State House District 2 Runoff

This runoff is a critical runoff for the future of this district and the direction it will go. The two candidates Jason Black and Ben Harrison both are from Limestone County one of the fastest counties in job growth and population. The candidates are both county commissioners one current and the other was defeated in the 2020 election. With that being said it looks like the candidates are the same but in all actuality they are completely different. 

Ben Harrison is definitely not the right candidate for the job and don’t let his for lack of a better word propaganda fool you. First off he was defeated in the 2020 election by an Independent from his district that was going to run as an Republican but for some “strange” reason was removed from the ballot before the primary and not allowed to run as a Republican. Secondly all the issues Ben says he’s against there is nothing he can really do about those issues because state laws already in place fixes the issues. He’s using CRT, Abortion, Illegal Immigration, and Gun Rights as his platform. CRT is illegal in this state passed by legislation nothing Ben can do about that. Abortion is illegal in this state and with the possibility of Roe V Wade being overturned will ensure that for good nothing Ben can do about that. Illegal immigration our state passed legislation on illegal immigration under Governor Bentley a few years back nothing Ben can do on that issue. Gun Rights is his next issue he’s using in Alabama we have some of the best gun laws that protect our 2nd Amendment rights. Governor Ivey even had a political ad at a shooting range if that shows how Pro 2nd Amendment our state is. Pretty sure Ben can do nothing about that.

A few issues voters need to know about Ben is he is not a fan of Public Education and supports Private Schools instead. This is not good for our public school systems in Limestone and Lauderdale counties if he’s elected. Another issue we need to be concerned with is he’s saying nothing about job growth for the district. If voters will look at his time as a county commissioner in Limestone County there was very little job growth if any in his district. That’s very concerning for the growth of this area in job growth. Lastly he is not in favor of SRO’s in the school systems. 

He was the only commissioner to vote against having SROs in every county school in Limestone County. That right there is not a good thing for school systems and law enforcement. The right candidate for the job is Jason Black. During his time in office he brought jobs to Limestone County and his those jobs were in his district most notably Toyota Mazda. He has supported county schools in Limestone County by helping them secure grants and volunteering for school organizations. He has been a major supporter of law enforcement and first responders as a commissioner. He has got numerous endorsements from various organizations and elected officials. In closing I hope that the voters will chose the best candidate in Jason Black and not listen to all the same political rhetoric from Ben Harrison. The future of this area is on this election. Will we see continued growth or will we start to see the growth stop?

A District 2 Voter

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A Message on the District 2 Election from Kimberly Patterson Butler

 

If you live in Alabama House District 2 and were given the wrong ballot during the May 24th primary, you need to read this from Kimberly Patterson Butler:

After the redistricting, a large number of people in Lauderdale county were coded as residing in House District 1, when by the map (which is the legal document), they live in House District 2. These voters were given a ballot to vote for a representative who will NOT be their representative. All of those voters are in precincts where I won convincingly. My team has the proof of this from the Secretary of State's office. My team has contacted each voter to ask them to sign an affidavit, allowing them to have the opportunity to vote. With the votes as they legally should have been done, I have well more than I need to make the runoff.

On Saturday, I have a trial. ALGOP has agreed that if I win my case, which I should, they will not certify the results from the runoff and they will pay for another runoff for House District 2 between me and Ben Harrison.

Today I am working on an emergency ruling to allow the voters who were denied their right to vote properly on May 24, to be able to vote in the runoff tomorrow. Because if I lose my case, I want all the voters in my district to at LEAST have the opportunity to choose between Jason Black and Ben Harrison. That seems only fair to me.