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Caroleene Dobson

Republican · AL

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Caroleene Dobson is an attorney and the 2026 Republican nominee for Alabama Secretary of State.

Where Caroleene Dobson stands, based on their records

Supports

Government Efficiency (2 records)

Campaign Finance Information — Secretary of State

Campaign Finance Information · Secretary of State · November 3, 2026

Data last updated September 2, 2026

Raised
$693,855
Spent
$676,535
Cash on hand
$511,932

Contribution-size amounts cover itemized cash contributions only; the raised total also includes non-itemized cash, in-kind contributions, and other receipts.

Direct contributions by size
  • $5,000+$935,500
  • $1,000-$4,999$192,000
  • $500-$999$37,250
  • $250-$499$15,250
  • $100-$249$7,800
  • $1-$99$667

Source: Alabama FCPA Reporting System · 2026 cycle · fcpa.alabamavotes.gov

Track record

Track record — Government Efficiency

Government Efficiency · 2 support
  • Dobson moved to approve and affirm the Alabama Forestry Commission's proposed rewrite of the state forestry code and voted yes on the recorded roll call; the motion carried five to nothing with one abstention.

    December 11, 2025Supports Government Efficiency

    Source: forestry.alabama.gov · researched July 31, 2026

  • At the Alabama Forestry Commission's April 2023 meeting Dobson pressed the agency to partner with the Alabama Department of Transportation on spraying cogongrass along highway rights-of-way and to brief the state realtors' association so agents selling rural land could help identify infestations.

    April 13, 2023Supports Government Efficiency

    Source: forestry.alabama.gov · researched July 31, 2026

Track record — General

General · 12 records
  • The Alabama REALTORS Political Action Committee endorsed Dobson for Secretary of State on its slate announced ahead of the May 19, 2026 Republican primary.

    March 26, 2026

    Source: yellowhammernews.com · researched July 31, 2026

  • Lieutenant Governor Will Ainsworth announced his endorsement of Dobson for Alabama Secretary of State in the 2026 election cycle.

    January 20, 2026

    Source: yellowhammernews.com · researched July 31, 2026

  • The Electric Cooperatives of Alabama political action committee, the political arm of the Alabama Rural Electric Association of Cooperatives, endorsed Dobson for Secretary of State.

    December 2, 2025

    Source: yellowhammernews.com · researched July 31, 2026

  • The Alabama Forestry Association endorsed Dobson for Secretary of State, citing her forestry and land background.

    October 2, 2025

    Source: yellowhammernews.com · researched July 31, 2026

  • The Alabama Farmers Federation's FarmPAC endorsed Dobson for Secretary of State in its slate of 2026 statewide endorsements.

    October 1, 2025

    Source: yellowhammernews.com · researched July 31, 2026

  • TRUK PAC, the political arm of the Alabama Trucking Association, endorsed Dobson for Secretary of State as part of its four statewide endorsements for the 2026 election cycle.

    September 15, 2025

    Source: alabamatrucking.org · researched July 31, 2026

  • ProgressPAC, the political arm of the Business Council of Alabama, endorsed Dobson for the Republican nomination for Alabama Secretary of State.

    August 13, 2025

    Source: 1819news.com · researched July 31, 2026

  • The Associated Builders and Contractors of Alabama endorsed Dobson in the 2026 Alabama Secretary of State race, citing her positions on reducing fees and streamlining business services.

    August 5, 2025

    Source: yellowhammernews.com · researched July 31, 2026

  • Dobson seconded and voted for the Alabama Forestry Commission's approval of a $200,000 Forestry Workforce Development Institute grant expanding a logging-worker credentialing program for Alabama high school students, and seconded approval of the agency's quarterly financial report.

    April 17, 2025

    Source: forestry.alabama.gov · researched July 31, 2026

  • The Alabama Forestry Commission elected Dobson vice-chair for 2025 on the nominating committee's recommendation, adopted unanimously.

    January 16, 2025

    Source: forestry.alabama.gov · researched July 31, 2026

  • During a 2024 Republican congressional runoff debate, Dobson supported tax cuts, reducing government spending, border security, gun-rights positions, and increased U.S. energy production.

    April 8, 2024

    Source: apnews.com · researched July 4, 2026

  • Dobson began a term as one of the seven governor-appointed members of the Alabama Forestry Commission's Board of Commissioners, the body that governs the state forestry agency under Section 9-3-1 of the Code of Alabama.

    January 6, 2022

    Source: forestry.alabama.gov · researched July 31, 2026

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Profile last researched July 4, 2026.