9 , ▁Er win ▁announced ▁his ▁plans ▁to ▁seek ▁the ▁position ▁of ▁Alabama ▁Lieutenant ▁Governor ▁against ▁then - inc umb ent ▁Jim ▁F ols om ▁Jr . ▁He ▁received ▁the ▁end ors ement ▁of ▁the ▁Alabama ▁G OP ▁Senate ▁C au cus , ▁eight ▁city ▁may ors , ▁the ▁Tr uss ville ▁Te a ▁Party ▁and ▁the ▁C ull man ▁Te a ▁Party , ▁and ▁Governor ▁Bob ▁R iley . ▁ ▁Kay ▁I vey ▁announced ▁a ▁switch ▁from ▁the ▁governor ' s ▁race ▁to ▁the ▁lieutenant ▁governor ' s ▁race ▁on ▁March ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁I vey ▁defeated ▁both ▁Er win ▁and ▁D aph ne ▁school te acher ▁Gene ▁P onder ▁by ▁a ▁significant ▁margin ▁in ▁the ▁June ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁primary . ▁I vey ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁be ▁elected ▁as ▁lieutenant ▁governor ▁and ▁was ▁sw orn ▁in ▁as ▁governor ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁after ▁Governor ▁Robert ▁J . ▁Bent ley ' s ▁res ignation . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Senator ▁Henry ▁E . ▁" H ank " ▁Er win ▁Jr . ▁official ▁profile ▁at ▁legisl ature . state . al . us ▁ ▁Trans cript ▁of ▁appearance ▁on ▁Sc ar borough ▁County ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁express ing ▁views ▁on ▁K atr ina ▁ ▁Trans cript ▁of ▁appearance ▁on ▁Hann ity ▁& ▁Col mes ▁express ing ▁views ▁on ▁K atr ina ▁ ▁Senator ▁H ank ▁Er win ▁personal ▁website ▁ ▁S . A . V