(Updated) Who’s paying whom?: Districts 11 and 12, special elections edition

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Left to right are District 11 candidates Heath Allbright (Republican) and Alexandria Braswell (Democrat) and District 12 candidates Cindy Myrex (Republican), Clint Hollingsworth (Republican) and Matthew Glover (Democrat). (Contributed)

CULLMAN, Ala. – As election days draw near for Alabama House Districts 11 and 12, The Tribune has updated its look at the publicly available campaign finance records of each candidate filed with the Alabama Secretary of State’s Office. Information was taken directly from the Secretary of State’s website, preserving the exact spelling of each name as contained in the finance reports. The only corrections made were commas added to monetary sums $1,000 and up that lacked them in the reports.

District 11

The State House District 11 General Election will take place Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025.

Heath Allbright won the Republican primary, and will face Democrat Alexandria Braswell.

For previous contributions and expenditures, see our story at www.cullmantribune.com/2025/05/05/house-district-11-candidates-whos-paying-whom

Heath Allbright (Republican)

Contributions Apr. 26-May 2, 2025

  • TRADITIONS BANK, Cullman – $5,000.00
  • TENA FREEMAN, Vinemont – $200.00
  • FARM PAC, Montgomery – $5,000.00
  • JONATHAN  CALVERT, Cullman – $100.00
  • BILL INGRAM, Cullman – $500.00
  • ANDY PATE, Bremen – $100.00
  • ROB WERNER, Cullman – $300.00

TOTAL $11,200.00

Expenditures Apr. 26-May 2, 2025

  • CULLMAN AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE – $1,000.00 
  • ERIC  DUNKEN, Cullman – $400.00    
  • COLEY SCREEN PRINTING, Hanceville – $2,101.92   
  • CAMPAIGN VERIFY, Washington DC – ($95.00)   
  • ANEDOT, New Orleans – $41.90   
  • TOWN OF BLOUNTSVILLE – ($300.00)   
  • ANEDOT, New Orleans – $1.30   
  • ANEDOT, New Orleans – $4.30   
  • STRATEGY MANAGEMENT LLC, Montgomery – $13,126.95   
  • C&C GRAPHICS, Cullman – $579.66   
  • ANEDOT, New Orleans – $10.30   
  • C&C GRAPHICS, Cullman – $837.07   
  • STRATEGY MANAGEMENT LLC, Montgomery – $3,530.00   
  • SASSY DESIGNER WHOLESALE, Holly Pond – $195.00
  • TIGER YOUTH PARK INC, Blountsville – $100.00
  • MATCHSTICK MEDIA, Dublin, OH – $17,050.30
  • C&C GRAPHICS, Cullman – $942.87
  • THE CULLMAN TRIBUNE, Cullman – $750.00 

TOTAL – $40,276.57

Contributions May 6, 2025

  • BILL INGRAM, Cullman – $500.00
  • PAM YEAGER, Hanceville – $500.00

TOTAL $1,000.00

Expenditures May 6, 2025

  • ANEDOT, New Orleans, LA – $4.60
  • STRATEGY MANAGEMENT LLC, Montgomery – $6,248.13 

TOTAL $6,252.73

Contributions May 9, 2025

  • ALABAMA TRUCKING ASSOCIATION TRUK PAC, Montgomery – $2,500.00
  • S F LOVELL, Vinemont – $500.00 
  • FARM PAC, Montgomery – $6,244.10 (in kind)

TOTAL $9,244.10

Expenditures May 9, 2025

  • THE CULLMAN TRIBUNE, Cullman – $1,775.00

TOTAL $1,775.00

Contributions May 1-31, 2025

  • ALAPAC, Montgomery – $2,000.00   
  • ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES OF ALABAMA PAC, Montgomery – $750.00 
  • JACOB MULLINS, Cullman – $2,500.00 
  • RANDY POWELL, Holly Pond – $100.00 
  • HOWARD DAY, Mountain Brook – $250.00   
  • BLOUNT COUNTY REPUBLICAN CLUB, Oneonta – $2,500.00   
  • ADAMS AND REESE ALABAMA PAC, Mobile – $1,000.00   
  • ALA FORESTRY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE, Montgomery – $7,531.57 
  • FAYE COBBS, Vinemont – $200.00   
  • AFFORDABLE AUTOMOTIVE TIRES & SERVICES LLC, Cullman – $250.00 
  • KELLY DUKE, Cullman – $250.00 
  • PROGRESS PAC, Montgomery – $750.00 (in kind)
  • EDUPAC, Birmingham – $3611.65 (in kind)

TOTAL $21,693.22

Expenditures May 1-31, 2025

  • STRATEGY MANAGEMENT LLC, Montgomery – $5,884.75   
  • I360, Arlington VA – $450.00   
  • ANEDOT, New Orleans LA – $10.30   
  • SASSY DESIGNER WHOLESALE, Holly Pond – $547.50   
  • STRATEGY MANAGEMENT LLC, Montgomery – $38,331.97   
  • WAY RAY SHELTON & COMPANY PC, Tuscaloosa – $250.00 

TOTAL $45,474.52

Contributions June 1-30, 2025

  • BIPAC, Montgomery – $4,300.00
  • CULLMAN COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTY – $5,000.00 

TOTAL $9,300.00

Expenditures June 1-30, 2025

  • CULLMAN COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTY – $1,000.00
  • I360, Arlington VA – $450.00
  • WAY RAY SHELTON & COMPANY PC, Tuscaloosa – $200.00 

TOTAL $1,650.00

Contributions July 1-Aug. 1, 2025

  • LARRY SMITH, Huntsville – $100.00 
  • JEFFREY MACHINE, INC.,  Birmingham – $2,500.00 
  • SELF – $125.00 (in kind)

TOTAL $2,725.00

Expenditures July 1-Aug. 1, 2025

  • I360, Arlington VA – $450.00 
  • WAY RAY SHELTON & COMPANY PC, Tuscaloosa – $200.00 
  • JALANA GOMEZ PHOTOGRAPHY, Holly Pond – $500.00 

TOTAL $1,150.00

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Alexandria Braswell (Democrat)

Contributions April 26-May 2, 2025

No contributions reported.

Expenditures April 26-May 2, 2025

  • ZOOM, San Jose CA – $15.00

TOTAL $15.00

Contributions May 3-9, 2025

  • KAREN KWAITKOWSKI, Statesboro GA – $100.00
  • SUSAN MCKENNEY, Guntersville – $200.00
  • MR. TOBY MILLER, Fort Payne – $100.00
  • WILLARD MCMUNN, Fort Payne – $100.00
  • MARY PATE, Birmingham – $250.00

TOTAL $750.00

Expenditures May 3-9, 2025

  • 3PATHS MARKETING, Madison – $525.00
  • ACT BLUE, Somerville MA – $9.60 

TOTAL $534.60

Contributions May 1-31, 2025

  • ELIZABETH HYDE, Birmingham – $100.00
  • JAMES WHITE, Cullman – $100.00
  • MARILYN LANDS, Huntsville – $250.00
  • STACIA BEARDEN, Vancouver WA – $100.00

TOTAL $550.00

Expenditures May 1-31, 2025

  • BRANCH BOOKS, Cullman – $541.56
  • ACT BLUE, Somerville MA – $40.25 

TOTAL $581.81

Contributions June 1-30, 2025

  • DONNA MATTHEWS, Birmingham – $100.00
  • WILLARD MCMUNN, Fort Payne – $100.00
  • MARTHA HUNTER, Blountsville – $100.00
  • MARY PATE, Birmingham – $500.00
  • LOUISE JONES, Birmingham – $500.00
  • DOUG TURNER, Birmingham – $500.00
  • F L  NICHOLS, Guntersville – $250.00       

TOTAL $2,050.00

Expenditures June 1-30, 2025

  • 3PATHS MARKETING, Madison – $300.00   
  • CREATIVE SIGNS, Cullman – $174.33 
  • THOMAS DIASIO, Birmingham – $350.00   
  • IONOS INC, Philadelphia PA – $12.00   
  • ACT BLUE, Somerville MA – $101.35 

TOTAL $937.68

Contributions July 1-Aug. 1, 2025

  • WILLARD MCMUNN, Fort Payne – $100.00 
  • SHELTON BEAIRD, Arab – $100.00 
  • NATHAN GILBERT, Rock Creek – $100.00 
  • ASHLEY TRAWICK, Cullman – $1,000.00 
  • STEPHANIE RODRIGUEZ, Redmond WA – $100.00 
  • KAREN JOHNSON, Cullman – $250.00 
  • VINCE MELESKI, Cullman – $100.00 

TOTAL $1,750.00

Expenditures July 1-Aug. 1, 2025

  • ZOOM, San Jose CA – $16.99   
  • META, Menlo Park CA – $12.95 
  • JOHN MANN, Guntersville – $225.00   
  • C&C GRAPHICS, Cullman – $536.42   
  • WALLACE STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE, Hanceville – $800.00   
  • CULLMAN TIMES, Cullman – $950.00   
  • SPIRIT SHOP, Cullman – $276.73   
  • VISTAPRINT, Waltham MA – $143.84   
  • LOWE’S HOME IMPROVEMENT, Cullman – $192.80   
  • THE PARKER GROUP, Birmingham – $680.00   
  • OFFICE DEPOT, Cullman – $127.46   
  • THE PARKER GROUP, Birmingham – $575.00   
  • GODADDY, Scottsdale AZ – $25.91   
  • ZOOM, San Jose CA – $16.99

TOTAL $4,580.09

House District 12

Cindy Myrex led the votes in the State House District 12 Special Primary Election on Tuesday, July 15, 2025, but failed to get a majority, forcing a runoff against second-place finisher Cullman Councilman Clint Hollingsworth. The State House District 12 Special Primary Runoff Election will take place on Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2025. The winner will face Democratic candidate Matthew Glover in the State House District 12 Special General Election on Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025.

For previous contributions and expenditures, see our story at www.cullmantribune.com/2025/07/12/whos-paying-whom-district-12-special-election-campaign-finance-reports

Clint Hollingsworth (Republican)

Contributions July 11, 2025

  • ROADPAC, Montgomery – $1,000.00 
  • ARTHUR UNDERWOOD, Cullman – $500.00   
  • ALABAMA POWER COMPANY EMPLOYEES STATE PAC, Birmingham – $5,000.00   
  • ALAPAC, Montgomery – $5,000.00   
  • NEWPAC, Montgomery – $2,500.00   
  • NEWPAC, Montgomery – $2,500.00   
  • SAVEPAC, Montgomery – $2,500.00   
  • TELPAC, Montgomery – $2,000.00   
  • TELPAC, Montgomery – $2,500.00 

TOTAL $23,500.00

Expenditures July 11, 2025

  • WALLGREENS, Cullman – $270.00   
  • FLAVORS BAKERY, Cullman – $100.28   
  • JOHNNY’S BBQ, Cullman – $456.05   
  • BULLSEYE PUBLIC AFFAIRS, Jackson MS – $28,566.39 

TOTAL $29,392.72

Contributions July 14, 2025

  • AUTO-PAC, Montgomery – $1,000.00   
  • AWBA PAC, Montgomery – $2,500.00   
  • BEASLEY ALLEN, Montgomery – $2,500.00   
  • CAREPAC, Montgomery – $2,000.00   
  • JOBS PAC, Montgomery – $1,000.00   
  • PROGRESS PAC, Montgomery – $5,000.00   
  • SV&B PAC, Montgomery – $1,000.00   
  • SVBII PAC, Montgomery – $500.00   
  • SVBII PAC, Montgomery – $1,500.00   
  • TOM COKER & ASSOCIATES, Montgomery – $1,000.00 

TOTAL $18,000.00

Expenditures July 14, 2025

  • GOAT ISLAND BREWING, Cullman – $635.42
  • JIM N’ NICKS, Cullman – $380.09
  • BULLSEYE PUBLIC AFFAIRS, Jackson MS – $45,002.25 

TOTAL $46,017.76

Contributions July 15-18, 2025

  • ALABAMA BUILDERS PAC, Montgomery – $2,500.00
  • ALABAMA CREDIT UNION LEGISLATIVE ACTION COUNCIL, Birmingham – $500.00
  • NORTH ALABAMA PAC, Huntsville – $1,000.00
  • NUCOR PAC, Decatur – $2,000.00
  • PETROLEUM & CONVIENCE MARKETERS OF ALABAMA PAC, Montgomery – $1,000.00 
  • PROGRESS PAC, Montgomery – $2,983.75 (in kind) 

TOTAL $9,983.75

Expenditures July 15-18, 2025

  • JIM N’ NICKS, Cullman – $272.60 

TOTAL $272.60

Contributions July 19-25, 2025

  • ALRAD PAC, Montgomery – $1,000.00
  • BIZPAC, Montgomery – $2,500.00
  • RAY BROWN, Cullman – $250.00 

TOTAL $3,750.00

Expenditures July 19-25, 2025

  • COLD SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL, Bremen – $90.00   
  • SWAMP JOHNS, Cullman – $156.00   
  • PRECISION LEDGER SOLUTIONS, Montgomery – $2,025.00   
  • BULLSEYE PUBLIC AFFAIRS, Jackson MS – $2,530.11 

TOTAL $4,801.11

Contributions July 26-Aug. 1, 2025

  • ALPMA PAC FUND, Locust Fork – $1,000.00 
  • 2D FLOORING & TILE LLC, Madison – $100.00 
  • AUTO-PAC, Montgomery – $1,000.00 
  • D&D HOMES LLC, Madison – $1,000.00 
  • ALAPAC, Montgomery – $5,000.00 
  • NICHOLAS GLENN JOHNSTON, Cullman – $500.00    
  • NEWPAC, Montgomery – $5,000.00 
  • TELPAC, Montgomery – $5,000.00 

TOTAL $18,600.00

Expenditures July 26-Aug. 1, 2025

  • BUETTNER BROTHERS LUMBER CO, Cullman – $1,342.27 
  • SOCIAL MEDIA VISUAL, Cullman – $2,125.00 
  • CREATIVE DESIGN & SCREEN PRINTING, Hanceville – $311.81 

TOTAL $3,779.08

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Cindy Myrex (Republican)

Contributions July 5-11, 2025

  • FLOTATION SYSTEMS INC, Cullman – $5,000.00
  • DAVID LAWRENCE, Warrior – $3,500.00
  • SMITH LAKE BOATING ADVENTURES LLC, Crane Hill – $500.00
  • KIM WHALEY, Cullman – $150.00
  • WILLIAM COUSINS, Gardendale – $500.00
  • MELINDA EDWARDS, Crane Hill – $500.00
  • IRON WORKERS LOCAL NO.92, Birmingham – $1,500.00       
  • SELF (Loan) – $10,000.00

TOTAL $21,650.00

Expenditures July 5-11, 2025

  • NEIGHBORHOOD RESEARCH AND MEDIA, Rodanthe NC – $1,135.00   
  • QUALITY OUTDOOR ADVERTISING, Cullman – $1,200.00   
  • STRATEGIC IMPACT, Lexington KY – $21,135.60  
  • C & C GRAPHICS, Cullman – $965.56   
  • CULLMAN COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTY – $1000.00 

TOTAL $25,436.16

Contributions July 15-18, 2025

No contributions reported

Expenditures July 15-18, 2025

  • POPS PLACE BBQ, Hanceville – $240.00   
  • FREEDOM MEDIA GROUP, Leeds – $10,100.00   
  • CHAMBERS FARM AND GARDEN SUPPLY, Cullman – $200.00   
  • POPS PLACE BBQ, Hanceville – $177.93   
  • VISUAL ANTHONY LLC, Cullman – $3,120.00 

TOTAL $13,837.93

Contributions July 19-25, 2025

  • PAM BOYD, Bremen – $239.70 
  • WATSON MCKINNEY, Hanceville – $1,500.00 
  • MCDONALD STRONG, Birmingham – $1,000.00 
  • GERRICK WILKINS, Hoover – $479.70 

TOTAL $3,219.40

Expenditures July 19-25, 2025

No expenditures reported

Contributions July 26-Aug. 1, 2025

  • JOANNA ELLARD, Cullman – $300.00 
  • BILLY FLOYD, Cullman – $250.00 
  • JACKS WESTERN WEAR, Cullman – $200.00 
  • WAYNE MYREX, Bremen – $200.00 
  • JUSTIN PRUETT, Cullman – $250.00 
  • RILEY DEVELOPMENT LLC, Cullman – $500.00 
  • TRADITIONS BANK, Cullman – $7,500.00 
  • ROB WERNER, Cullman – $200.00 

TOTAL $9,400.00

Expenditures July 26-Aug. 1, 2025

  • CAMP PATRIOT CORP, Libby MT – $1,015.50   
  • COLD SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL BAND, Bremen – $250.00   
  • WRJL 99.9 FM, Eva – $510.00   
  • SHELL SERVICE, Hanceville – $125.00   
  • BUBBLY BABES CO, Cullman – $1,400.00   
  • SECRETARY OF STATE, Montgomery (Penalties for untimely filing) – $817.53 

TOTAL $4,118.03

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Matthew Glover (Democrat)

Contributions July 1-31, 2025

  • MICHELLE SCHULTZ, Columbus OH – $1.00 
  • MICHAEL ARONES, Black Mountain NC – $2.00 
  • DOUGLAS DODD, Bakersfield CA – $1.00 
  • DARRELL JONES, Port Townsend WA – $1.00 
  • KIMBERLY T CLOUD, Palmetto GA – $1.79 
  • ERIC FREED, Mamaroneck NY – $7.14 
  • DORIS BEETEM, Houston TX – $5.36 
  • SUSAN LAMBERT, Pasadena CA – $10.00 
  • ELIN WARING, Bronx NY – $5.00 
  • NATHAN GILBERT, Rock Creek – $25.00 
  • MICHELLE SCHULTZ, Columbus OH – $1.54 
  • STEVEN AXLEROD, Pasadena CA – $1.92 
  • DANIEL GAULIN, Framingham MA – $3.13 
  • BRENDA ANDERSON, Novi MI – $3.13 
  • CHRISTOPHER GAROFFOLO, Stillwater OK – $1.56 
  • SARAH GONDELL, Carefree AZ – $6.25 
  • CHERYL OLIN, Calera – $50.00 
  • CHARLES PAINTER, Troy MI – $1.25 
  • LILI PECK, Brisbane CA – $1.00 
  • LESELEY RISINGER, Kearney NJ – $6.25 
  • MICHAEL SANDERS, Cullman – $25.00 
  • HOLLY WILAON, Oakland Co. MI – $1.00 
  • SUSAN CANTRELL, Greenville SC – $1.00 
  • DEAN CREIGHTON, Maple City MI – $1.00
  • STEVEN AXLEROD, Pasadena CA – $1.39 
  • DANIEL A CHILDERS, Chicago IL – $13.89 
  • JONI FERNANDEZ, Littleton CO – $1.39 
  • DAVID GARLAND, Minneapolis MN – $1.00 
  • JANET HESSERT, North Hollywood CA – $1.39 
  • TAMBI HURD, Salem OR – $2.78 
  • JOYCE JOHNSON, Wells ME – $1.39 
  • ANNE MACPHERSON, Rochester NY – $4.00 
  • MARGARET ANN PAXTON, Lexington VA – $1.89 
  • JEFF RESSIN, Vienna VA – $27.78 
  • SAMANTHA WHITFIELD, Vinemont – $100.00 
  • MIKE WEHRLE, Russell KY – $2.78 
  • ANNA COOK, Santa Inez CA – $5.56 
  • DORIS LASSITER, Birmingham – $10.00 
  • JOAN MARKER, Fairhope – $12.50 
  • JOAN NEPTUNE, Auburn – $50.00 
  • LAURA PALMER, Auburn – $50.00 
  • REBECCA BRUNS, Holland MI – $1.67 
  • CAROLYN E CATRON, Hoover – $4.00 
  • CAROLYN COLE, State College PA – $7.00 
  • PAT DEMOTTE, Pell City – $12.50 
  • MARRY JO FELLOWS, McCalla – $15.00 
  • MATTHEW GLOVER, Cullman – $5.55 
  • BARBARA HIMES, Hacienda Heights CA – $5.00
  • SUSAN JOSLYN, Las Vegas NV – $1.39 
  • DEBORAH LENNON, Newport RI – $1.39 
  • MARSHA S STURDEVANT, Birmingham – $25.00 
  • SHARON CLAYTON, Lexington KY – $1.39 
  • LORI WHITEMEN, Salem OH – $15.00 

TOTAL $545.95

Expenditures July 1-31, 2025

  • PREMIER BANK OF THE SOUTH, Cullman – $3.00   
  • COLD SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL, Bremen – $90.00   
  • WALLGREENS, Decatur – $125.31   
  • ACTBLUE, Somerville MA – $21.35 

TOTAL $239.66