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Rick Pressnell
Rick Pressnell (Democratic Party) is running for election to the Alabama House of Representatives to represent District 2. He is on the ballot in the general election on November 3, 2026. The Democratic primary for this office on May 19, 2026, was canceled.
Pressnell completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2026. Click here to read the survey answers.
Elections
2026
See also: Alabama House of Representatives elections, 2026
General election
The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.
General election for Alabama House of Representatives District 2
Incumbent Ben Harrison (R) and Rick Pressnell (D) are running in the general election for Alabama House of Representatives District 2 on November 3, 2026.
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Democratic primary
The Democratic primary scheduled for May 19, 2026, was canceled. Rick Pressnell (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for Alabama House of Representatives District 2 without appearing on the ballot.
Republican primary
The Republican primary scheduled for May 19, 2026, was canceled. Incumbent Ben Harrison (R) advanced from the Republican primary for Alabama House of Representatives District 2 without appearing on the ballot.
Campaign finance
Endorsements
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Campaign themes
2026
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Rick Pressnell completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2026. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Pressnell's responses.
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- Improve Education with a state lottery - instead of watching millions of dollars bleed across our borders to Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, or Mississippi, that money would be staying at home, working for you and your children.
- Expanded Medicaid, so our neighbors wouldn’t be living with the highest rates of diabetes and heart disease in the nation…so rural hospitals wouldn’t be shutting their doors but their communities would instead be reaping the improved health and economic benefits that come when those hospitals thrive. Affordable health care in general is a top concern. Medical expenses are the number one reason people file for bankruptcy or delay treatment until it’s too late. Medicaid expansion provides coverage across age groups for those 19 to 64.
- Protect the Environment by supporting conservation efforts to prevent soil erosion, water depletion, ground water contamination and biodiversity collapse. Alabama is a world class natural wonder and protecting the Tennessee River and its tributaries from pollution will be one of my top priorities. I’m a longtime member of the Tennessee Riverkeepers and a certified master naturalist.
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Campaign finance summary
Campaign finance information for this candidate is not yet available from OpenSecrets. That information will be published here once it is available.
See also
2026 Elections
External links
Footnotes
