Mobile City Councilman Ben Brooks said in October 2005 he was strongly considering a run for state Senate District 35 or for the circuit judgeship being vacated by Ferrill McRae, but would consult his district first.
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District Judge to Brief Young Republicans as a Circuit Seat Opens Up
Mobile County District Judge George Hardesty was set to address the Mobile County Young Republicans on judicial developments, with a circuit judgeship coming open after 40 years on the bench.
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A Courthouse Reshuffle Looms: 40-Year Judge to Retire, Challengers Line Up
The pending retirement of Circuit Judge Ferrill D. McRae after four decades on the bench set off a scramble among Mobile attorneys, while other courthouse offices drew challengers for 2006.
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Brooks Opens Re-Election Bid With Former Rivals Among His Hosts
Mobile City Councilman Ben Brooks launched his District 4 re-election campaign in April 2005 at the Scenic Yacht Basin, with more than 100 honorary hosts including several people who had once run against the seat.
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Tennis Anyone? Mobile Councilman’s $3,100 in Taxpayer-Funded Lessons Draws Colleagues’ Rebuke
Councilman Thomas Sullivan says he followed every city procedure in spending $3,100 in public money on tennis lessons and tournament travel for supporters’ children. Four of his colleagues say it was flatly improper.
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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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Peavy Votes for the Budget He Criticized, Then Takes Charge of Rewriting the City’s Playbook
Mobile’s newest councilman backed a budget that drains $21.1 million from capital funds, calling the vote a fait accompli, and was promptly handed the city’s new strategic initiative.
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Peavy Votes for the Budget He Criticized, Then Takes Charge of Rewriting the City’s Playbook
Mobile’s newest councilman backed a budget that drains $21.1 million from capital funds, calling the vote a fait accompli, and was promptly handed the city’s new strategic initiative.