David Preston, Author at BamaPolitics.com

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David is a small business owner and contributing columnist to BamaPolitics.com. He attended the University of South Alabama and studied political science. He ran for his first and only political office in the city of Daphne, Alabama for city council where he lost by less than 200 votes to a sitting incumbent. David has a passion for all levels of politics, aviation, business development and recruitment, history (his dad drug him to Civil War battlefield for Summer vacation instead of Disney world and six flags) and the Mobile region.

Stanley Adair Reports Third Quarter Fundraising Numbers

by David Preston on October 17, 2019 in Alabama Election News

Birmingham businessman Stanley Adair, who is running for U.S. Senate in the 2020 Republican primary, reported a total of $283,313 in fundraising for the third quarter of the election cycle. All Federal candidates are required to report their earning quarterly to the Federal Election Commission […]

Arnold Mooney Raises $242,000 In Third Quarter

by David Preston on October 17, 2019 in Alabama Election News

State Representative Arnold Mooney, who is running in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate in 2020, reported his third quarter earnings and total cash-on-hand. For the third quarter, Mooney raised a total of $242,738 bringing his total raised for the election to $541,052. Only $1,000 […]

We Love Jeff Sessions In Mobile, But Please Don’t Run For Senate

by David Preston on October 17, 2019 in Alabama Opinion Editorials

In Mobile, we love the Senator. You will have to pardon my appropriation of that infamous line in the famous Lynyrd Skynyrd song, however, when it comes to our former hometown Senator Jeff Sessions, it is true, we love our Senator. It seems nowadays that […]

Roy Moore Campaign Releases Third Quarter Fundraising Numbers

by David Preston on October 17, 2019 in Alabama Election News

Former Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court Roy Moore reported his third quarter fundraising revenue for his current U.S. Senate run. The Moore campaign filed its report with the FEC, as required by federal law. The Moore campaign reported that they raised $63,154 in […]

John Merrill Releases Third Quarter Fundraising Numbers

by David Preston on October 16, 2019 in Alabama Election News

Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill, who is running in the Republican U.S Senate primary to have the opportunity to challenge current Alabama U.S. Senator Doug Jones in the 2020 general election, reported the results of his fundraising efforts for the third quarter of the […]

Bradley Byrne Reports $408,000 In Third Quarter Fundraising

by David Preston on October 15, 2019 in Alabama Election News

Republican candidate for U.S. Senate Bradley Byrne reported his third-quarter fundraising today. Candidates running for federal office are required to report their funding raising results on a quarterly basis. The third quarter ended at the end of September. Byrne, currently serving as U.S. Representative from […]

Tuberville Campaign Raises Over $373,000 In Third Quarter

by David Preston on October 15, 2019 in Alabama Election News

Republican candidate for U.S. Senate Tommy Tuberville reported his third-quarter fundraising today. Candidates running for federal office are required to report their funding raising results on a quarterly basis. The third quarter ended at the end of September. Tuberville, who has obtained front runner status […]

Carnival Cruise Line Extends Its Stay In Mobile

by David Preston on October 15, 2019 in Alabama Economic News

On Monday, October 14th, officials with Carnival Cruise Line and the city of Mobile agreed to a 3-year extension to keep the Carnival Fantasy cruise ship in Mobile through November of 2022. In 2015, Carnival Cruise Line returned to Mobile as a homeport with the […]

Poll Shows Tommy Tuberville With Large Lead, Roy Moore In Second

by David Preston on October 7, 2019 in Alabama Election News

Like in any football game, momentum can swing back and forth from one side to the next for no reason at all. However, it certainly looks like the early momentum is with the Tommy Tuberville campaign according to polling data. In a new poll by […]

DCH Hospitals Pays Ransom For Cyber Attack

by David Preston on October 7, 2019 in Alabama Local News

After this week’s ransomware attack, three DCH hospitals are starting to come back online. On late Tuesday, a variant of the Ryuk Ransomware struck the IT networks of the DCH Hospitals in Tuscaloosa, Fayette, and Northport. The hospitals had to start diverting all but the […]