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Who will replace Jeff Sessions in the Senate?

Jul 14, 2020 · WASHINGTON — Former Attorney General Jeff Sessions, whom President Donald Trump ousted in 2018, lost his bid to reclaim his old U.S. Senate seat from Alabama. Sessions conceded Tuesday night and...

Who is Alabama's new Attorney General Luther Strange?

Sessions sworn in as Attorney General; Senate replacement appointed Thu, February 9, 2017 by Michael Brannon WASHINGTON, D.C. and MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Following a lengthy confirmation process in the United States Senate, former Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions has been sworn in as Attorney General of the United States.

Why was sessions forced out of office?

Feb 09, 2017 · WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Luther Strange, Alabama's attorney general, was sworn in on Thursday to fill the Senate seat left empty by Jeff Sessions, tapped by President Donald Trump to be the...

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Feb 09, 2017 · February 9, 2017 / 10:47 AM / CBS News MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- Alabama’s governor on Thursday named state Attorney General Luther Strange to the U.S. Senate seat left empty by Jeff Sessions. Strange...

Who is the Alabama senator who is happy with Strange's appointment?

Another reason insiders are generally happy with Strange's appointment? He's a mix of Sessions — who is an ace at delivering firebrand messages to the right — and Alabama's senior senator, Shelby (R), who prefers to work behind the scenes to get things done.

What happened to Strange after he was elected?

Shortly after getting elected, Strange helped negotiate a settlement from the 2010 BP oil spill.

When is the next election for Strange?

He'll face a primary in June 2018 and an election in November.

Is Bentley facing impeachment?

Bentley is facing potential impeachment and a criminal investigation after a former top police officer accused him of a sensational affair with a political staffer, raising questions of whether Bentley used state resources to carry it out. (Bentley has denied the affair but apologized for making inappropriate comments to a woman after a lurid conversation was caught on audiotape.)

Is Bentley running for governor?

Bentley is term-limited, which means there will be an open governor's race in 2018 no matter his legal standing. Everyone had expected Strange to be a top candidate, but now the field opens up. And the likeliest beneficiary of that is the head of the Alabama Senate, Sen. Del Marsh (R), who is widely seen as wanting to run for governor. Suspended state chief justice Roy Moore is another possibility.