Don Langham said he would run for Mobile County treasurer as a Democrat unless party officials allowed a troubled congressional candidate to qualify, a caveat that revealed the party’s anxieties.
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A Birmingham Congressman Kept Turning Up in Mobile, and Everyone Knew Why
U.S. Rep. Artur Davis delivered his ‘false choices’ speech to the Mobile Rotary Club, his second appearance in the city in about a month, as speculation grew about a 2010 run for governor.
Atmore
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FAA Sent $3.28 Million to Four Southwest Alabama Airports
Mobile Regional, Atmore Municipal, Dauphin Island and Bay Minette Municipal airports shared more than $3.28 million in federal aviation grants for sprinklers, security fencing and runway protection zones.
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Congressman Artur Davis Works a Mobile Room as Talk of Higher Office Grows
U.S. Rep. Artur Davis of Birmingham came to Mobile for a Dutch-treat luncheon with three dozen politically active locals, an introduction arranged as speculation about a future statewide run followed him.
Baldwin County
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Mobile County Voters Handed Jim Folsom the Lieutenant Governor’s Office
Luther Strange ran roughly 9,000 votes behind other Republicans on the Mobile County ballot in 2006. Flip those votes and he wins statewide. Instead, Jim Folsom returned to the lieutenant governor’s office.
Baldwin County
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Where Mobile’s Candidates Planned to Watch the Returns on Election Night 2006
From Wintzell’s to a riverside restaurant on Dog River, Mobile-area candidates and their supporters made plans to gather across the region as voters prepared to decide their fates on Tuesday.
Baldwin County
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Former County Treasurer Vivian Beckerle Entered the Race Against Jo Bonner
Former Mobile County treasurer Vivian Beckerle announced in March 2006 that she would seek the Democratic nomination for Congress in Alabama’s First District, challenging two-term Rep. Jo Bonner.
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Congressman Jo Bonner to Headline Mobile GOP Gathering
First-term U.S. Rep. Jo Bonner was announced as guest speaker for Mobile’s Grand Old Party at a midtown restaurant, with free admission for members and a $10 charge for the general public.
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Brookley Field Lands the EADS Tanker Plant and Its Promise of 1,000 Jobs
Local lawmakers said Mobile’s Brookley Field was about to be named the winner of EADS North America’s nationwide search for a tanker program site, an aerospace prize starting with 200 engineers and holding the promise of 1,000 jobs.
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Hap-pening or Hap-less? A Senate Retirement Rumor Freezes the Field in District 34
State Sen. Hap Myers said in August 2004 he would likely seek a fourth term, a signal that scrambled the plans of would-be successors in Alabama Senate District 34 ahead of the 2006 election.