If Ben Brooks unseated Sen. Gary Tanner in 2006, the result would open a Mobile City Council seat, revive a county commission rivalry and set off a scramble that would reach well past Election Day.
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Ben Brooks Weighed a Run for the State Senate or a Circuit Judgeship in 2006
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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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.