Shelby County Republican Party (Alabama)

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The Shelby County Republican Party (As governed by the Republican Executive Committee of Shelby County, Alabama)
aka Shelby County GOP
ChairmanJoan Reynolds
Vice ChairmanTom Richardson
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 [64]
IdeologyConservatism
Parent OrganizationAlabama Republican Party [65]
Affiliate OrganizationRepublican Women of Shelby County (RWSC) [66]
Affiliate OrganizationRepublican Women of North Shelby County (RWNSC) [67]
Affiliate OrganizationAlabama Minority GOP [68]
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[]

At the conclusion of the general election cycle of 2010,[1] and as expanded through the general election of November 2020, of the thirty-eight (38) 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[]

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 2018. 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 2018–2022 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[]

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
Bill Armistead State Exec Comm 1 Republican Primary Ballot
Cam Ward State Exec Comm 2 Republican Primary Ballot
David Wilson State Exec Comm 3 Republican Primary Ballot
Mary Sue McClurkin State Exec Comm 4 Republican Primary Ballot
Mike Vest State Exec Comm 5 Republican Primary Ballot
Arnold G. Mooney, II State Exec Comm 6 Republican Primary Ballot
Tim Cox State Exec Comm 7 Republican Primary Ballot
Freddy Ard State Exec Comm 8 Republican Primary Ballot
Laura Joseph State Exec Comm Bonus 1 SC Executive Committee
Charles Knight State Exec Comm Bonus 2 SC Executive Committee
Luke Marshall State Exec Comm Bonus 3 SC Executive Committee
Tom Richardson State Exec Comm Bonus 4 SC Executive Committee
Melody Warbington State Exec Comm Bonus 5 SC Executive Committee
Grady Thornton State Exec Comm Chmn Appt ALGOP Chairman

Recent history[]

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 office with residence in Shelby County are the Secretary of State and Judge on the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals. Robert J. Bentley, the current Governor of Alabama, is a native of Shelby County. 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 State Board of Education District 3 and District 6 include Shelby County, and both seats are held by Republicans.

Alabama's 6th congressional district[]

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[]

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]
Jim McClendon [11] Senator 11
April Weaver [12] Senator 14
Dan Roberts [13] Senator 15
Jabo Waggoner[14] Senator 16
Alabama House of Representatives:[15]
Allen Farley [16] State Representative 15
Corley Ellis [17] State Representative 41
Arnold Mooney [18] State Representative 43
Dickie Drake [19] State Representative 45
Russell Bedsole [20] State Representative 49
Jim Carns [21] State Representative 48
Kenneth Paschal [22] State Representative 73
Sheriff[23]
John Samaniego Sheriff
Shelby County Board of Education[24]
Dr. Lewis Brooks[25] Superintendent
Peg Hill[26] Member, Board of Education
Jimmy Bice[27] Member, Board of Education
David Bobo[28] Member, Board of Education
Aubrey Miller[29] Member, Board of Education
Jane Hampton[30] Member, Board of Education
Shelby County Property Tax Commissioner[31]
Don Armstrong[32] Property Tax Commissioner
Shelby County Commission[33]
Kevin Morris[34] County Commissioner 1
Tommy Edwards[35] County Commissioner 2
Jon Parker[36] County Commissioner 3
Ward Williams[37] County Commissioner 4
Elwyn Bearden[38] County Commissioner 5
Mike Vest[39] County Commissioner 6
Lindsey Allison[40] County Commissioner 7
Rick Shepherd[41] County Commissioner 8
Robbie Hayes[42] County Commissioner 9
Probate Office[43]
Allison Boyd[44] Probate Judge
Coroner[45]
Lina Evans[46] Coroner
18th Judicial Circuit[47]
Bill Bostick [48] Circuit Judge, Presiding Place 3
Corey B. Moore [49] Circuit Judge Place 1
Patrick Kennedy [50] Circuit Judge Place 2
Lara M. Alvis [51] Circuit Judge Place 4
Jim Kramer [52] District Judge, Presiding Place 1
Danny Crowson [53] District Judge Place 2
Jill Lee[54] Shelby County District Attorney
Mary Harris[55] Circuit Clerk

Statewide Elected Officials[]

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 [56]
Matt Fridy[57] Judge, Court of Civil Appeals

Appointed State Officials[]

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:[58]
Mike Hill[59] Superintendent of Banks; Governor's Cabinet Governor
Alabama Bureau of Pardons & Paroles:[60]
Cam Ward[61] Director, Pardons & Paroles; Governor's Cabinet Governor
Alabama Court of the Judiciary [62]
Freddy Ard[63] Judge, Court of the Judiciary Governor, Senate Confirmed

Republican National Committee - National Representation[]

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

AGENCY OR ORGANIZATION OFFICIAL POSITION OR TITLE APPOINTING AUTHORITY
Republican National Committeeman:[64]
Paul Reynolds[65] National Committeeman Elected by Alabama Republican Party

References[]

  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. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-08-10. Retrieved 2015-08-10.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Alabama State Senate
  11. ^ [10] SENATOR MCCLENDON, JIM
  12. ^ [11] SENATOR WEAVER, APRIL
  13. ^ [12] SENATOR ROBERTS, DAN
  14. ^ [13] SENATOR WAGGONER, J. T. JABO
  15. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-23. Retrieved 2016-04-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Alabama House of Representatives
  16. ^ [14] REPRESENTATIVE FARLEY, ALLEN
  17. ^ [15] REPRESENTATIVE ELLIS, CORLEY
  18. ^ [16] REPRESENTATIVE MOONEY, ARNOLD
  19. ^ [17] REPRESENTATIVE DRAKE, DICKIE
  20. ^ [18] REPRESENTATIVE BEDSOLE, RUSSELL
  21. ^ [19] REPRESENTATIVE CARNS, JIM
  22. ^ [20] REPRESENTATIVE PASCHAL, KENNETH
  23. ^ [21] Shelby County Sheriff
  24. ^ [22] Shelby County School Board Members
  25. ^ [23] SUPERINTENDENT BROOKS, LEWIS
  26. ^ [24] BOARD MEMBER HILL, PEG
  27. ^ [25] BOARD MEMBER BICE JIMMY
  28. ^ [26] BOARD MEMBER BOBO, DAVID
  29. ^ [27] BOARD MEMBER MILLER, AUBREY
  30. ^ [28] BOARD MEMBER HAMPTON, JANE
  31. ^ [29] Property Tax Commissioner
  32. ^ [30] Property Tax Commissioner, Armstrong, Don
  33. ^ [31] County Commissioners
  34. ^ [32] COUNTY COMMISIONIONER MORRIS, KEVIN
  35. ^ [33] COUNTY COMMISIONIONER EDWARDS, TOMMY
  36. ^ [34] COUNTY COMMISIONIONER JON, PARKER
  37. ^ [35] COUNTY COMMISIONIONER WILLIAMS, WARD
  38. ^ [36] COUNTY COMMISIONIONER BEARDEN, ELWYN
  39. ^ [37] COUNTY COMMISIONIONER VEST, MIKE
  40. ^ [38] COUNTY COMMISIONIONER ALLISON, LINDSEY
  41. ^ [39] COUNTY COMMISIONIONER SHEPHERD, RICK
  42. ^ [40] COUNTY COMMISIONIONER HAYES, ROBBIE
  43. ^ [41] Probate Court
  44. ^ [42] PROBATE JUDGE BOYD, ALLISON
  45. ^ [43] Coroner's Office
  46. ^ [44] CORONER EVANS, LINA
  47. ^ [45] 18th Judicial Circuit Directory
  48. ^ [46] JUDGE BOSTICK, BILL
  49. ^ [47] JUDGE MOORE, COREY B.
  50. ^ [48] JUDGE KENNEDY, PATRICK
  51. ^ [49] JUDGE ALVIS, LARA M.
  52. ^ [50] JUDGE KRAMER, JIM
  53. ^ [51] JUDGE CROWSON, DANNY
  54. ^ [52] DISTRICT ATTORNEY LEE, JILL
  55. ^ [53] CIRCUIT CLERK HARRIS, MARY
  56. ^ [54] Alabama Court of Civil Appeals Members of the Court
  57. ^ [55] JUDGE FRIDY, MATT
  58. ^ [56] State Banking Department
  59. ^ [57] SUPERINTENDENT OF BANKS HILL, MIKE
  60. ^ [58] Alabama Bureau of Pardons & Paroles
  61. ^ [59] DIRECTOR WARD, CAM
  62. ^ [60] Alabama Appellate Courts - Court of the Judiciary Members
  63. ^ [61] COJ JUDGE ARD, FREDDY
  64. ^ [62] Republican National Committee
  65. ^ [63] NATIONAL COMMITTEEMAN REYNOLDS, PAUL

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