Mobile’s congressman, asking the Wiregrass to keep him

Wall of Shame — Today: Alabama Peanut Producers

Today on the Wall of Shame: the Alabama Peanut Producers PAC (Dothan) has put $5,000 into Rep. Shomari Figures' campaign account. Figures then voted no on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act — the same ag and tax package Wiregrass peanut farmers benefit from. The Wall of Shame exists for one reason — so that total stops growing. https://take2back.com/wall-of-shame.html

Most of District 2 Isn't Watching Yet

The first public poll of the August 11 special primary landed this week, and its real headline wasn't the horse race — it was the silence. Conducted June 8–9 by Peak Insights, the survey found about 42% of likely voters still undecided, the field largely unknown to them, seven weeks out from the only major election left on Alabama's 2026 calendar. That gap is the opportunity. District 2 is a Republican-leaning seat for the first time this cycle under the map the Supreme Court restored this month, the outcome is genuinely unwritten, and the people who decide it will be the ones paying attention now — before the out-of-area money fills the airwaves.

The First Hard Test Is Still July 15

The next real signal isn't another poll — it's a filing. Second-quarter FEC reports are due July 15, the first money read of the special and the clearest measure of whether this seat is funded by District 2 or by Washington. The record so far points one way: an analysis of FEC filings by 1819 News found out-of-state donors and the national platform ActBlue made up roughly 80% of Rep. Shomari Figures' 2024 war chest, and about 71% of his receipts this cycle came from PACs and party committees rather than from individual District 2 donors. July 15 will show whether that changes.

A Washington Record, District Headlines

The incumbent's voting record runs with his party — the Heritage Action scorecard rates him at 0% — even as his office publicizes district-funding wins, including a reported $4.25 million for rural hospitals across District 2, among them Troy Regional (Troy Messenger, June 11). It is a familiar pattern for a seat the national party has placed on its must-protect list: Washington-aligned votes, district-facing announcements.

Why the Spotlight Matters

A seat the national party is spending to defend is a seat whose representative answers, in part, to that party. District 2's priorities — its jobs, its hospitals, its rural communities — should be set here at home, not in a national finance report or a Washington committee room. The next seven weeks are about keeping the focus where it belongs: on District 2 voters setting the terms.

Now on X

TakeBack District 2 posts daily at @take2back — the money, the votes, and what's at stake as the August 11 special primary approaches. Follow along, and share it with neighbors in District 2 who should be watching this one.

Bottom Line

District 2 is the last major race on Alabama's board, the map made it competitive, the money is national — and most voters aren't watching yet. That's the opening. The first hard test is July 15; the final say is August 11. The time to weigh it is now, before the spending speaks louder than the district.