MONTGOMERY – Secretary
of State John Merrill recently confirmed that Texas Senator and Republican
presidential candidate Ted Cruz will make appearances in Alabama.
On December 19, Senator Cruz Cruz is scheduled to appear at the
Daphne Civic Center at 1:30 p.m. The link to access free tickets can be found
here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/take-off-with-ted-mobile-rally-tickets-19980922477
On December 20, Senator Cruz will bring his campaign to the
Trussville Civic Center from 2-4 p.m. For more information, please contact
Alabama State Senator Shay Shelnutt at 205-413-9022. The link to access free
tickets can be found here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/take-off-with-ted-trussville-rally-tickets-19998628436
The Secretary of State commented on Senator Cruz’s 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 Iowa caucus being less than six weeks away, it is a very
exciting time for our people to have the opportunity to speak with front
runners like Senator Cruz, who is currently leading in Iowa polls. Thanks to 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, Senator Marco Rubio, 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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