One week before voters settle the most combustible runoff on the June 16 ballot, the race for Lt. Governor continues to go scorched earth.
Terrie Ryan, former chairman of the Conecuh County Republican Party, sent a notice to news outlets on Tuesday night to announce that she filed two formal complaints with the Alabama Ethics Commission against Secretary of State Wes Allen, accusing him of using the power and resources of his office to promote himself while campaigning for higher office.
Allen, in a blistering statement to Yellowhammer News, called the complaints “a blatant ploy by the Wahl campaign to abuse the ethics system,” and returned fire on his runoff opponent, former ALGOP chairman John Wahl, with accusations of his own.
The first complaint concerns advertising spending by the office of the Secretary of State. Citing figures from the state’s open.alabama.gov transparency portal, Ryan argues advertising expenditures rose from approximately $127,272 in Fiscal Year 2024 to $1,037,195.96 in Fiscal Year 2025. Allen announced his campaign for lieutenant governor in February 2025.
Ryan’s complaint alleges that a substantial portion of that advertising prominently featured Allen’s name and image.
“This is exactly the kind of insider abuse Alabama voters are tired of,” Ryan said. “Taxpayer dollars should never be used as a personal publicity fund for a politician trying to climb the political ladder.”
The second complaint focuses on a two-year, approximately $140,000...
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