Kirk Hatcher

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.

Kirk Hatcher
Member of the Alabama Senate
from the 26th district
Assumed office
March 3, 2021
Preceded byDavid Burkette
Personal details
Born1964 or 1965 (age 57–58)
Montgomery, Alabama, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
EducationMorehouse College (BA)
Emory University (MDiv)

Education

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

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, nearly avoiding a runoff. 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]

Committee Positions

Hatcher is a member of the Banking and Insurance,[12] Education Policy,[13] Tourism,[14] and Transportation and Energy Committees.[15]

Elections

2018 Democratic Primary

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

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

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%

2020 Democratic Primary

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

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

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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