MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Republican Katherine Robertson has released an attack ad against opponent Jay Mitchell in her bid to become Alabama’s next attorney general.
The 30-second ad will air on broadcast, cable and digital in every major market in the state with an ad buy of more than $300,000, the Robertson campaign said.
The video claims Mitchell, a former Alabama Supreme Court Justice, is “wrong for attorney general.”
“Mitchell was a partner at a woke law firm that promoted DEI,” a narrator says in the ad. “That’s not all. He was a registered foreign agent for Uzbekistan and personally lobbied Hillary Clinton’s office. Woke lawyer, lobbyist for a Muslim country, that’s not Trump tough, that’s a weak fraud.”
Mitchell’s campaign said in a statement that the ad falsely paints him as a pro-Islamic lobbyist.
“Perhaps I shouldn’t be, but I continue to be surprised by Katherine Robertson’s willingness to lie outright,” Mitchell said in the statement. “This latest smear attempt is indefensible—conduct unbecoming of someone seeking the office of Attorney General.”
Mitchell’s campaign said that he did pro-bono legal work in the early 2000s for Sanjar Umarov, a leader of the Sunshine Coalition opposition movement in Uzbekistan. Umarov was imprisoned on charges that his supporters said were fabricated after being a vocal critic of former Uzbek President Islam Karimov.
Uzbekistan is a majority-Muslim country and former Soviet Republic in central Asia.
Mitchell’s statement said he briefed members of Congress about the situation, which ultimately led to both chambers passing a resolution demanding humane treatment for Umarov. Hillary Clinton was a U.S. senator representing New York at the time.
“If you want to know why I am so passionate about protecting Alabama from Anti-American agendas, look no further than the Umarov case,” Mitchell said in the statement. “I took on a barbaric Muslim tyrant to protect an innocent political prisoner and won. I did it by bringing all of Congress together to stand unanimously for basic human rights, and I did it for free. It was one of the most meaningful experiences of my career.”
Robertson’s campaign manager Annabel Martinson said the case shows Mitchell is an “ambitious corporate shill.”
Robertson, chief counsel to current Attorney General Steve Marshall, appears at the end of the ad.
“Alabama needs a real conservative,” the narrator says in the ad. “Katherine Robertson: endorsed by law enforcement, standing with President Trump from day one.”
The attack ad comes shortly after Mitchell announced on Monday his five-prong plan “to protect Alabama from the growing threat of radical Islamic extremism.”
Rest assured: radical Islamic extremism will not take root in Alabama if I am the Attorney General. pic.twitter.com/K3LsRwWD3S
— Jay Mitchell (@jayforalabama) April 28, 2026
Campaign finance
Robertson, Mitchell and Blount County District Attorney Pamela Casey are competing in a three-person Republican primary.
Robertson leads fundraising efforts over the course of the race at $3.8 million in monetary contributions, according to the most recent campaign finance data available. Mitchell trails closely behind at $3.77 million raised. Casey has brought in $149,000.
Three weeks out from the primary, Mitchell has the largest war chest, with $1.47 million on hand. Robertson has $1.12 million, and Casey has $540,000.
The primary is May 19. The deadline to register to vote is May 4.