Rep. Kitchens will seek Scofield seat in State Senate

State Rep. Wes Kitchens (R-Arab) announced today that he will seek to fill the vacant State Senate District 9 seat that includes portions of Blount and Madison counties and all of Marshall County. Kitchens’ announcement immediately followed news that Sen. Clay Scofield, who has represented District 9 since 2010, was stepping down as Senate Majority Leader and resigning his seat in the higher chamber. Gov. Kay Ivey is set to call for a special election for the vacancy in the coming days or weeks. Kitchens, elected to the House in 2018 and reelected in 2022, represents his hometown of Arab. R