MOBILE, Ala. (AP) - Baldwin County educator Gene Ponder says he
plans to seek the Republican nomination for lieutenant governor
next year.
The teacher from Spanish Fort High School announced his
candidacy Monday. He joins Republican state Sen. Hank Erwin of
Montevallo in the GOP race.
Ponder has run twice without success for the Alabama House of
Representatives. He ran once as a Libertarian and once as a
Democrat. Ponder calls the Republican Party a good fit for his
views.
He said that if elected, he will point out which legislators,
lobbyists and special interests are responsible for inaction in the
Senate.
The incumbent, Lt. Gov. Jim Folsom Jr., is the only announced
candidate on the Democratic side.
(Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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