Draft Kay Ivey for Alabama Governor
Experienced Leadership for Alabama
Ivey was born in Camden, Alabama, in 1944. She graduated from Auburn
University, and worked in education, banking and government before
winning her current post. In 1982, Ivey had run unsuccessfully for
State Auditor as a Democrat. She was Director of Government Affairs and
Communications for the Alabama Commission on Higher Education from 1985
until 1998.
Ivey took office in 2003, after defeating Stephen Black, the grandson
of former United States Supreme Court Justice Hugo Black, in the 2002
general election, by a margin of 52-48% In 2006, Ivey was re-elected
over Democrat Steve Segrest by a 60-40% margin.
One of Ivey's duties as State Treasurer was administration of the
state's Prepaid Affordable College Tuition Program. Ivey made a regular
practice of extending deposit deadlines and otherwise improving access
to the program. However, Ivey's 2006 opponent, Steve Segrest,
criticized Ivey for delaying improvements until just before the 2006
election, and for not taking action regarding actuarial deficits in the
tuition program.
Under the Alabama Constitution, Ivey was not eligible to seek
re-election to a third term in 2010. Ivey's name surfaced in press
speculation about gubernatorial candidates in 2010.
There was a movement started to draft Treasurer Ivey to run for
Governor of Alabama in 2010. On June 24, 2009, Ivey announced her
candidacy for governor at a series of events in Montgomery, Birmingham,
Huntsville and Mobile, Alabama.
However, on March 31, 2010, Ivey abandoned her run for governor and
qualified to run for lieutenant governor. On June 1, 2010, Ivey won the
Republican nomination for lieutenant governor over State Senator Hank
Erwin, Jr. and Daphne schoolteacher Gene Ponder.
On November 2, 2010, in a Republican sweep of statewide offices, Ivey
defeated Democratic Lt. Governor Jim Folsom, Jr., who was seeking an
unprecedented fourth term in the General Election and will assume that
office on January 17, 2011.
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you would like to be kept up to date on information regarding Treasurer
Ivey and our efforts to persuade her to run for Governor, please send
me your contact information. Also if you would like to voice your
encouragement for Treasurer Ivey please send that along as well. I will
compile the notes of encouragement and pass them to the Treasurer.
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