Luther Strange

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It is with great pride, and a sense of duty, that I declare my candidacy for the Office of Attorney General of Alabama. There is truly no higher honor than being the lawyer for the people of our great state.

My first priority, once elected, will be to restore excellence, integrity and the highest ethical standard to the office. Unfortunately, ethical lapses, impropriety, and incompetence have plagued the office throughout the last five years. The respect that the office earned under the leadership of our former Attorneys General, Senator Jeff Sessions and Judge Bill Pryor, has sadly declined. Alabamians can only restore integrity to the Office of Attorney General with a change in leadership.

Second, I will marshal the full power of the office to support the Governor’s fight to end illegal gambling operations in the state. As Alabama’s newspapers have widely reported, the current Attorney General issued an official opinion stating that the Houston County sheriff must grant a permit to a gambling development, only three months after attending a party at the gambling developer’s home. This conflict of interest is unacceptable. Alabamians deserve an Attorney General whose only allegiance is to the law.

Third, I will pursue corruption wherever it may be. Unfortunately, the current Attorney General had to recuse himself from the investigations of the two-year college system because of his ethical lapse involving a former administrator in the system. This is the most important public corruption investigation in decades, and our current Attorney General cannot participate. Alabama needs an Attorney General who is willing and able to confront corruption head on.

My 30-year career as an accomplished lawyer has prepared me well for this challenge. I have repeatedly been recognized by my peers as one of the best lawyers in America. I am honored to be included in the prestigious publication Best Lawyer’s in America, to be named “Best of the Bar” by the Birmingham Business Journal, and to be recognized as one of the “Best Lawyers” by Birmingham Magazine These honors resulted directly from my hard work and steadfast adherence to high moral and ethical standards.

I gained invaluable experience working with Judge Bill Pryor when I chaired his successful campaigns for Attorney General. Together we worked to establish the Republican Attorneys General Association, an organization that has been instrumental in the fight against lawsuit abuse.

It is with these qualifications that I feel I can serve Alabama best in the Attorney General’s Office. I will approach the job of Attorney General with the goal of restoring the integrity of the Office. I will aggressively enforce our laws without prejudice and protect the legal rights of the people of Alabama. I will work with district attorneys and law enforcement officials to prosecute law-breakers, fight illegal immigration, and keep the scourge of drugs off of our streets and out of our neighborhoods and schools.

I am very confident that the voters of this State want new leadership in the Attorney General’s Office, and I am optimistic that the voters will decide that I am the leader that is needed.

The job of the Attorney General is to honorably lead the most important law firm in the state. With your help, I will provide that leadership. I ask all Alabamians to join me in restoring excellence, integrity, and professionalism to the Office of the Attorney General of Alabama.

Learn more about our team and sign up to volunteer at lutherstrange.com.

Sincerely,

Luther Strange

This cartoon was published in the Mobile Press-Register after Luther's weekend in Huntsville.

Luther was recently quoted in the Huntsville Times:

'Big Luther' likely to be candidate for state job in 2010

"Big Luther" was up on stage at Trinity Methodist Church - 6-foot-9-inch, ex-basketball-star, skinny-as-a-stick Big Luther.

Big Luther is how Luther Strange referred to himself in campaign ads during his 2006 bid for lieutenant governor.

He was a narrow loser in that race, falling by about 1,000 votes to Jim Folsom Jr.

Luther was recently mentioned in an Article by Steve Flowers:

What other races happen in 2010?
By Steve Flowers

Last week’s discussion about the looming 2010 Governor’s race spurred interest in the other statewide races next year.

The Lt. Governor’s race hinges on which major players answer the bell in the Governor’s race.

Luther was recently mentioned in the Birmingham News as a possible candidate for the state's highest office. You can find the article below.

KIM CHANDLER and CHARLES J. DEAN
News staff writers
MONTGOMERY - The 2010 Alabama governor's race is wide open, and a lineup of the state's top politicians is considering entering the field.

Alabama will have its first open gubernatorial seat in more than two decades because Gov. Bob Riley cannot run for re-election, and that sets up a political scramble to be the next man or woman to occupy the Governor's Mansion.

MOBILE COUNTY, ALABAMA…Alabama attorney Luther Strange has been appointed to the Advisory Board of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy by U.S. Secretary of Transportation Mary E. Peters.

Located in Kings Point, New York, the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy’s mission is “[t]o educate and graduate officers and leaders of honor and integrity who are dedicated to serving the economic and defense interests of the United States in our Armed Forces and Merchant Marine, and who contribute to an intermodal transportation system that effectively ties America together.”

Birmingham lawyer Luther Strange got a tour of the Port of Mobile last week, courtesy of a pair of Mobile business executives.

Strange, who lost a close race for Alabama lieutenant governor to Jim Folsom Jr. in 2006, said he wanted a first-hand look at Mobile's waterfront after recently gaining an appointment to the advisory board of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy.

Luther and Rep. Davis spent part of their election night discussing the results on Birmingham's ABC affiliate. Link to the video can be found below.

http://cfc.abc3340.com/videoondemand.cfm?id=26665

Wednesday, October 29, 2008
AUDREY WALDROP
While older citizens may believe that with election day approaching and the economy in a pitfall and teenagers are still worried about getting into college and planning homecoming, they are correct.

However, most Mountain Brook High School students are dually preoccupied between the two levels of issues.

As typical for election years, the school recently arranged for politicians to address students ages 15 to 18 in an assembly, reviewing the role of politics in life at any stage and responding to questions concerning relevant issues for the candidates of the upcoming presidential election.

Friends,

In my recent debate in Birmingham with Congressman Artur Davis, a student asked me if I plan to run for office in 2010. Even though it is awfully early and our focus now needs to be on the November elections, that's an
interesting question and one that requires careful deliberation.

Public service is an honor and a privilege and I am encouraged that my name has been among those considered qualified for any of the three top constitutional offices in Alabama - Governor, Lieutenant Governor and Attorney General.