A Mobile Family’s Son Leads the Birmingham Mayor’s Race Into a Runoff
Attorney Patrick Cooper, son of retired Maj. Gen. Gary Cooper of Mobile, led the field in the Birmingham mayoral election and headed into a January runoff against William Bell.
A Mobile Native’s Long-Shot Bid for Birmingham City Hall Drew Notice Back Home
Patrick Cooper, son of a Mobile banker and former ambassador and nephew of a pioneering Prichard mayor, entered Birmingham's mayoral race as an underdog with a famous surname and no…