Alabama’s Self-Proclaimed ‘AI Watchman’ Unseats Incumbent Public Service Commissioner
Key takeaways
- June 17, 2026 Share This Article Republish Photos of current Alabama Public Service Commissioners hang in the PSC offices.
- But even this early, Zeigler already had his mind on November.
- “It’s going to be a tough, tough race,” Zeigler said.
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June 17, 2026 Share This Article Republish Photos of current Alabama Public Service Commissioners hang in the PSC offices. Chris Beeker (right) lost his reelection bid against Republican opponent Jim Zeigler. Credit: Dennis Pillion/Inside Climate News Related Alabama Governor Names Four New PSC Members, Including Its First Two Black Appointees On the Historic Route From Selma to Montgomery, an AI Cloud Looms In Alabama Primary Elections, Incumbent Utility Regulators Feel the Squeeze of High Energy Prices Share This Article Republish Most Popular Trump’s EPA Unlawfully Cancelled Environmental Justice Grants, Judge Rules Hoover Dam Approaches a Hydropower Cliff Trump Administration Abandons Fight Against Wind Energy as Clean Energy Output Surges MOBILE, Ala.—Jim Zeigler didn’t have much time to celebrate.
The morning after his Republican primary victory on Tuesday and a gathering of supporters at Wintzell’s Oyster House, the 78-year-old hit the road early to drive the nearly four hours to his hometown of Sylacauga, southwest of Birmingham, to attend a funeral.
But even this early, Zeigler already had his mind on November.