BIRMINGHAM– Republican nominee for Attorney General, Luther Strange issued the following statement regarding the Alabama run-off election results:

“I want to congratulate all of the winners in tonight’s run-off elections.  I look forward to running in November with all the GOP nominees in an election that will be a referendum on our state and nation’s future.

“The general election for Attorney General begins tonight.  We plan a spirited race based upon the critical choices that confront Alabama and our nation.  It is time for the state to clean up the corruption in Montgomery ourselves and not leave the task to federal prosecutors.   The same interests that have everything to lose in cleaning up the cesspool of corruption in Montgomery will invest heavily in this race and we plan to make it known whose interests are opposed to those of the will of the people to bring an end to the cycle of corruption.

“Furthermore, as the chief law enforcement officer in the State, it is incumbent upon the Attorney General to litigate and fight for the rights of our sovereign state as guaranteed in the Constitution.  There is too much at stake for our children to elect an Attorney General that sympathizes with the big government, socialized medicine, liberal and anti-gun judge agenda of the Obama administration.

“The job of Attorney General is to keep our families and communities safe, to protect our children at school and at home, to ensure a fair legal  environment for businesses to create jobs, to stop public corruption at every level of government and defend the sovereignty of our state.  That will be my agenda as Attorney General.

“Finally and unequivocally,  I intend to pursue all guilty parties liable for the oil spill damage and economic hardship visited on Alabama and secure the maximum amount of compensation due the taxpayers of the state and especially the victims on the Coast most directly impacted by this senseless tragedy.

“Again, I congratulate all winners tonight and look forward to a spirited debate on the future of our state and country in the Fall.”

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