Kenneth Paschal wins Alabama House seat; becomes Legislature's only Black Republican
Kenneth Paschal wins Alabama House seat; becomes Legislature’s only Black Republican AL.com 3 hrs ago Howard Koplowitz, al.com Retired Army Sgt. Kenneth Paschal handily defeated Democrat Sheridan Black in a general special election for a Shelby County-based state House seat, and will become the Legislature’s only Black Republican once he is sworn into office. Also on Tuesday, former state Rep. and ex-Trump administration official April Weaver, a Republican, soundly won her special election against Democrat Virginia Teague Applebaum. The Alabama GOP and his campaign said ...