Blount County District Attorney Pamela Casey said Monday she will run for Alabama state attorney general in 2026, seeking to become the first woman elected to the position.

Casey was elected Blount County DA in 2010 and has been reelected twice. Before her election, she served as assistant attorney general and deputy attorney general under AG Troy King, starting in 2007.

“I think I have the experience, the background to run the office and to be the attorney general for the state of Alabama and would be the first female elected to that position,” Casey said. “And I think I have the most experience to run for the office.”

Casey said she has the track record to fill the role as the state’s top prosecutor.

“We have been very successful in prosecuting criminals,” Casey said. “We’ve been successful in prosecuting people who have hurt children, who have victimized children, who have victimized other people in terms of property crimes.

“And we will take that to Montgomery and make sure Alabama benefits from it.”

The attorney general’s office will be an open seat in 2026. Attorney General Steve Marshall is serving his second term and cannot seek a third. Marshall recently ended speculation that he might run for governor.

Casey said she has considered running for attorney general for several years and that she and her husband made a final decision last summer.

“He said, ‘I’ll support you 110%,‘” Casey said. “And we were in.”

Casey graduated from Susan Moore High School in Blountsville and lettered in volleyball, basketball and track. She is a graduate of Rhodes College in Memphis and the Seattle University School of Law.

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Casey said combatting crime would be a priority, as well as supporting President-elect Trump in his initiatives on immigration.

Casey’s announcement comes early in the election cycle. The Republican primary is in May 2026. She said it was important to announce her intentions.

“I’m not going to play games with the fact that I’m running,” Casey said. “I don’t think that’s fair to the people of the state or Blount County. I intend to run. I intend to run a positive race. It’s my hope that I will earn the vote of the people of Alabama.”