When U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby announced in 2021 that he would not seek another term in office, he set the stage for Alabama’s biggest political story of 2022, the race
The volatile battle between Republican Party contenders for Shelby’s seat topped the news during an election year that also saw Kay Ivey become the first woman twice elected Alabama’s governor. The GOP maintained its dominance in statewide races and its hold on six of seven Congressional seats and three-fourths of the seats in the Alabama Legislature. And a lawsuit alleging that Alabama’s congressional district map is racially gerrymandered to dilute Black votes reached the U.S.
The 78-year-old governor became the first woman elected twice to the office. Ivey has held the office since replacing Robert Bentley when Bentley resigned in April 2017. At the end of her next term, she will have served almost 10 years, the longest consecutive run for any Alabama governor. George Wallace served four terms but none were consecutive.Failed executions
In late November, Alabama reached a settlement with Miller, agreeing not to try again to execute him by lethal injection. Miller claims he chose to be executed by nitrogen hypoxia in 2018 when death row inmates could make that choice. The Legislature authorized nitrogen hypoxia executions four years ago but the method has never been used in any state and Alabama is still not ready to use it.
Proponents of “constitutional carry” said the permit requirement infringed on the Second Amendment, a position backed by the National Rifle Association and other gun rights groups. The Alabama Sheriffs Association and some others in law enforcement said the permit and background check requirement was an important tool to prevent and investigate crime. Sheriffs depended on the permit fees to help fund their operations.
The 88-year-old former city prosecutor from Tuscaloosa continued to help shape the future of his home state, using his influence and campaign funds to help his former chief of staff, Katie Britt, win a bruising campaign to succeed him in Washington. “Today, I think we’ve become too polarized,” Shelby said. “There are a lot of reasons for that, we understand. But I can say we need to get back to the basics and to put the country first. We must not put ourselves or our party first. We must put America first. We have to.
Parents of four transgender minors, joined by a pediatrician, a child psychologist, and a pastor, filed a federal lawsuit to block the law. The U.S. Department of Justice sided with the plaintiffs.
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