mike Durant lived it. And he will carry that vision forward in the U.S. Senate.
Source: 2022 Alabama Senate campaign website MikeDurant.com
Mar 30, 2022
Mo Brooks:
Trump endorsement: Brooks has COURAGE and FIGHT
Trump is endorsing Rep. Mo Brooks in the Alabama Senate race. "Few Republicans have as much COURAGE and FIGHT as Alabama Congressman Mo Brooks," Trump said in a statement, adding that Brooks is "a great Conservative Republican leader,
who will stand up for America First no matter what obstacles the Fake News Media, RINOs, or Socialist Democrats may place in his path." Trump added that Brooks "has my Complete and Total Endorsement."
Source: Politico.com e-zine on 2022 Alabama Senate race
Apr 7, 2021
Mo Brooks:
Spoke at rally: start taking down names and kicking ass
Brooks, who was first elected to the House in 2010, became a staunch Trump ally.
The congressman was a speaker at the pro-Trump Jan. 6 rally that preceded the Capitol riot. Brooks, 66, urged the crowd to "start taking down names and kicking ass."
Source: Politico.com e-zine on 2022 Alabama Senate race
Apr 7, 2021
Terri Sewell:
Black women need a seat at the table
[On national politics]: "Black women have helped deliver Biden to the White House," Sewell said. "We helped deliver Senator Doug Jones to the Senate, and I do believe we deserve a seat at the table. The opportunity to represent my home district --
Selma, Alabama, Montgomery, Birmingham, the civil rights district -- is the honor of a lifetime for me. I've worked hard over the last 10 years and here's what I know for sure: Black women need a seat at the table."
Source: The Birmingham News on 2022 Alabama Senate race
Feb 20, 2021
Terri Sewell:
Received Princeton distinguished public service award
The American Whig-Cliosophic Society presented Representative Sewell '86 with its highest honor, the James Madison Award for Distinguished Public Service. Sewell is the first female African American recipient in the honor's 60-year history.
In her opening speech, Sewell reflected on her journey from "a public school in Selma, Alabama" to "Princeton, Oxford, Harvard Law School, and now to be the United States Congresswoman from [her] home district of Alabama."
Source: Daily Princetonian on 2022 Alabama Senate race
Dec 20, 2020
Terri Sewell:
More things that combine and bind us than separate us
Sewell acknowledged the challenges in pushing for change as the lone Democrat in Alabama's Congressional delegation, noting that she "had to learn to compromise in order to get the resources and the opportunities" for her constituents. "There are more
things that combine us and that bind [Americans] together than that separate us," Sewell continued, "and so trying to forge commonality trying to look for those areas where you can agree on and build out from there is critically important."
Source: Daily Princetonian on 2022 Alabama Senate race
Dec 20, 2020
Katie Britt:
We need forensic audit of fraudulent 2020 election
Alabama Republican nominee Katie Britt told NBC News in May 2022 that she would have objected to the 2020 election results if she had been in the Senate on January 6, 2021. The next month, she told Fox: "I've said many times that there were major
problems with the 2020 election, and we have to make sure that we uphold the integrity and security of our elections. I've called for a forensic audit to make sure we get to the bottom of it and that people can have faith in our electoral process."
AL.com (The Birmingham News) reported in March 2022 that Britt would not go so far as to agree that the election was "stolen," but Britt also didn't reject that false notion. Instead, she responded indirectly, saying: "I believe that there was fraud.
I think you have to have a forensic audit. You have to give people peace and clear confidence that their vote is going to matter the next time."
Britt's campaign did not respond to a request for comment for this article.
Source: CNN on 2020 Election Denial in 2022 Alabama Senate race
May 24, 2022
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