Wes Allen, Secretary of State and Lt. Governor

Secretary of State Wes Allen running for Lt. Governor
Secretary of State Wes Allen announced he will run for Lt. Governor in 2026. Jeff Bezos asks followers who they’d cast as James Bond minutes after Amazon announces control of 007
Secretary of State Wes Allen announces bid for Alabama Lt. Governor in 2026
Allen’s tenure as Secretary of State drew national attention when, immediately after taking office, he withdrew Alabama from the Electronic Registration Information Center.
Secretary of State Wes Allen addressed students at Jax State
Secretary of State Wes Allen spoke to an audience in the Merrill auditorium on Friday.
Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen announces he'll run for lieutenant governor
Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen, who championed the state’s withdrawal from a voter registration partnership that became a target of some Republicans, announced Tuesday that he is running for lieutenant governor in 2026.
Secretary of State Wes Allen attends NASS Conference in D.C.
Allen was one of the only 13 of the country’s 50 secretaries of state to present his state’s efforts to enhance voter file maintenance and election integrity efforts.
Secretary of State Wes Allen visits Jax State Thursday
The Secretary of State Wes Allen will visit Jax State Thursday at 6:30 p.m. in room B1 of Hugh Merrill Hall. This event is sponsored by the Jax State College
Alabama’s top election official running for lieutenant governor in 2026
Allen is the son of state Sen. Gerald Allen, R-Cottondale. He was elected secretary of state, the state’s top election official, in 2022. Before that he was probate judge in Pike County for nine years and then represented Pike County and part of Dale County in the state House of Representatives for four years.
Secretary of State Wes Allen will run for Lt. Governor
Wes Allen, Alabama’s 54th Secretary of State, announced today that he will seek the Republican nomination for Lt. Governor in 2026. Allen served as the Pike County Probate Judge and a member of the Alabama House of Representatives before being elected to the Office of Secretary of State,
Alabama’s secretary of state to seek different office in 2026
Alabama’s first term secretary of state is forgoing a re-election bid, instead announcing that he’s throwing his hat into the ring for a different constitutional office
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Wes Allen is Alabama's new Secretary of State
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Name changes are nothing new for Fort Novosel; could there be another?
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Controversial name could come back to Fort Novosel
The Alabama Secretary of State is gunning for Fort Novosel to be renamed back to Fort Rucker after Defense Secretary Pete ...