Mobile Mayor Sam Jones’ 2005 campaign raised more than $832,000 in cash and spent nearly $936,000 to win a four-seat race, according to the annual year-end financial report filed in early 2006.
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Consultants, Strategists and a Defection: Mobile’s Mayoral Campaigns Staff Up
By March 2005, Mobile’s mayoral candidates were assembling professional campaign teams, and one veteran local adman crossed the aisle from John Peavy’s camp to Ann Bedsole’s.
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Dow’s Exit Sets Off a Scramble: The 2005 Race for Mayor of Mobile Takes Shape
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.