Attorney General of Alabama
Jeff McLaughlin
Former Alabama state representativeD
- Race
- Attorney General of Alabama
- Election
- 2026-11-03
- Opponent
- Katherine Robertson (R)
- Research
- Basic
Party linenone
No recorded floor votes — not a current legislator in our records.
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Jeff McLaughlin is the Democratic nominee for Alabama attorney general, a Guntersville lawyer and former member of the Alabama House of Representatives. The Alabama Reflector reports he made his name fighting for campaign finance reform and refusing to take campaign contributions, has little online presence, and had reported no fundraising or spending this year as of July 31.[1][2]
On the ballotAttorney General
2026-11-03
| Katherine Robertson R | challenger |
| Jeff McLaughlin D | challenger |
Unopposed in the Democratic primary.
Biography
Jeff McLaughlin is the Democratic nominee for Alabama attorney general, a Guntersville lawyer and former member of the Alabama House of Representatives. The Alabama Reflector reports he made his name fighting for campaign finance reform and refusing to take campaign contributions, has little online presence, and had reported no fundraising or spending this year as of July 31.[1][2]
Basic profile — the most important sourced facts we found.
McLaughlin was born in Decatur and raised in Guntersville. According to his campaign, he was a schoolteacher before becoming a lawyer, and he graduated from Birmingham-Southern College and Harvard Law School.[2]
He has practiced law in Guntersville for more than thirty years, according to his campaign.[2] McLaughlin represented Marshall County in the Alabama House of Representatives for ten years, and his campaign says he never accepted a campaign contribution there.[2][1]
In their own words
Priorities
- Campaign finance reform; he is described as having refused campaign contributions during his time in the Alabama House.[3]
Campaign moneyNo FEC filing summary matched — state candidates file with their state, not the FEC.
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Sources cited in this profile
- 1.An Alabama attorney general candidate, under the radar · Alabama Reflector · 2026-07-31 News report
- 2.Jeff McLaughlin for Alabama Attorney General · McLaughlin campaign · 2026-10-19 Candidate's own words
- 3.An Alabama attorney general candidate, under the radar · Alabama Reflector · 2026-07-31 News report