Former state Republican Party Chairman Peters dies

Former Republican Party Chairman and longtime GOP activist J. Elbert Peters died Thursday. He was 90. “It is with incredible sadness that we report former ALGOP Chairman and longtime member Elbert Peters passed away this afternoon at the age of 90,” the Alabama Republican Party announced on the social media platform X “His contributions to our Party are immeasurable and he will be greatly missed. Please join us in lifting his loved ones up in prayer.” Peters was the founder of the Madison County Republican Men’s Club, the oldest continuously meeting Republican club in the state. Peters served