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Last Updated on Wednesday, 29 September 2010 01:54 Written by rslcpol Wednesday, 7 April 2010 12:34
From montgomeryadvertiser.com:
Republicans are now within three seats of picking up the majority in the Alabama Senate after a recent switch from a longtime Democrat.
State Rep. Mike Hubbard, who is chairman of the Alabama Republican Party, said Sen. Jim Preuitt’s switch was a pleasant surprise.
Preuitt, R- Talladega, has voted with Republicans on most major issues but officially filed to run as a Republican on Friday after serving five terms as a Democrat.
Top officials with the Alabama Democratic Party said Preuitt called them Thursday asking for the paperwork so he could qualify to run again as a Democrat.
Jim Spearman, executive director of the Democratic Party, said he thought Preuitt might switch when he did not turn his papers in Thursday.
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