Alabama Democratic Conference endorses Sneed in 5th District congressional runoff
The Alabama Democratic Conference has endorsed Democratic congressional candidate Andrew Sneed ahead of the June 16 runoff election in Alabama’s 5th Congressional District.
The endorsement comes as Sneed and fellow Democratic candidate Candice Dollar Duvieilh compete for their party’s nomination to challenge Republican U.S. Rep. Dale Strong (R-Huntsville) in November.
The Alabama Democratic Conference, which serves as the Black Caucus of the Alabama Democratic Party, announced it is making a sole endorsement in the runoff.
According to George Hearring, the ADC’s chair for the 5th Congressional District, the organization viewed the runoff as a significant election and determined it was important to back a single candidate.
“Given the congressional runoff in the 5th District, and the incredibly high stakes of this 2026 midterm election, the ADC determined it to be necessary to offer a single endorsement for this consequential runoff election,” Hearring said in a statement. “In light of h…