ProgressPAC, the political arm of the Business Council of Alabama, yesterday announced the first round of endorsements for the 2014 campaign cycle during a board of directors meeting in Montgomery.  Under consideration were candidates for constitutional offices, legislative seats, the State Board of Education and congressional offices.

DeKalb County Candidates Endorsed:

State Board of Education District 8 - Mary Scott Hunter

State Senate District 8 - Steve Livingston

State Senate District 9 - Clay Scofield

State Senate District 10 - Phil Williams

House District 24 - Nathaniel Ledbetter

House District 26 - Kerry Rich

House District 27 - Will Ainsworth

“We have a tremendous first round of pro-business candidates we will be supporting as we move into the 2014 election cycle. We look forward to working with these and other candidates as we consider additional endorsements in the weeks to come.”    - ProgressPAC chairman Marty Abroms

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