▁fund ing ▁from ▁the ▁state ▁government . ▁ ▁Democratic ▁critics ▁attacked ▁Chap man , ▁and ▁Alabama ▁Republic ans ▁generally , ▁for ▁eng aging ▁in ▁such ▁de als ▁while ▁attack ing ▁Democratic ▁legisl ators ▁holding ▁state ▁jobs . ▁ ▁Chap man ▁denied ▁wrong do ing , ▁and ▁stated ▁that ▁the ▁char ity ' s ▁funds ▁paid ▁to ▁her ▁firm ▁come ▁from ▁fund ra ising , ▁not ▁its ▁state ▁gr ants . ▁ ▁The ▁B irmingham ▁News , ▁which ▁had ▁end ors ed ▁Chap man ▁in ▁her ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁campaign , ▁rejected ▁these ▁arguments ▁and ▁sharp ly ▁critic ized ▁her ▁over ▁the ▁issue . ▁ ▁On ▁April ▁ 6 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁Chap man ▁announced ▁she ▁would ▁seek ▁re e lection ▁as ▁Alabama ▁Secretary ▁of ▁State ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁and ▁was ▁successful ▁in ▁her ▁bid . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁Kill ough ▁married ▁James ▁Chap man , ▁with ▁whom ▁she ▁has ▁tw in ▁sons , ▁Taylor ▁and ▁Th atch er . ▁Her ▁husband , ▁James ▁Chap man ▁died ▁on ▁April ▁ 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁of ▁ac ute ▁resp ir atory ▁dist ress ▁synd rome ▁( AR DS ) ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 5 0 . ▁The ▁family ▁lives ▁in ▁Ho over , ▁Alabama . ▁Chap man ▁also ▁maintain s ▁a ▁residence ▁in ▁Mont gom ery , ▁Alabama . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Beth ▁Chap man ' s ▁website ▁ ▁Category :