An adviser to President-elect Donald Trump who founded a conservative media company in Alabama is being touted as a possible replacement for GOP Sen. Jeff Sessions.

That person, Cliff Sims, has worked on both the Trump campaign and transition. A Sessions ally who has hosted a talk radio show in the state, Sims is on leave as CEO and editor-in-chief of Alabama’s Yellowhammer News company.

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