AL Political Reporter: “The Alabama Democratic Party is looking for a new executive director.
Wade Perry, who took over the position in 2020, following a tumultuous shakeup in party leadership, announced Tuesday that he is stepping down. Perry said he informed party leadership of his decision some time ago and that his last day will be Tuesday.
“I have an opportunity outside of politics that I just couldn’t pass up,” Perry said. “I’ve been doing this in Alabama since 1992 and I think it’s time to move on. It was a hard decision, but the more I thought about it, the more I liked the idea of it.”
Perry, who led Doug Jones’ successful run for U.S. Senate in 2017, said he couldn’t reveal his specific future plans, only that it is not politics-related.”