Alabama Governor Kay Ivey is currently the oldest serving governor in the United States at 78 years old.
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(Not So) Fun Fact: Tommy Tuberville Tried to Overturn 2020 Presidential Election
Republican senator Tommy Tuberville made himself an ally of Donald J. Trump. He helped the former president try to overturn the 2020 election by using his power in the Senate.
Fun Fact: Kay Ivey’s Party Switch
Alabama Governor Kay Ivey was originally a Democrat up until the very early 2000s. She was always a very conservative politician, but she took longer than most to make the jump to the GOP.
(Not So) Fun Fact: Tommy Tuberville’s Racist Crime Claims
Republican senator Tommy Tuberville claimed that black people commit crimes because they weren’t paid reparations for slavery. His horrific comments were condemned by NAACP.
(Not So) Fun Fact: Tommy Tuberville and Covid-19 Hate Crimes Act
Tommy Tuberville was one of six Republican Senators to vote against an act to punish people committing hate crimes against Asian Americans related to the COVID-19 pandemic.