Republican Lt. Gov. Will Ainsworth has announced that he will launch his re-election campaign on Friday, June 4. That could be a signal that Gov. Kay Ivey will seek re-election herself.
Lt. Gov. Will Ainsworth/Source: State of Alabama Alabama Lt. Gov. Will Ainsworth says he won’t run for the U.S. Senate seat being given up by longtime incumbent Richard Shelby next year. The first-term Republican announced on social media today that he’d decided against running because his three children need a father who’s present and involved in their lives. Ainsworth…
U.S. Space Command Logo (Source: U.S. Space Command) Huntsville will now be the new permanent home of the U.S. Space Command Headquarters. Governor Ivey and several officials made the announcement Wednesday afternoon. “I couldn’t be more pleased to learn that Alabama will be the new home to the United States Space Command!,” said Governor Ivey. Governor Ivey said she was…
Lt. Gov. Will Ainsworth/Source: State of Alabama Alabama Lt. Governor Will Ainsworth has tested positive for COVID-19. Lt. Governor Ainsworth says he was tested out of an abundance of caution after being notified that a member of his Sunday school church group had acquired the Coronavirus. State Health Officer Dr. Scott Harris informed Ainsworth of his results and says his…
Lieutenant Governor Will Ainsworth and State Representative Danny Garrett (R – Trussville) on Friday released the “Reopen Alabama Responsibly: Phase I” report, which is a series of recommendations requested by Gov. Kay Ivey for reopening the state’s economy in the coming weeks. WATCH LIVE: Lt. Governor Will Ainsworth announces recommendations on how to responsibly reopen Alabama’s economy. Posted by Alabama…
Lt. Gov. Will Ainsworth joined Alabama News Network Anchor Darryl Hood for an Exclusive one-on-one interview live on Alabama News Network at 6:00. Ainsworth spoke moments before Gov. Kay Ivey delivered her annual State of the State Address, speaking about his personal goals for the 2020 Legislative session. One of his goals is to promote workforce development, from K-12 education…
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) – The wife of Alabama’s Republican nominee for lieutenant governor has been hurt in an accident while shooting skeet. A statement issued Wednesday by state Rep. Will Ainsworth of Guntersville says wife Kendall Ainsworth suffered a cut that doctors closed using staples. The campaign says Kendall Ainsworth was injured Tuesday afternoon while shooting skeet with her family….
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…
State Rep. Will Ainsworth has defeated Alabama Public Service Commission President Twinkle Andress Cavanaugh for the Republican nomination for lieutenant governor in a race that got raucous down the stretch. The 37-year-old Ainsworth ran commercials playing on Cavanaugh’s unusual first name and calling her a career politician. Cavanaugh led all candidates for lieutenant governor in fundraising with nearly $1.1 million…
