Spanish Fort Teacher Running For Lt. Governor

Alabama Spanish Fort Gene Ponder who teaches AP Government and Economics at Spanish Fort High School says he will run against Lt. Gov. Jim Folsom next fall.

by The Associated Press

Published: Tue, August 04, 2009 - 12:00 pm CST Last Updated: Tue, August 04, 2009 - 12:07 pm CST

MOBILE, Ala. (AP) - Baldwin County educator Gene Ponder says he
plans to seek the Republican nomination for lieutenant governor
next year.
The teacher from Spanish Fort High School announced his
candidacy Monday. He joins Republican state Sen. Hank Erwin of
Montevallo in the GOP race.
Ponder has run twice without success for the Alabama House of
Representatives. He ran once as a Libertarian and once as a
Democrat. Ponder calls the Republican Party a good fit for his
views.
He said that if elected, he will point out which legislators,
lobbyists and special interests are responsible for inaction in the
Senate.
The incumbent, Lt. Gov. Jim Folsom Jr., is the only announced
candidate on the Democratic side.

(Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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SamRock Says:

Wed, Aug 05, 2009 at 1:28 pm

Speaking of changing sides, He and his family ought to be sporting ROLL TIDE jersey’s.

mrs. connie Says:

Tue, Aug 04, 2009 at 3:18 pm

Changing parties is a plus in my mind. He’s not a puppet of the so-called two-party system. There’s not a dime’s worth of difference between the repubs & dems, so it doesn’t matter what gang you join. Here’s a guy who knows the truth and isn’t afraid to speak it. I like him.

darryl0173 Says:

Tue, Aug 04, 2009 at 12:47 pm

Apparently, this guy can’t seem to make up his mind as to what “party” he belongs to. First a Libertarian, then a Democrat, and now a Republican.

Would you vote for a guy that has a “political party identity crisis”? Actually, I would, because he is running against Sen. Hank Erwin.

Sen. Erwin is a Baptist preacher. And religion and politics should NEVER mix…remember separation of church and state???

According to Sen. Erwin, the hurricanes (Ivan, Katrina, Gustav, & Ike) that destroyed the Gulf Coast, and especially, New Orleans, was “God’s Judgement” on sinful Americans. A real mouthful from a Northern Alabamian.

Hmmm…do you suppose “sinful” Republican politicans were the cause of the 10-inch flash flood in the State House back in May? The legislators had to evacuate the State House and seek higher ground.

What a pee-brain moron!!!