Wesley Harrison Allen (born August 15, 1975) is an American politician and former probate judge who is the incumbent secretary of state of Alabama, serving since 2023.
As an undergraduate, Allen played on the Alabama Crimson Tide football team under coaches Mike DuBose and Gene Stallings.
[4] Allen came in second out of a field of four candidates in the Republican primary on May 24, 2022, forcing a runoff election with State Auditor Jim Zeigler.
[10] The legislation, signed into law by Governor Ivey, prohibits state and local election officials from accepting private donations to fund election-related expenses.
[12] Allen vowed that, if elected, his first act as secretary of state would be to withdraw Alabama from membership in the Electronic Registration Information Center, also known as ERIC.
[13] Allen asserted that the $25,000 membership fee was a waste of taxpayer dollars and contended that Alabamians would not agree to their information being used by ERIC to maintain accurate voter rolls.
[14] Allen also had concerns over the fact that the seed money used to start ERIC was connected to organizations funded by George Soros.