Carnley announces campaign for Senate District 31 seat

Conservative Republican Coffee County Commissioner Josh Carnley announces he will run for State Senate District 31. 

“I have a strong conservative record as a Coffee County Commissioner. I fight every day for the things that make America great,” Carnley said. “I would like to thank Senator Holley for his service to our area, and his long and storied career. I’m going to continue to be a voice for Coffee, Covington, Dale and Pike Counties.”

Currently held by Senator Jimmy Holley (R-Elba), Senate District 31 will be an open seat in the 2022 campaign cycle after Holley announced he will retire after this term.

Carnley is a native of Ino in Coffee County. He is owner and president of SanBuck Insurance. SanBuck has offices in Andalusia, Enterprise and Troy and provides personal, commercial and agricultural insurance throughout Alabama and Florida. He also farms cotton, peanuts, corn and beef cattle.

Carnley and his wife, the former Valerie Presley from Opp, have been married for 18 years. They have three children: daughters Presley, 15 and Stella, 12; and son John Matthew, 9. They attend public school in Opp.

“I’m from a little place called Ino. It’s a speck on the map, but when you add up these small towns, you get a mass of people who love and value their way of life,” Carnley said. “I intend to be a voice for fiscal responsibility, economic growth, our children’s education, support for our military, and freedom from the burden of government. If the pandemic has taught us anything, it’s that our freedoms are fragile – we need state officials who will fight for freedom, not yield to the tyranny of government.”

Carnley is an Enterprise Rotarian and a deacon at Ino Baptist Church. Carnley and his wife faithfully serve as teachers in the children’s department. He serves as the Coffee County representative on the ChocPea Yellow River Watershed Authority. He is also a board member for the Greater Wiregrass Fellowship of Christian Athletes.