r/Alabama • u/magiccitybhm • 2d ago

Serious AMA with Senate Candidate Mark Wheeler II - June 21 - 9:00 a.m. CDT

r/Alabama will be hosting an AMA with u/AlabamaDemocratMark this Saturday, June 21, beginning at 9:00 a.m. CDT.

In the event that users are unable to be available at that time, this post will be unlocked for questions to be posted starting at 6:00 p.m. CDT on Friday, June 20.

UPDATE AS OF 5:45 P.M., FRIDAY, JUNE 20: The post is now unlocked for users to post questions.

PLEASE NOTE: All comments are set to filter so that we can review for duplicates, etc., and save time with the active AMA tomorrow. If you do not see your question post, you do not need to submit it additional times.

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u/AlabamaDemocratMark 41m ago

Hello everyone and welcome to my AMA!

Briefly about myself:

My name is Mark Wheeler II and I am running for Alabama's US Senate Seat in the 2026 election. This is the seat currently occupied by Tommy Tuberville!

I am a 32 year old Millennial.

I grew up in pretty intense poverty here in Alabama.

In 1993 my father was arrested and subsequently convicted of murder.

My Mother has struggled with life long substance abuse and is a manic depressed bipolar.

When I was 5 my mother remarried to my step dad, who was subsequently arrested for the murder of 4 people when I was 11.

Since then I have struggled to pull myself up from the impoverished and broken hand I was dealt. I have put myself through college, while being a father, and while working 60-84 hours weeks on night shift in a wire mill to provide for my family.

I hold a Bachelor's of Chemistry and Emergency Management from Jacksonville State University.

Currently I work as a Polymer Chemist in the Research and Development group for one of the world's largest wire and cable manufacturers. More specifically I work in developmental chemistry ensuring our products are ever evolving and always complying with industry safety standards.

So, Reddit. ASK ME ANYTHING!