Democrat Parker Griffith says he will give up his salary if elected governor and redirect the money to public education.
Griffith said Monday that he'd also sell the state plane and helicopter used by Republican incumbent Robert Bentley. Griffith says Bentley has made 480 flights since becoming governor and he's wasting taxpayer dollars.
Bentley's spokeswoman, Rebekah Mason, says he uses state aircraft to fulfill the duties of governor, to meet with people outside Montgomery to understand local issues, and to welcome new businesses to the state. She says flights are also necessary to respond to natural disasters.
Bentley is also serving without a salary. He was elected in 2010 on a campaign promise not to take a salary until Alabama's unemployment dropped to 5.2 percent, and it's not there yet.
