The Political Round-Up
Will Rane make it pour?;
One sack leads to new SAC;
Strange mines GOP gold;
Beeker speaker for ACRW
By Chip Drago
Mobile Bay Times
With Rane, the Byrne Campaign hopes it pours -- cash that is.
With the help of his his recently named statewide campaign chairman, the "Yella Fella" himself Jimmy Rane, GOP candidate for governor Bradley Byrne will open his campaign headquarters in Montgomery from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Tuesday. Rane,
the architect
behind the
success of Great
Southern Wood,
is also a cowboy
character/pitchman
for the company's
pressure treated
pine. Rane toyed
with entering the
governor's race before backing off several months ago.
Rane's fund raising ability, marketing savvy and north Alabama connections are among the attractions for the Mobile attorney's first bid for statewide office.
The Byrne for Alabama headquarters in Montgomery is located at 2801 Vaughn Plaza Road, Suite L.
One sack leads to new SAC
Well known in local law enforcement circles here after a prior stint as the assistant special agent in charge of the Mobile FBI office, Tim Fuhrman will return as the Special Agent-in-Charge of the Mobile FBI office, according to informed Mobile Bay Times sources. Fuhrman succeeds outgoing Mobile FBI SAC Debra Mack who recently took an early retirement rather than a transfer out of Mobile. Fuhrman, who has a law degree, and his wife, who taught school here previously, resided in Rock Creek on his previous assignment here.
Strange mines GOP gold
A Mobile GOP blue chip host committee will stage a $250 per couple fund raiser for Luther Strange's bid to unseat incumbent Republican Attorney General Troy King Thursday, Sept. 17 from 5:30-7 p.m. at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Harris Vaughn Morrissette here.
Co-chairs of the event with the Morrissette's are Mr. and Mrs. Goodman Ledyard and Mike Lee.
Members of the host committee at $1,000 include:
- Mr. and Mrs. Doug Anderson; Mr. and Mrs. John H. Baker III; Mr. and Mrs. Chess Bedsole; Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Brister;
- Sen. and Mrs. Ben Brooks; Mr. and Mrs. Chad R. Brown; Mr. and Mrs. Joel B. Bullard, Jr.; Mr. and Mrs. Brian Chappell;
- Sheriff and Mrs. Sam Cochran; Mr. and Mrs. Bob Collins; Mr. and Mrs. David Cooper; Mr. and Mrs. Sam Covert;
- Mr. Allen Cox; Mr. and Mrs. Tom Damson; Mr. and Mrs. Randy Delchamps; Mr. and Mrs. Robert Drew; Mr. and Mrs. Owen Drey, III;
- Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence G. Ford, Jr.; Mr. and Mrs. Joe Gordy; Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Grodnick; Mr. Jeffery Hartley;
- Mr. and Mrs. Steele Holman; Mr. Dennis Hudson and his wife, City Councilor Connie Hudson; Mr. and Mrs. Clifton Inge, Jr.;
- Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Jackson, Jr.; Mr. Mike Lapeyrouse; state Rep. and Mrs. Steve McMillan; Mr. and Mrs. Tom McMillan;
- Mr. and Mrs. Frank Millsaps; Mrs. H. Taylor Morrissette, Jr.; Mr. Robbie Outlaw; Mr. and Mrs. Paul D. Owens, Jr.;
- Mr. and Mrs. McGowin Patrick, Jr.; Mr. and Mrs. Donald Pierce; Mr. and Mrs. Davis Pilot; Mr. and Mrs. Fred Stimpson;
- Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Story; Mr. and Mrs. Michael Thompson; Mr. and Mrs. John Turner; Dr. and Mrs. William Urquhart;
- Ms. Celia Wallace; Mr. and Mrs. Jay Watkins; Mr. and Mrs. John White-Spunner.
For more information, contact Ledyard by email or phone, 251-338-1300/402-6222 .
Beeker speaker for ACRW
Alabama Public Service Commission candidate Chip Beeker will speak to a luncheon meeting of the Azalea City Republican Women Tuesday, Sept. 29 at 12 noon at Heron Lakes Country Club, 3851 Government Blvd.
All members are urged to attend and invite a prospect.
The lunch buffet will be $20 each. Reservations are required, by Friday, Sept. 25. For reservations and/or more information call Virginia Lott at 344-2016 or Jeanette Greene at 675-4094.
