Katie Boyd Britt Eyes Run For Richard Shelby’s U.S. Senate Seat

ACROSS ALABAMA — The former chief of staff to U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby appears to be gearing up for a U.S. Senate run next year.

On June 1, Katie Boyd Britt filed a statement of candidacy with the Federal Election Commission to run as a Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in 2022. As of Monday, however, she has not formally announced her plans to run.

The primary is May 24, 2022.

Britt most recently served as president and CEO of the Business Council of Alabama but stepped down Friday "to pursue other opportunities," according to a news release from the business association.

"I'm excited about the road ahead," Britt tweeted the day she parted ways with BCA.

Pictured below: Katie Boyd Britt

After more than four decades representing Alabama in Congress, Sen. Richard Shelby announced in February that he would not seek re-election. Shelby, who turned 87 in May, has served in the U.S. Senate longer than any senator from Alabama.

A native of Enterprise, Britt received her undergraduate and law degrees from the University of Alabama, where she also served as president of the Student Government Association.

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