Tabitha Isner, a Montgomery nonprofit executive who ran for a congressional seat as a Democrat last year, announced Wednesday that she will launch a campaign for Alabama Democratic Party chairwoman.

Isner, who unsuccessfully ran against Republican Rep. Martha Roby, is the second challenger to Democratic Party Chairwoman Nancy Worley after the national party ordered a new election after finding “procedural irregularities” with Worley’s re-election in August.

Under Worley’s leadership, the state party has faced criticism from Democrats who believe the organization did not lend sufficient support – monetary or otherwise -- to candidates.

One of those candidates, U.S. Sen. Doug Jones, backed Worley’s August challenger, Montgomery lawyer Peck Fox. Jones, who is the only Democratic statewide officeholder, argued that Fox was the best candidate to foster change. Worley defeated Fox, who said he will not run in the new election, by a vote of 101-89 by the party’s executive committee.

In a news release announcing her candidacy, Isner alluded to the problems she believed are plaguing the party.

“We need leadership who will trust, empower, and support the full spectrum of Alabama Democrats to implement a diverse array of strategies - not just the old familiar methods. Trying new things is the only way to get a new result,” she said.

Isner said she would focus on healing divisions within the party “and empowering each and every Democrat to contribute to the party’s growth and success.

“The distrust that characterizes our party today isn’t a strange new phenomenon. It’s the result of a complicated party history plagued with racism, shifting alliances, and scarce resources,” she said. “Everyone I know - both those who support the current leadership and those that want a change - wants to see the Democratic party move forward. But until we face those historical realities and build bridges across generations of Democrats, our party cannot be whole.”

Will Boyd, chairman of the Lauderdale County Democratic Party who unsuccessfully ran for lieutenant governor in 2018, is also mounting a bid for state party chairman.