Mitchell Emphasizes Home-Grown Backing in AG Campaign
Campaign raised $130,900 during September, with 99.9% coming from donors based within Alabama
In a campaign update released Tuesday, former Alabama Supreme Court Justice Jay Mitchell said his bid for Attorney General raised $130,900 during September — with 99.9 % of that amount coming from donors based within Alabama.
Since launching his campaign in early June, Mitchell’s team reported total receipts of $2,168,923.01. He now says the campaign holds $1,964,744.56 in cash on hand.
The campaign framed those figures as proof of strong, grassroots momentum: “Our message resonates with conservatives across Alabama because they’re frustrated with the status quo,” Mitchell’s team said in a statement.
Mitchell also spoke directly to voters: “Voters know that I am the candidate who will move the needle on the issues that interfere with their daily lives. They know I will not tolerate violent crime or entertain woke nonsense, and they are confident in my commitment to providing a stable regulatory environment.”
Meanwhile, one of his opponents in the Republican primary, Katherine Robertson, drew criticism from Mitchell’s campaign for accepting out-of-state funding. Her campaign recently received a second large contribution from abortion activist Hugh Culverhouse Jr. Mitchell’s camp portrayed that move as evidence of her ties to pro-abortion interests.
Mitchell’s response was pointed:
“What is the price of a human life? There is no amount of money that could justify selling political influence to someone whose goal is to promote and facilitate the killing of unborn children. Not in Alabama. Not anywhere.”
He added,
“Pro-life Alabamians can rest assured: I will not compromise. I will protect the sanctity of life with everything that I have, and I will never take a dime from anyone who ruthlessly celebrates abortion. Instead, my campaign will keep working hard to earn our support from voters who share our pro-life, pro-Trump, pro-Alabama values.”
Mitchell’s emphasis on in-state fundraising reflects a central argument of his campaign: that he is a “true Alabama conservative,” not influenced by outside money. Critics have flagged Robertson’s reliance on non-Alabama donors; Mitchell has publicly urged her to return what he calls “dark money.”
Robertson, for her part, has received major endorsements, including from the Republican Attorneys General Association (RAGA)
Bount County District Attorney Pamela Casey, the third Republican in the AG race, has released her own list of over 50 endorsements from legal and law enforcement personnel.
The race has, unsurprisingly, drawn wide attention as one of the more heated and well-funded Republican primaries in the State.
Mitchell’s pivot from the Alabama Supreme Court to a campaign for Attorney General also remains a point of public interest. He resigned his judicial seat in May to launch his bid.
For more information on Jay Mitchell, his campaign website is HERE, and his campaign Facebook page is HERE.
