Candidate for State Senate, Congress to meet with Franklin County Democratic Executive Committee next week

The Franklin County Democratic Executive Committee will host two candidates seeking office in the 2026 Alabama Democratic Primary at its December 9th meeting.

Bobby Martin Jr., a candidate for Alabama State Senate District 6 and Amanda Pusczek, candidate for United States Congress, Congressional District 4, were scheduled to meet with local Democrats at their Tuesday night meeting.

The meeting is at Northwest-Shoals Community College, Phil Campbell campus, from 6:30-8 p.m., next Tuesday. The public is invited to attend.

Martin, a pastor and a father, describes himself as someone who ‘has lived the realities that so many families across our district are facing right now’ as a driving force for his candidacy.

The winner of the May 19, 2026, Democratic Primary for Alabama House District 6 will face the Republican nominee in next November’s general election.

Incumbent District 6 State Senator Larry Stutts has announced he will be seeking a fourth term representing the district, which includes Colbert, Franklin and a portion of Limestone Counties.

Martin said he is concerned about new industries with high-paying jobs ‘coming to other parts of the state and consistently skipping District 6.’

His campaign will have its foundation on six issues: Attracting and retaining good-paying jobs, making it possible for working families to afford homes and build stability, eliminating property taxes on primary residences, eliminating state income tax for those earning under $100,000, creating new revenue and jobs through an Alabama-grown, Alabama-taxed cannabis program using the ABC model and lowering utility costs and increasing accountability.

Pusczek, a Missouri native who moved to Alabama with her mother in 1996, earned an associate degree in Nursing from Calhoun Community College in 2008. Her biography states she focuses on psychiatric nursing and mental health advocacy.

In 2020, at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Pusczek traveled to New York City, serving on the front lines while completing her bachelor’s degree in Nursing with an emphasis on scholarly analysis.

A self-described openly queer woman, Pusczek and her spouse Trever live in Cullman. She cites Alabama’s ‘growing restrictions on healthcare and reproductive rights that make it nearly impossible for her and Trever to start the family they dreamed of,’ a driving force in her decision to seek the Democratic nomination for Alabama’s Fourth Congressional District.

After voting last November, Pusczek said she was frustrated by a ballot full of uncontested seats with no options for voters.

“If no one was going to fight for women, for queer people, for working families, and for access to healthcare, then I would,” Pusczek said on her website www.amandaforalabama.com.

She’s running for Congress to bring ‘science, empathy and accountability back to Washington—and to ensure that every Alabamian has the freedom, dignity and opportunity they deserve.’

The winner of the May 19, 2026, Democratic Primary will face the Republican nominee for United States Congress, Fourth Congressional District, in November.

Veteran Congressman Robert Aderholt, who has represented Alabama’s Fourth District since 1997. He has announced plans to seek another term in 2026.

Neighbors said it is vital for Democrats to have candidates in all elections next year.

“Thank you both, Mr. Martin and Ms. Pusczek, for standing up when it would have been easier to sit down. Thank you for refusing to accept the status quo and for daring to imagine a better future for all of us,” Neighbors said in announcing the candidates’ December 9th visit to Franklin County.