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Dick Brewbaker
Dick Brewbaker (Republican Party) was a member of the Alabama State Senate, representing District 25. He assumed office on November 3, 2010. He left office in 2018.
Brewbaker (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Alabama's 2nd Congressional District. He lost in the Republican primary runoff on April 16, 2024.
In August 2016, Brewbaker resigned from the Republican caucus in the Alabama State Senate in protest over how the party leadership handled gambling legislation in a special legislative session. He did not leave the Republican Party following his resignation from the caucus.[1]
Biography
Brewbaker earned his B.S. from Vanderbilt University in 1983. His professional experience includes working as a high school teacher and as president and CEO of Brewbaker Motors. He has been a member of the Montgomery County Republican Committee and was a delegate to the 1996 Republican National Convention.
Committee assignments
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Brewbaker served on the following committees:
| Alabama committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Confirmations |
| • Constitution, Ethics and Elections |
| • Education and Youth Affairs, Chair |
| • Governmental Affairs, Vice chair |
| • Rules |
2011-2012
Brewbaker served on these committees in the 2011-2012 legislative session:
| Alabama committee assignments, 2011 |
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| • Education, Chair |
| • Finance and Taxation General Fund |
| • Governmental Affairs |
| • Judiciary |
| • Tourism and Marketing |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2024
See also: Alabama's 2nd Congressional District election, 2024
Alabama's 2nd Congressional District election, 2024 (March 5 Democratic primary)
Alabama's 2nd Congressional District election, 2024 (March 5 Republican primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Alabama District 2
Shomari Figures defeated Caroleene Dobson in the general election for U.S. House Alabama District 2 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Shomari Figures (D) | 54.6 | 158,041 |
 | Caroleene Dobson (R) | 45.4 | 131,414 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 219 | ||
| Total votes: 289,674 | |||
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Democratic primary runoff election
Democratic primary runoff for U.S. House Alabama District 2
Shomari Figures defeated Anthony Daniels in the Democratic primary runoff for U.S. House Alabama District 2 on April 16, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Shomari Figures | 61.1 | 21,962 |
 | Anthony Daniels | 38.9 | 14,006 | |
| Total votes: 35,968 | |||
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Republican primary runoff election
Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Alabama District 2
Caroleene Dobson defeated Dick Brewbaker in the Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Alabama District 2 on April 16, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Caroleene Dobson | 58.4 | 14,705 |
 | Dick Brewbaker | 41.6 | 10,471 | |
| Total votes: 25,176 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Alabama District 2
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Alabama District 2 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Shomari Figures | 43.4 | 24,980 |
| ✔ | | Anthony Daniels | 22.4 | 12,879 |
 | Napoleon Bracy Jr. | 15.7 | 9,010 | |
 | Merika Coleman | 6.0 | 3,445 | |
 | Phyllis Harvey-Hall | 3.5 | 2,007 | |
 | James Averhart | 2.8 | 1,623 | |
 | Jeremy Gray | 2.7 | 1,580 | |
 | Juandalynn Givan | 2.2 | 1,261 | |
 | Vimal Patel | 0.5 | 289 | |
| Larry Darnell Simpson | 0.4 | 247 | ||
 | Willie Lenard | 0.3 | 199 | |
| Total votes: 57,520 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Brian Gary (D)
- Darryl Sinkfield (D)
- Terell Anderson (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Alabama District 2
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Alabama District 2 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Dick Brewbaker | 39.6 | 22,589 |
| ✔ | | Caroleene Dobson | 26.5 | 15,102 |
 | Greg Albritton | 25.3 | 14,434 | |
 | Hampton Harris | 2.5 | 1,414 | |
| Belinda Thomas | 1.9 | 1,082 | ||
 | Wallace Gilberry (Unofficially withdrew) | 1.5 | 838 | |
 | Karla DuPriest | 1.4 | 823 | |
| Stacey Shepperson | 1.4 | 773 | ||
| Total votes: 57,055 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Barry Moore (R)
- Simon Mark Alvarez (R)
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Brewbaker in this election.
Pledges
Brewbaker signed the following pledges.
2018
- See also: Alabama State Senate elections, 2018
Dick Brewbaker did not file to run for re-election.
2014
- See also: Alabama State Senate elections, 2014
Elections for the Alabama State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 3, 2014; a runoff election took place where necessary on July 15, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was February 7, 2014. Incumbent Dick Brewbaker was unopposed in the Republican primary and was unchallenged in the general election.[2][3][4][5]
2010
- See also: Alabama State Senate elections, 2010
Brewbaker defeated Doug Smith in the November 2 general election.[6]
| Alabama State Senate, District 25 General election (2010) | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | |||
 Dick L. Brewbaker (R)
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38,919 | |||
| Doug Smith (D) | 14,425 | |||
Campaign finance summary
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Endorsements
In 2010, Brewbaker's endorsements included the following:[7]
- The Alabama Tea Party Express
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Dick Brewbaker did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
Scorecards
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2018
In 2018, the Alabama State Legislature was in session from January 9 to March 29.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to small business issues.
2017
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In 2017, the Alabama State Legislature was in session from February 7 through May 19.
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2016
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In 2016, the Alabama State Legislature was in session from February 2 through May 4. The Legislature held a special session from August 15 to September 7.
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2015
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In 2015, the Alabama State Legislature was in session from March 3 through June 4.
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2014
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In 2014, the Alabama State Legislature was in session from January 14 through April 4.
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Personal
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Brewbaker and his wife, Ruth, have four children.
Noteworthy events
On August 19, 2016, Brewbaker resigned from the Republican caucus. Brewbaker did not leave the Republican Party, but resigned from the caucus in protest over how multiple lottery and gambling bills were handled in a special legislative session held in August 2016. During the special session, Alabama legislators considered a constitutional amendment that would have created a lottery in Alabama. The lottery proposal did not pass during the session. Speaking about the legislation that led to his resignation, Brewbaker said, "To see a Republican sponsor it and the Republican leadership pulling out all the stops to force a vote on it, I feel like I fell down a rabbit hole. When you feel that way, it’s probably time to go." State Sen. Paul Bussman (R) also resigned from the Republican caucus.[1]
See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate U.S. House Alabama District 2 |
Personal |
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 DecaturDaily.com, "2 GOP senators leave caucus over gaming bill," accessed August 23, 2016
- ↑ Alabama Democrats, "Qualified candidates for public office list," accessed February 25, 2014
- ↑ Alabama Republican Party, "State Senate," accessed February 25, 2014
- ↑ Alabama Secretary of State, "Official Democratic Primary Results," accessed June 20, 2014
- ↑ Alabama Secretary of State, "Official Republican Primary Results," accessed June 20, 2014
- ↑ Alabama Secretary of State, "Official 2010 General election results," accessed July 8, 2015
- ↑ The Alabama Tea Party Express, (Archived), accessed December 11, 2013
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Larry Dixon (R) |
Alabama State Senate District 25 2010-2018 |
Succeeded by Will Barfoot (R) |
| Preceded by - |
Alabama House of Representatives District 75 2003-2007 |
Succeeded by - |
