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Draft:Shelby County Republican Party (Alabama)

The Shelby County Republican Party (As governed by the Republican Executive Committee of Shelby County, Alabama)
aka Shelby County GOP
ChairmanJoan Reynolds
Vice ChairmanE.J. Waldron
SecretaryMelody Warbington
TreasurerTim Wolfe
Communications DirectorLaura Joseph
Immediate Past ChairmanFreddy Ard
Headquarters1920 Valleydale Road

Suite 154 Hoover, Alabama 35244

(205) 994-6497
NewspaperThe Shelby Delegate (Quartley On-Line Newsmagazine)
Student wingCollege Republicans
Youth wingGreater Birmingham Teenage Republicans [69]
IdeologyConservatism
Affiliate OrganizationYoung Republican Federation of Shelby County, Alabama [70]
Parent OrganizationAlabama Republican Party [71]
Affiliate OrganizationRepublican Women of Shelby County (RWSC) [72]
Affiliate OrganizationRepublican Women of North Shelby County (RWNSC) [73]
Affiliate OrganizationAlabama Minority GOP [74]
Website
https://www.shelbyalgop.com

The Shelby County Republican Party (Alabama) is the organization governing the Republican Party in Shelby County, Alabama.

Dominant political party of Shelby County

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At the conclusion of the general election cycle of 2010,[1] and as sustained through the general election of November 2022, of the forty-one (41) elected officials with either residency or jurisdiction (or both) in Shelby County, all are Republicans. This number excludes municipal elected officials, which are elected on a non-partisan basis. Nevertheless, several mayors and city council members among the various municipalities identify themselves as Republicans.

Organization and Governance

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The Shelby County Republican Party is one of the 67 county affiliates of the Alabama Republican Party. The county party organization is governed by the Shelby County Republican Executive Committee. Its members are selected in the Republican Primary election once every four years, coinciding with the election of constitutional officers[2] and legislators, with the most recent election cycle being in 2022. The Shelby County Republican Executive Committee is responsible for electing the County Chairman and all other officers, including vice-chairman, Secretary, and Treasurer, who run the day-to-day operations of the party. All serve on a volunteer basis, without compensation. Additionally, the officers comprise the Steering Committee, and are joined by four (4) Directors (Finance Director, Research Director, Publicity Director, and Training Director), each appointed by the chairman, and nine (9) Zone Directors, each elected by caucus of the executive committee members from each respective zone, and a Legal Counsel/Parliamentarian, also appointed by the chair.[3]

For the 2022-2026 term, places on the executive committee are described in the following table:

COMPOSITION OF PLACES 2018-2022 TERM EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE[4]
Category of Places # of Places
TOTAL PLACES, BY PRECINCT 73
TOTAL AT-LARGE PLACES 60
TOTAL ALL PLACES (ELECTED) 133
CHAIRMAN APPOINTED (NON ELECTED) 5
GRAND TOTAL, ALL PLACES 138

Representation to Alabama Republican Party

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By virtue of the By Laws[5] of the Alabama Republican Party, Shelby County is entitled to eight (8) regular places on the Alabama Republican Executive Committee, along with five (5) bonus members on the Alabama Republican Executive Committee. As with all 67 counties, the county chairman also, by virtue of that office, holds one (1) place on the Alabama Republican Executive Committee. The term of office for members of the Committee elected under the primary laws shall begin on the day following the General Election of each gubernatorial election year. The term of office for county chairmen as members of the Committee shall be the same as that member’s term of office as County Chairman. A county's bonus member or members shall serve for the remainder of the then current State Committee term of office.

The following Republicans from Shelby County serve on the State Executive Committee of the Alabama Republican Party.[6]

NAME OFFICE PLACE ELECTING AUTHORITY
Joan Reynolds State Exec Comm County Chair SC Executive Committee
Tim Ansley State Exec Comm 1 Republican Primary Ballot
Stephanie Smith State Exec Comm 2 Republican Primary Ballot
Beth Chapman State Exec Comm 3 Republican Primary Ballot
Laura Joseph State Exec Comm 4 Republican Primary Ballot
Susan DuBose State Exec Comm 5 Republican Primary Ballot
Arnold G. Mooney, II State Exec Comm 6 Republican Primary Ballot
Brian Boatman State Exec Comm 7 Republican Primary Ballot
Charles Knight State Exec Comm 8 Republican Primary Ballot
Beth Webster State Exec Comm 9 Republican Primary Ballot
Freddy Ard State Exec Comm Bonus 1 SC Executive Committee
Liz Bishop State Exec Comm Bonus 2 SC Executive Committee
Janey Whitney State Exec Comm Bonus 3 SC Executive Committee
Grady Thornton State Exec Comm Bonus 4 SC Executive Committee
Melody Warbington State Exec Comm Bonus 5 SC Executive Committee

Recent history

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Presently in Shelby County, Republicans hold office in all eleven legislative seats in the Alabama Legislature with jurisdiction within the county. This includes four Alabama Senate seats and seven seats in the Alabama House of Representatives. Republicans hold office as Probate Judge, Sheriff, Property Tax Commissioner, Superintendent of Education, and Coroner. All nine seats on the Shelby County Commission, and all five seats on the Shelby County Board of Education, are held by Republicans. In the 18th Judicial Circuit, which comprises solely Shelby County, all four Circuit Judges and both District Judges are Republicans, as are the District Attorney and Circuit Clerk. Additionally, serving in statewide elected office with residence in Shelby County is a Judge on the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals (as of January 2021), and Alabama State Board of Education District 3 and District 6 includes Shelby County, with both seats held by Republicans. Shelby County is part of Alabama's 6th congressional district, and thus the county is represented by a Republican in the United States House of Representatives and, furthermore, both of Alabama's members of the United States Senate are Republicans.

Alabama's 6th congressional district

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Shelby County comprises 28.3% of the registered voters residing in Alabama's 6th congressional district, contributing heavily to "the Reddest District in the Country" [7] label. As determined by Cook Political Report,[8] Alabama's 6th District ranks in fifth place of the most solidly-Republican congressional districts in the country with a rating of R+28.

Elected Officials

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The following Republican elected officials are those with either jurisdiction, residency, or both, in Shelby County:[9]

GOVERNMENTAL BODY OFFICE HOLDER OFFICE DISTRICT/PLACE
Alabama State Senate:[10]
Lance Bell [11] Senator 11
April Weaver [12] Senator 14
Dan Roberts [13] Senator 15
Jabo Waggoner[14] Senator 16
Alabama House of Representatives:[15]
Leigh Hulsey [16] State Representative 15
Corley Ellis [17] State Representative 41
Arnold Mooney [18] State Representative 43
Susan Dubose [19] State Representative 45
Russell Bedsole [20] State Representative 49
Jim Carns [21] State Representative 48
Kenneth Paschal [22] State Representative 73
Alabama State Board of Education[23]
Stephanie Bell[24] Representative, District 03
Marie Manning[25] Representative, District 06
Sheriff[26]
John Samaniego Sheriff
Shelby County Board of Education[27]
Dr. Lewis Brooks[28] Superintendent
Peg Hill[29] Member, Board of Education
Jimmy Bice[30] Member, Board of Education
David Bobo[31] Member, Board of Education
Brian Boatman[32] Member, Board of Education
Amber Polk[33] Member, Board of Education
Shelby County Property Tax Commissioner[34]
Don Armstrong[35] Property Tax Commissioner
Shelby County Commission[36]
Kevin Morris[37] County Commissioner 1
Tommy Edwards[38] County Commissioner 2
Jon Parker[39] County Commissioner 3
Ward Williams[40] County Commissioner 4
Elwyn Bearden[41] County Commissioner 5
Jeff Brumlow[42] County Commissioner 6
Lindsey Allison[43] County Commissioner 7
Rick Shepherd[44] County Commissioner 8
Robbie Hayes[45] County Commissioner 9
Probate Office[46]
Allison Boyd[47] Probate Judge
Coroner[48]
Lina Evans[49] Coroner
Judges - Alabama Circuit Courts 18th Judicial Circuit[50]
Bill Bostick [51] Circuit Judge, Presiding Place 3
Jonathan Spann [52] Circuit Judge Place 1
Patrick Kennedy [53] Circuit Judge Place 2
Lara M. Alvis [54] Circuit Judge Place 4
Erin Bell Welborn [55] District Judge Place 1
W. Casey Duncan [56] District Judge Place 2
District Attorney - 18th Judicial Circuit[57]
Matt Casey[58] Shelby County District Attorney
Circuit Clerk - 18th Judicial Circuit[59]
Mary Harris[60] Circuit Clerk

Statewide Elected Officials

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The following Republicans from Shelby County are elected statewide and currently serving in their respective capacities.

GOVERNMENTAL BODY OFFICE HOLDER OFFICE DISTRICT/PLACE
Alabama Court of Civil Appeals[61]
Matt Fridy[62] Judge, Court of Civil Appeals

Appointed State Officials

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The following Republicans from Shelby County are appointed officials serving statewide in their respective capacities.

GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY OR BODY OFFICIAL POSITION OR TITLE APPOINTING AUTHORITY
State Banking Department:[63]
Mike Hill[64] Superintendent of Banks; Governor's Cabinet Governor
Alabama Bureau of Pardons & Paroles:[65]
Cam Ward[66] Director, Pardons & Paroles; Governor's Cabinet Governor
Alabama Court of the Judiciary[67]
Freddy Ard[68] Judge, Court of the Judiciary Governor, Senate Confirmed

Republican National Committee - National Representation

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The following Republicans from Shelby County are serving in their respective capacities nationally.

AGENCY OR ORGANIZATION OFFICIAL POSITION OR TITLE APPOINTING AUTHORITY
Republican National Committee:[69]
Paul Reynolds[70] National Committeeman Elected by Alabama Republican Party

References

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  1. ^ [1] Barnes, Fred; "Crimson Tide: Alabama goes very, very red.", The Weekly Standard, Nov 22, 2010, Vol. 16, No. 10
  2. ^ [2], Alabama Department of Archives and History Website; Alabama Constitutional Officers.
  3. ^ [3], Shelby County GOP Website; About: Documents: Shelby County Republican Executive Committee By-Laws, Latest Revision.
  4. ^ [4], Shelby County GOP Website; About: Documents: Executive Committee Places 2018-2022 Term
  5. ^ [5], ALGOP Current Bylaws/Resolutions;
  6. ^ [6], Shelby County GOP Website; ALGOP Executive Committee
  7. ^ [7] Hillyer, Quinn; "Update on 'the Reddest District in the Country'", National Review Online, Published: May 23, 2014 11:13 AM
  8. ^ [8]"2014 HOUSE RACE RATINGS FOR AUGUST 1, 2014", Cook Political Report, August 1, 2014
  9. ^ [9], Shelby County GOP Website; GET INFORMED: Shelby County Republican Elected Officials
  10. ^ "Alabama Legislature". Archived from the original on 2015-08-10. Retrieved 2015-08-10. Alabama State Senate
  11. ^ [10] SENATOR BELL, LANCE
  12. ^ [11] SENATOR WEAVER, APRIL
  13. ^ [12] SENATOR ROBERTS, DAN
  14. ^ [13] SENATOR WAGGONER, J. T. JABO
  15. ^ "Alabama Legislature". Archived from the original on 2016-03-23. Retrieved 2016-04-02. Alabama House of Representatives
  16. ^ [14] REPRESENTATIVE HULSEY, LEIGH
  17. ^ [15] REPRESENTATIVE ELLIS, CORLEY
  18. ^ [16] REPRESENTATIVE MOONEY, ARNOLD
  19. ^ [17] REPRESENTATIVE DUBOSE, SUSAN
  20. ^ [18] REPRESENTATIVE BEDSOLE, RUSSELL
  21. ^ [19] REPRESENTATIVE CARNS, JIM
  22. ^ [20] REPRESENTATIVE PASCHAL, KENNETH
  23. ^ [21] Alabama State Board of Education Members District 3 and District 6
  24. ^ [22] BOARD MEMBER BELL, STEPHANIE
  25. ^ [23] BOARD MEMBER MANNING, MARIE
  26. ^ [24] Shelby County Sheriff
  27. ^ [25] Shelby County School Board Members
  28. ^ [26] SUPERINTENDENT BROOKS, LEWIS
  29. ^ [27] BOARD MEMBER HILL, PEG
  30. ^ [28] BOARD MEMBER BICE JIMMY
  31. ^ [29] BOARD MEMBER BOBO, DAVID
  32. ^ [30] BOARD MEMBER BOATMAN, BRIAN
  33. ^ [31] BOARD MEMBER POLK, AMBER
  34. ^ [32] Property Tax Commissioner
  35. ^ [33] Property Tax Commissioner, Armstrong, Don
  36. ^ [34] County Commissioners
  37. ^ [35] COUNTY COMMISIONIONER MORRIS, KEVIN
  38. ^ [36] COUNTY COMMISIONIONER EDWARDS, TOMMY
  39. ^ [37] COUNTY COMMISIONIONER JON, PARKER
  40. ^ [38] COUNTY COMMISIONIONER WILLIAMS, WARD
  41. ^ [39] COUNTY COMMISIONIONER BEARDEN, ELWYN
  42. ^ [40] COUNTY COMMISIONIONER BRUMLOW,JEFF
  43. ^ [41] COUNTY COMMISIONIONER ALLISON, LINDSEY
  44. ^ [42] COUNTY COMMISIONIONER SHEPHERD, RICK
  45. ^ [43] COUNTY COMMISIONIONER HAYES, ROBBIE
  46. ^ [44] Probate Court
  47. ^ [45] PROBATE JUDGE BOYD, ALLISON
  48. ^ [46] Coroner's Office
  49. ^ [47] CORONER EVANS, LINA
  50. ^ [48] 18th Judicial Circuit Directory
  51. ^ [49] JUDGE BOSTICK, BILL
  52. ^ [50] JUDGE SPANN, JONATHAN
  53. ^ [51] JUDGE KENNEDY, PATRICK
  54. ^ [52] JUDGE ALVIS, LARA M.
  55. ^ [53] JUDGE WELBORN, ERIN BELL
  56. ^ [54] JUDGE DUNCAN, CASEY
  57. ^ [55] 18th Judicial Circuit District Attorney
  58. ^ [56] DISTRICT ATTORNEY CASEY, MATT
  59. ^ [57] 18th Judicial Circuit Clerk
  60. ^ [58] CIRCUIT CLERK HARRIS, MARY
  61. ^ [59] Alabama Court of Civil Appeals Members of the Court
  62. ^ [60] JUDGE FRIDY, MATT
  63. ^ [61] State Banking Department
  64. ^ [62] SUPERINTENDENT OF BANKS HILL, MIKE
  65. ^ [63] Alabama Bureau of Pardons & Paroles
  66. ^ [64] DIRECTOR WARD, CAM
  67. ^ [65] Alabama Appellate Courts - Court of the Judiciary Members
  68. ^ [66] COJ JUDGE ARD, FREDDY
  69. ^ [67] Republican National Committee
  70. ^ [68] NATIONAL COMMITTEEMAN REYNOLDS, PAUL
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