With Mayor Mike Dow preparing to confirm he would not seek a fifth term, Mobile’s 2005 mayoral field began to form around Ann Bedsole, Sam Jones, John Peavy and Bess Rich.
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Dow Raises Nothing, Peavy Banks $100,000: Mobile’s Campaign Finance Reports Land
Mayor Mike Dow reported zero contributions for all of 2004 and $18.47 in spending. Councilman John Peavy opened a mayoral account that hit six figures in five days, most of it from a single PAC.
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Riley and Bronner Pressed Dow to Run Again, but Mobile’s Mayor Appeared Unmoved
Gov. Bob Riley and retirement systems chief David Bronner urged Mobile Mayor Mike Dow to seek re-election at a meeting shortly before Christmas 2004, but his backers conceded he was unlikely to be dissuaded.
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Ann Bedsole Rules Out a Mayoral Bid and Joins the Campaign to Keep Mike Dow at City Hall
Former state Sen. Ann Bedsole dismissed talk of a mayoral run in December 2004, saying she supported Mike Dow and joining prominent Mobilians urging the mayor to take a second look at re-election.
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A Mobile Seat on the University of Alabama Board Comes Open, and a Quiet Fight Begins
Oliver Delchamps Jr.’s move to emeritus status leaves a first congressional district seat on the University of Alabama board open, and the Senate may have the last word.