Lieutenant governor

Ivey Taps Filmore as Chief of Staff to Replace Bonner

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MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Liz Dowe Filmore will replace Jo Bonner as Gov. Kay Ivey’s chief of staff, becoming the first female to hold the position in Alabama. Ivey’s office announced the appointment on Monday. Filmore was previously the top deputy in the position. She has been an advisor to Ivey since 2013 when she worked on Ivey’s re-election campaign…

Wife of Alabama Republican Lt. Gov. Candidate Injured in Shooting

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The Republican candidate for lieutenant governor, Will Ainsworth, says his wife was injured in a shooting Tuesday afternoon. He released as statement saying “while skeet shooting with our family on Tuesday evening, my wife, Kendall, was involved in a minor accident and suffered an injury that required staples.” Ainsworth says his wife was released from a Hunstville areas hospital after…