▁She ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁Secretary ▁of ▁State ▁in ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁defe ating ▁inc umb ent ▁Nancy ▁Wor ley ▁by ▁a ▁margin ▁of ▁ 5 7 % ▁to ▁ 4 3 %. ▁She ▁assumed ▁that ▁office ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁Chap man ▁was ▁mentioned ▁as ▁a ▁possible ▁candidate ▁for ▁Governor ▁of ▁Alabama ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁election . ▁ ▁In ▁early ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁Chap man ▁became ▁the ▁subject ▁of ▁attacks ▁by ▁Mark ▁Mont iel , ▁a ▁Republican ▁former ▁judge . ▁ ▁Mont iel ▁sought ▁to ▁have ▁the ▁Alabama ▁Eth ics ▁Commission ▁and ▁the ▁Att orney ▁General ▁review ▁tens ▁of ▁thousands ▁of ▁dollars ▁paid ▁by ▁Chap man ' s ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁campaign ▁to ▁her ▁husband ▁and ▁sons . ▁Att orney ▁General ▁T roy ▁King , ▁a ▁fellow ▁Republican , ▁announced ▁the ▁compla int ▁against ▁Chap man ▁does ▁not ▁appear ▁to ▁raise ▁any ▁viol ations ▁of ▁the ▁law . ▁He ▁also ▁wrote ▁that ▁state ▁law ▁does ▁not ▁prohib it ▁a ▁candidate ▁from ▁h iring ▁family ▁members ▁to ▁work ▁in ▁a ▁campaign . ▁ ▁Chap man ▁was ▁cleared ▁by ▁the ▁Eth ics ▁Commission ▁on ▁the ▁compla int . ▁ ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁Chap man ▁again ▁made ▁head lines ▁when ▁an ▁Associ ated ▁Press ▁story ▁revealed ▁that ▁Chap man ' s ▁personal ▁consult ing ▁firm ▁is ▁paid ▁nearly ▁$ 5 0 , 0 0 0 ▁ann ually ▁by ▁a ▁private ▁char ity ▁that ▁receives