Shelby County Republican Party (Alabama)
Encyclopedia
The Shelby County Republican Party (Alabama) is the organization governing the Republican
Party in Shelby
County, Alabama
.
of November 2010, of thirty-six (36) elected officials with either residency or jurisdiction (or both) in Shelby County, all are Republicans. This number excludes municipal elected officials, which are elected on a non-partisan basis. Nevertheless, several mayors and city council members among the various municipalities identify themselves as Republicans.
. The county party organization is governed by the Shelby County Republican Executive Committee. Its members are selected in the Republican Primary election
once every four years, coinciding with the election of constitutional officers and legislators, with the most recent election cycle being in 2010. The Shelby County Republican Executive Committee is responsible for electing the County Chairman and all other officers, including Vice-Chairman, Secretary, and Treasurer, who run the day-to-day operations of the party. All serve on a volunteer basis, without compensation. Additionally, the officers comprise the Steering Committee, and are joined by four (4) Directors (Finance Director, Research Director, Publicity Director, and Training Director), each appointed by the chairman, and nine (9) Zone Directors, each elected by caucus of the Executive Committee members from each respective zone (county commission district), and a Legal Counsel/Parliamentarian, also appointed by the chair.
For the 2010-2014 term, places on the Executive Committee are described in the following table:
{|
|+ COMPOSITION OF PLACES
2010-2014 TERM EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
|-
{|
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|Category of Places
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|# of Places
|-
| TOTAL PLACES, BY PRECINCT||73
|-
| TOTAL AT-LARGE PLACES||60
|-
| TOTAL ALL PLACES (ELECTED)||133
|-
| CHAIRMAN APPOINTED (NON ELECTED)||5
|-
| GRAND TOTAL, ALL PLACES||138
|-
|
|}
. This includes three (3) Alabama Senate
seats and six (6) seats in the Alabama House of Representatives
. Republicans hold office as Probate Judge, Sheriff, Property Tax Commissioner, Superintendent of Education, and Coroner. All nine (9) seats on the Shelby County Commission, and all five (5) seats on the Shelby County Board of Education are held by Republicans. In the 18th Judicial Circuit, which is solely Shelby County, all four (4) Circuit Judges and both (2) District Judges are Republicans, as are the District Attorney and Circuit Clerk. Additionally, serving in statewide office with residence in Shelby County are the Secretary of State and Judge on the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals. Robert J. Bentley, the current Governor of Alabama, is a native of Shelby County. Shelby County is part of Alabama's 6th congressional district
, and thus the county is representated by a Republican in the United States House of Representatives
and, furthermore, both of Alabama's members of the United States Senate
are Republicans. Alabama State Board of Education
District 3 and District 6 include Shelby County, and both seats are held by Republicans.
{|
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|GOVERNMENTAL BODY
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|OFFICE HOLDER
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|OFFICE
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|DISTRICT/PLACE
|-
| Alabama State Senate:||||||
|-
| ||Cam Ward
||Senator||14
|-
| ||Slade Blackwell
||Senator||15
|-
| ||Jabo Waggoner||Senator||16
|-
| ||||||
|-
| Alabama House of Representatives:||||||
|-
| ||Mike Hill||State Representative||41
|-
| ||Kurt Wallace||State Representative||42
|-
| ||Mary Sue McClurkin||State Representative||43
|-
| ||April Weaver||State Representative||49
|-
| ||Jim Carns||State Representative||48
|-
| ||Jim McLendon||State Representative||50
|-
| ||||||
|-
| Sheriff||||||
|-
| ||Chris Curry||Sheriff||
|-
| ||||||
|-
| Shelby County Board of Education||||||
|-
| ||Randy Fuller||Superintendent||
|-
| ||Peg Hill||Member, Board of Education||
|-
| ||Lee Doebler||Member, Board of Education||
|-
| ||Steve Martin||Member, Board of Education||
|-
| ||Aubrey Miller||Member, Board of Education||
|-
| ||Jane Hampton||Member, Board of Education||
|-
| ||||||
|-
| Shelby County Property Tax Commissioner||||||
|-
| ||Don Armstrong||Property Tax Commissioner||
|-
| ||||||
|-
| Shelby County Commission||||||
|-
| ||Corley Ellis||County Commissioner||1
|-
| ||Tommy Edwards||County Commissioner||2
|-
| ||Jon Parker||County Commissioner||3
|-
| ||Dan Acker||County Commissioner||4
|-
| ||Joel Bearden||County Commissioner||5
|-
| ||Larry Dillard||County Commissioner||6
|-
| ||Lindsey Allison||County Commissioner||7
|-
| ||Rick Shepherd||County Commissioner||8
|-
| ||Robbie Hayes||County Commissioner||9
|-
| ||||||
|-
| Probate Office||||||
|-
| ||Jim Fuhrmeister||Probate Judge||
|-
| ||||||
|-
| Coroner||||||
|-
| ||Diana S. Hawkins||Coroner||
|-
| ||||||
|-
| 18th Judicial Circuit||||||
|-
| ||Hewitt Conwell||Circuit Judge, Presiding||
|-
| ||Bill Bostick||Circuit Judge||
|-
| ||Hub Harrington||Circuit Judge||
|-
| ||G. Daniel Reeves||Circuit Judge||
|-
| ||Ronald E. Jackson||District Judge||
|-
| ||Jim Kramer||District Judge||
|-
| ||Robbie Owens||District Attorney||
|-
| ||Mary Harris||Circuit Clerk||
|-
|
|}
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
Party in Shelby
Shelby County, Alabama
Shelby County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama and a part of the Birmingham–Hoover–Cullman Combined Statistical Area. It is named in honor of Isaac Shelby, Governor of Kentucky. The county seat of Shelby County is Columbiana. As of 2010 U.S. Census the population was 195,085. Shelby...
County, Alabama
Alabama
Alabama is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama ranks 30th in total land area and ranks second in the size of its inland...
.
Dominant political party of Shelby County
The Shelby County Republican Party has dominated politics in Alabama's fastest growing county since 1986, is widely recognized as the “most Republican” county in the state, and ranks as one of the top conservative-friendly counties in America. Following the general electionGeneral election
In a parliamentary political system, a general election is an election in which all or most members of a given political body are chosen. The term is usually used to refer to elections held for a nation's primary legislative body, as distinguished from by-elections and local elections.The term...
of November 2010, of thirty-six (36) elected officials with either residency or jurisdiction (or both) in Shelby County, all are Republicans. This number excludes municipal elected officials, which are elected on a non-partisan basis. Nevertheless, several mayors and city council members among the various municipalities identify themselves as Republicans.
Organization and Governance
The Shelby County Republican Party is one of the 67 county affiliates of the Alabama Republican PartyAlabama Republican Party
The Alabama Republican Party is the state affiliate of the national Republican Party in Alabama. It is the dominant political party in Alabama. The state party is governed by the Alabama Republican Executive Committee. Most of the committee's more than 200 members are elected in district...
. The county party organization is governed by the Shelby County Republican Executive Committee. Its members are selected in the Republican Primary election
Primary election
A primary election is an election in which party members or voters select candidates for a subsequent election. Primary elections are one means by which a political party nominates candidates for the next general election....
once every four years, coinciding with the election of constitutional officers and legislators, with the most recent election cycle being in 2010. The Shelby County Republican Executive Committee is responsible for electing the County Chairman and all other officers, including Vice-Chairman, Secretary, and Treasurer, who run the day-to-day operations of the party. All serve on a volunteer basis, without compensation. Additionally, the officers comprise the Steering Committee, and are joined by four (4) Directors (Finance Director, Research Director, Publicity Director, and Training Director), each appointed by the chairman, and nine (9) Zone Directors, each elected by caucus of the Executive Committee members from each respective zone (county commission district), and a Legal Counsel/Parliamentarian, also appointed by the chair.
For the 2010-2014 term, places on the Executive Committee are described in the following table:
{|
|+ COMPOSITION OF PLACES
2010-2014 TERM EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
|-
{|
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|Category of Places
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|# of Places
|-
| TOTAL PLACES, BY PRECINCT||73
|-
| TOTAL AT-LARGE PLACES||60
|-
| TOTAL ALL PLACES (ELECTED)||133
|-
| CHAIRMAN APPOINTED (NON ELECTED)||5
|-
| GRAND TOTAL, ALL PLACES||138
|-
|
|}
Recent History
Today in Shelby County, Republicans hold office in all nine (9) legislative seats in the Alabama LegislatureAlabama Legislature
The Alabama Legislature is the legislative branch of the state government of Alabama. It is a bicameral body composed of the Alabama House of Representatives, with 105 members, and the Alabama Senate, with 35 members...
. This includes three (3) Alabama Senate
Alabama Senate
The Alabama State Senate is the upper house of the Alabama Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Alabama. The body is composed of 35 members representing an equal amount of districts across the state, with each district containing at least 127,140 citizens...
seats and six (6) seats in the Alabama House of Representatives
Alabama House of Representatives
The Alabama House of Representatives is the lower house of the Alabama Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Alabama. The House is composed of 105 members representing an equal amount of districts, with each constituency containing at least 42,380 citizens. There are no term...
. Republicans hold office as Probate Judge, Sheriff, Property Tax Commissioner, Superintendent of Education, and Coroner. All nine (9) seats on the Shelby County Commission, and all five (5) seats on the Shelby County Board of Education are held by Republicans. In the 18th Judicial Circuit, which is solely Shelby County, all four (4) Circuit Judges and both (2) District Judges are Republicans, as are the District Attorney and Circuit Clerk. Additionally, serving in statewide office with residence in Shelby County are the Secretary of State and Judge on the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals. Robert J. Bentley, the current Governor of Alabama, is a native of Shelby County. Shelby County is part of Alabama's 6th congressional district
Alabama's 6th congressional district
Alabama's 6th congressional district is a U.S. congressional district in Alabama, which elects a representative to the United States House of Representatives. It encompasses the counties of Chilton, Bibb and Shelby. It also includes parts of St. Clair County, Jefferson, Tuscaloosa, and Coosa counties...
, and thus the county is representated by a Republican in the United States House of Representatives
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
and, furthermore, both of Alabama's members of the United States Senate
United States Senate
The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each...
are Republicans. Alabama State Board of Education
Alabama State Board of Education
The Alabama State Board of Education is a nine-member body which authorizes the education policy for the state of Alabama. The governor is the ex officio president of the board. The remaining eight members are elected from single-member districts for four-year terms with no limit on the number of...
District 3 and District 6 include Shelby County, and both seats are held by Republicans.
Elected Officials
The following Republican elected officials are those with either jurisdiction, residency, or both, in Shelby County:{|
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|GOVERNMENTAL BODY
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|OFFICE HOLDER
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|OFFICE
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|DISTRICT/PLACE
|-
| Alabama State Senate:||||||
|-
| ||Cam Ward
Cam Ward
Cameron Kenneth Ward is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing for the Carolina Hurricanes of the National Hockey League . Born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, he was raised in Sherwood Park, Alberta...
||Senator||14
|-
| ||Slade Blackwell
Slade Blackwell
Slade Blackwell is a Republican member of the Alabama Senate for the 15th district, encompassing Jefferson County and Shelby County.-Biography:...
||Senator||15
|-
| ||Jabo Waggoner||Senator||16
|-
| ||||||
|-
| Alabama House of Representatives:||||||
|-
| ||Mike Hill||State Representative||41
|-
| ||Kurt Wallace||State Representative||42
|-
| ||Mary Sue McClurkin||State Representative||43
|-
| ||April Weaver||State Representative||49
|-
| ||Jim Carns||State Representative||48
|-
| ||Jim McLendon||State Representative||50
|-
| ||||||
|-
| Sheriff||||||
|-
| ||Chris Curry||Sheriff||
|-
| ||||||
|-
| Shelby County Board of Education||||||
|-
| ||Randy Fuller||Superintendent||
|-
| ||Peg Hill||Member, Board of Education||
|-
| ||Lee Doebler||Member, Board of Education||
|-
| ||Steve Martin||Member, Board of Education||
|-
| ||Aubrey Miller||Member, Board of Education||
|-
| ||Jane Hampton||Member, Board of Education||
|-
| ||||||
|-
| Shelby County Property Tax Commissioner||||||
|-
| ||Don Armstrong||Property Tax Commissioner||
|-
| ||||||
|-
| Shelby County Commission||||||
|-
| ||Corley Ellis||County Commissioner||1
|-
| ||Tommy Edwards||County Commissioner||2
|-
| ||Jon Parker||County Commissioner||3
|-
| ||Dan Acker||County Commissioner||4
|-
| ||Joel Bearden||County Commissioner||5
|-
| ||Larry Dillard||County Commissioner||6
|-
| ||Lindsey Allison||County Commissioner||7
|-
| ||Rick Shepherd||County Commissioner||8
|-
| ||Robbie Hayes||County Commissioner||9
|-
| ||||||
|-
| Probate Office||||||
|-
| ||Jim Fuhrmeister||Probate Judge||
|-
| ||||||
|-
| Coroner||||||
|-
| ||Diana S. Hawkins||Coroner||
|-
| ||||||
|-
| 18th Judicial Circuit||||||
|-
| ||Hewitt Conwell||Circuit Judge, Presiding||
|-
| ||Bill Bostick||Circuit Judge||
|-
| ||Hub Harrington||Circuit Judge||
|-
| ||G. Daniel Reeves||Circuit Judge||
|-
| ||Ronald E. Jackson||District Judge||
|-
| ||Jim Kramer||District Judge||
|-
| ||Robbie Owens||District Attorney||
|-
| ||Mary Harris||Circuit Clerk||
|-
|
|}