One State Senate Race Could Topple a Row of Political Dominoes in Mobile
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…
Ben Brooks Set a Barbecue Rally on Highway 90 to Launch His State Senate Campaign
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.
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,…
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…
Former Council Members Deliver a Verdict on Mobile’s Abandoned Pay Raise: Public Service Is Not a Career
After the Mobile City Council retreated from a steep pay raise under public scorn, former council members offered a blunt assessment in January 2005: the job is part-time, and police…