MONTGOMERY – On
December 1, 2015, former Secretary of State and Democratic presidential candidate
Hillary Clinton and Florida Senator and
Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio, will make appearances in the
state of Alabama.
Clinton is scheduled to deliver the keynote speech at 11 a.m. at
the Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church in Montgomery, Ala., which takes
part during a two-day event marking the 60th anniversary of the
Montgomery Bus Boycott.
Senator Rubio will hold a campaign rally in Guntersville, Ala.,
from 4:15 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the Guntersville Recreation Center. The rally will
be open to the public. Senator Rubio is also planning to hold two private
fundraisers, one at Dream Ranch in Guntersville and a second at the home of State
Senator Slade Blackwell (R-Mountain Brook).
The Secretary of State commented on their visit to Alabama: “We
are very pleased with the way the SEC Primary has developed and what it means
for our people to have personal interaction with these candidates. With the
assistance and full support of the Alabama Legislature, one of the most
significant things we have done in the Secretary of State’s Office is change
the primary date to March 1. Since the March primary legislation passed, the
Democratic frontrunner and eight of the top Republican candidates have made
campaign stops in Alabama, which is unheard of for our state. As Secretary of
State, I will continue to position Alabama and the South as a place where
Presidential candidates are willing to make an effort to visit and meet our
remarkable people.”
Alabama recently saw visits from former Florida Governor Jeb Bush,
Dr. Ben Carson, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Senator Ted Cruz,
former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee, Ohio Governor John Kasich, Senator Rand
Paul, Donald Trump and Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker.
For more information on meeting the candidates, please contact the
Office of the Secretary of State at 334-242-7200.
This communication is not an endorsement of any particular
candidate or political party but an effort to encourage voter participation and
registration, as well as participation in the SEC Primary, which will be held
on March 1, 2016.
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