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Alabama’s AAPI caucus calls on Tuberville to apologize for vote on hate crime bill
Updated 2:21 PM;
The Asian American and Pacific Islander caucus of the Alabama Democratic Party called on U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville to apologize last week, after Tuberville was one of just six U.S. Senators to vote “no” for consideration of a bill that would protect Asian Americans from hate crimes.
“As one of Alabama’s representatives in the Senate, it is Tommy Tuberville’s responsibility to defend the interests of all his constituents,” a press release from the AAPI caucus released on Friday read. “Tuberville’s vote against the ‘COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act’ proves he would rather stoke the flames of insurrection than do his job.”
“We’ve been clear, John Merrill’s personal life is just that – personal. But what is not personal is access to state resources like a state vehicle, state cell phone and any other taxpayer funded benefits of being Alabama’s Secretary of State,” Alabama Democratic Party Executive Director Wade Perry said in a statement.
Perry says the Alabama Democratic Party is calling on Attorney General Steve Marshall and other law enforcement officials to open an investigation.
Merrill declined to comment. A spokesman for Marshall also declined to comment.
In 2017, former Gov. Robert Bentley resigned following an impeachment push amid the fallout of his relationship with an aide. But the impeachment effort centered on allegations that Bentley used his office to advance and then cover up the relationship.
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Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill
The head of the Alabama Democratic Party says he wants an investigation into Republican Secretary of State John Merrill.
Merrill announced last week that he would not be seeking political office in next year’s elections. He has said he made choices that were not in the best interest of his family. He told al.com that he had an inappropriate relationship with a woman outside his marriage.
“We’ve been clear, John Merrill’s personal life is just that – personal. But what is not personal is access to state resources like a state vehicle, state cell phone and any other taxpayer funded benefits of being Alabama’s Secretary of State,” Alabama Democratic Party Executive Director Wade Perry said in a statement.