In this episode of Make It Make Sense, Alabama, Neeli Faulkner and Whitney Scapecchi sit down with Elijah Davidson, a candidate for Alabama House District 95, for a wide ranging conversation about what voters are dealing with right now. Cost of living. Taxes. Housing. Political accountability. And the frustrations people feel when elected officials are hard to reach once they’re in office.

Davidson shares how he got into politics through his high school Turning Point USA chapter, later working for former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich, and how volunteering with local charities shaped his views on poverty, pregnancy support, and state level policy decisions. The conversation moves through his platform priorities. Ending the grocery tax, tightening state spending, pushing for term limits, and increasing transparency around how representatives vote and how accessible they are to constituents.

Neeli and Whitney also press on what accountability should look like in practice, what voters can do when they feel ignored, and why younger candidates say the “good old boy” system keeps people locked out. It’s a direct conversation about power. Who has it. Who doesn’t. And what it would take to change that in Alabama.

Learn more about the candidate: davidsonfordistrict95.com

This episode discusses political viewpoints and policy proposals shared by the guest. It is presented for public interest and civic discussion, and does not constitute an endorsement.