Campaign finance records showed a wave of Mobile and Baldwin County support flowing to Republican gubernatorial nominee Robert Bentley after he won the party’s nod, with several coastal donors giving five figures.
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Mobile
A Phantom Website Pushed Steve Nodine for Mayor. He Said He Wasn’t Running.
An anonymous website urged Mobile County Commissioner Steve Nodine to challenge Mayor Sam Jones in 2009. Nodine said flatly that he would not run, and his allies accused the mayor’s camp of manufacturing an opponent.
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Gary Cooper Quits USA Fundraising Drive, Charging the University Has Failed Black Mobile
Retired Marine general and banker J. Gary Cooper resigned from the University of South Alabama’s capital campaign, accusing the school of neglecting the Black community. President Gordon Moulton answered point by point.
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Cash Flows in the GOP Race to Succeed Sheriff Jack Tillman
Campaign finance reports filed ahead of the June 6 primary showed three well-funded Republicans jockeying to succeed retiring Mobile County Sheriff Jack Tillman, each strong in a different way.
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Councilman Thomas Sullivan Reports Late Fundraising in District 2 Fight
Seeking a fifth term on the Mobile City Council, District 2 incumbent Thomas Sullivan raised nearly $15,800 in the closing weeks and entered election week with about $7,000 on hand.
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Firefighters Help Fuel William Carroll’s Bid to Unseat Sullivan
A $5,000 gift from the Mobile Fire Fighters Association helped power challenger William Carroll’s campaign against longtime District 2 Councilman Thomas Sullivan, whose seat dates to 1989.
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Bess Rich’s Mayoral Campaign Primed for a Late Media Blitz
A week before Mobile’s mayoral election, former councilwoman Bess Rich reported more than $64,000 on hand after a heavy advertising push, in a four-way race to succeed Mayor Mike Dow.
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From Spring Hill to Kilimanjaro: Rep. Jamie Ison Trains for Africa’s Highest Peak
State Rep. Jamie Ison, a former director for the deaf and blind, was training twice a day to join blind mountaineer Erik Weihenmayer on a late-summer climb of Mount Kilimanjaro, with the toughest day set to fall on her 52nd birthday.
Mobile
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.