Tag: Gary Tanner

An outdoor barbecue gathering of the kind used for a local political campaign rally

Ben Brooks Set a Barbecue Rally on Highway 90 to Launch His State Senate Campaign

James Bullard, April 13, 2006

Mobile City Councilman Ben Brooks scheduled an April 2006 rally and barbecue on Highway 90 West to kick off his Republican campaign for Alabama Senate District 35 against George Callahan.

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Boiled shrimp and seafood served at an outdoor Gulf Coast community gathering

George Callahan Launched a Shrimp-Boil Campaign to Retake His South Mobile County Senate Seat

James Bullard, March 10, 2006

Former state Sen. George Callahan opened his 2006 bid to reclaim south Mobile County’s District 35 seat with a shrimp boil in Coden that he said drew more than 200 people.

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The Alabama State Capitol in Montgomery, seat of the state's constitutional offices

Mobile’s District Attorney Hired a Fundraiser and a Media Man for a Run at Attorney General

James Bullard, January 11, 2006

District Attorney John Tyson Jr. brought on a West Virginia fundraising firm and a Mobile media consultant for his Democratic campaign for Alabama attorney general against Republican incumbent Troy King.

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Downtown Mobile, Alabama, the city led for four terms by Mayor Mike Dow

A Campaign Strategist Called Mike Dow the Man to Beat, If He Ever Chose to Run for Governor

James Bullard, January 11, 2006

The consultant behind Sam Jones’ mayoral win said Mobile’s four-term former mayor would be the odds-on favorite in the governor’s race if he entered it. Dow, busy with a new venture, was out of town.

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Supporters gathered at a political campaign fundraising rally

Gary Tanner Banked $50,000 at a Mobile Rally as an Old Rival Warmed Up for a Rematch

James Bullard, January 11, 2006

State Sen. Gary Tanner raised more than $50,000 at a Mobile rally with two football names as hosts, while former Sen. George Callahan and Councilman Ben Brooks eyed the Republican side of District 35.

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A city council chamber where local officials meet to conduct municipal business

Ben Brooks Weighed a Run for the State Senate or a Circuit Judgeship in 2006

James Bullard, October 21, 2005

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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A political campaign strategy meeting around a conference table

Consultants, Strategists and a Defection: Mobile’s Mayoral Campaigns Staff Up

James Bullard, March 7, 2005

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.