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Jay Hovey
American politician (born 1987) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Jay Hovey is an American politician from Marvyn, Alabama.
Early life and education
Hovey is a graduate of Auburn University, and during his time in school he was a student firefighter.[1]
Political career
Hovey started his political career serving as a city council member for Auburn, Alabama's 7th ward for 4 years.[2]
In 2022 Hovey decided to run against three time incumbent Tom Whatley in the Republican primary for Alabama's 27th Senate District.[2] This race would end up being so close the Alabama GOP called it a tie.[3] Eventually it was decided that Hovey had won by a single vote, but Senator Whatley withdrew from the race before a full recount occurred.[4] After the primaries Hovey would go onto to win the general election by a margin of over 40%.
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