The Alabama Education Association (AEA), the state public school teachers' union, made a $10,000 contribution to Garrett Dixon in the special election for State House District 38.

Their contribution is their first since a $100,000 donation to State Rep. Barbara Drummond's (D-Mobile) failed campaign for Mobile Mayor. The group, which has vehemently opposed school choice in the past, claimed credit for killing charter school expansion and education savings accounts, offered the campaign donation despite Dixon's stance on the issue.

"I support giving parents and students more school choice options, and look forward to expanding the CHOOSE Act while ensuring rural schools and students with fewer existing education options are adequately funded throughout the process," Dixon said to 1819 News

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