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Kirk Hatcher

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Kirk Hatcher
Member of the Alabama Senate
from the 26th district
Assumed office
March 3, 2021
Preceded byDavid Burkette
Member of the Alabama House of Representatives
from the 78th district
In office
November 6, 2018 – March 2, 2021
Preceded byAlvin Holmes
Succeeded byKenyatté Hassell
Personal details
Born1964 or 1965 (age 58–59)
Montgomery, Alabama, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
EducationMorehouse College (BA)
Emory University (MDiv)

Kirk Hatcher (born 1964/1965)[1] is an American politician from the state of Alabama. He currently represents Alabama's 26th District in the Alabama State Senate. He is a member of the Democratic Party.

Education

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Hatcher graduated from Morehouse College in 1988 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English Language and Literature. He later enrolled in Emory University, where he earned a Masters of Divinity degree in Theology in 1997.[2]

Career

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After graduating from Emory, Hatcher moved to Rye, New York, where he worked as an English teacher at Rye County Day School.[3] After resigning his position in 2015, he moved back to his hometown, Montgomery, Alabama, where he worked in community organization. In 2018, he ran for a position in the Alabama House of Representatives in District 78, which covers downtown Montgomery.[4] He came in 2nd place in the initial Democratic primary election held on June 5, 2018, winning 37.6% of the vote and causing a runoff.[5] In the runoff held 2 months later, Hatcher defeated incumbent Representative Alvin Holmes by 17.4%.[6] Hatcher decisively defeated his independent opponent, Tijuanna Adetunji, in the November general election with 83.4% to her 16.3%.[7] Hatcher's success was backed by several lobbying groups, including the Alabama Education Association, Medical Association of the State of Alabama, Alabama Bankers Association, Alabama Forestry Association, and Alabama Rural Electricity Association.[8] After the resignation of Senator David Burkette, Hatcher ran for the empty seat in the Alabama Senate's District 26.[9] He won the initial open primary with 47.9% of votes, although because he did not win a majority of the vote, there had to be a runoff election. In the runoff, Hatcher triumphed over his opponent, John Knight, winning with 74.2% of the vote.[10] In the general election, Hatcher defeated Republican William Green with over 78% of votes cast.[11]

In 2024, Hatcher strongly considered running for United States Representative in the 2nd congressional district (which was redrawn after the Supreme Court case Allen v. Milligan), although he eventually decided not to.[12][13]

Committee Positions

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Hatcher is a member of the Banking and Insurance,[14] Education Policy,[15] Tourism,[16] and Transportation and Energy Committees.[17]

Elections

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Alabama House of Representatives District 78

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2018 Democratic Primary

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2018 Democratic Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Alvin Holmes 2,116 45.9%
Democratic Kirk Hatcher 1,736 37.6%
Democratic Terrance Dawson 759 16.5%
Total votes 4,611 100.0%

2018 Democratic Runoff

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2018 Democratic Runoff
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kirk Hatcher 1,704 58.7%
Democratic Alvin Holmes 1,200 41.3%
Total votes 2,904 100.0%

2018 General Election

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2018 General Election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kirk Hatcher 9,506 83.4%
Independent Tijuanna Adetunji 1,860 16.3%
Write-in 30 0.3%
Total votes 11,396 100.0%

Alabama State Senate District 26

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2020 Democratic Primary

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2018 Democratic Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kirk Hatcher 2,513 47.9%
Democratic John Knight 1,091 20.8%
Democratic Linda Douglas Burkette 541 10.3%
Democratic TaShina Morris 496 9.5%
Democratic Janet May 400 7.6%
Democratic Deborah Anthony 202 3.9%
Total votes 5,243 100.0%

2020 Democratic Runoff

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2020 Democratic Runoff
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kirk Hatcher 3,961 74.2%
Democratic John Knight 1,374 25,8%
Total votes 5,335 100.0%

2020 General Election

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2020 General Election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kirk Hatcher 4,565 78.3%
Republican William Green 1,254 21.5%
Write-in 8 0.1%
Total votes 5,827 100.0%

References

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  1. ^ "Senate District 26 profile: Kirk Hatcher emphasizes education, economic development".
  2. ^ "Kirk Hatcher Linkedin".
  3. ^ "About 1". Kirk Hatcher for Senate. Retrieved 2021-07-25.
  4. ^ "Kirk Hatcher". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2021-07-25.
  5. ^ "2018 Alabama State House District 78 Election Results". Bama Politics. 2020-09-19. Retrieved 2021-07-25.
  6. ^ "Alabama House of Representatives District 78". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2021-07-25.
  7. ^ "Tijuanna Adetunji". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2021-07-25.
  8. ^ "The Voter's Self Defense System - Kirk Hatcher". Vote Smart. Retrieved 2021-07-25.
  9. ^ "Democratic Rep. Kirk Hatcher wins Montgomery seat in Alabama Senate". al. 2021-03-03. Retrieved 2021-07-25.
  10. ^ Staff, WSFA 12 News (2 March 2021). "Hatcher wins Democratic primary runoff in Senate District 26 race". www.wsfa.com. Retrieved 2021-07-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  11. ^ Lyman, Brian. "Kirk Hatcher wins special election for Senate District 26". The Montgomery Advertiser. Retrieved 2021-07-25.
  12. ^ Moon, Josh (2023-10-30). "Reed out, Hatcher in for 2nd Congressional District race". Alabama Political Reporter. Retrieved 2024-08-10.
  13. ^ Lyman, Brian (2023-11-10). "Sen. Kirk Hatcher won't run for 2nd Congressional District • Alabama Reflector". Alabama Reflector. Retrieved 2024-08-10.
  14. ^ "Banking and Insurance Committee".
  15. ^ "Senate Education Policy Committee".
  16. ^ "Senate Tourism Committee".
  17. ^ "Senate Transportation and Energy Committee".