With qualifying a year away, Mobile County Democratic leaders ran a hands-on workshop on recruiting candidates, raising money and organizing communities early.
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Kim Pettway Appointed to Mobile Water and Sewer Board
Kim Pettway, a University of South Alabama instructor active in Democratic campaigns, was appointed to the City of Mobile’s Board of Water and Sewer Commissioners, filling the seat left by the late Rev. Wesley James.
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Group Presses Mobile Schools to Preserve Phoenix Program
Members of the 100 Black Men of Greater Mobile appealed to the county school superintendent to reconsider a plan to bring the district’s alternative schooling program in-house, ending the group’s 13-year stewardship of the Phoenix Program.
Baldwin County
Primary Night Redraws the Map in Mobile and Baldwin County Races
Ashley Rich routed Mark Erwin, Vivian Figures turned back Herman Thomas, and Baldwin County’s incumbent district attorney failed to make her own runoff, as local observers assessed a night of upheaval.
Baldwin County
Turnout Runs ‘Extremely Low’ Across Mobile County on Primary Day
Mobile County Probate Judge Don Davis reported light voter participation at polling places from Citronelle to Saraland as Alabamians voted in party primaries, while campaigns readied election night gatherings across the city.
Mobile
Alabama Democratic Conference Backs Herman Thomas in Senate District 33 Fight
The state party’s Black political caucus endorsed former Circuit Judge Herman Thomas over incumbent Sen. Vivian Figures, giving a jolt to one of Mobile’s most closely watched Democratic primaries.
Mobile
Ad War Erupts in Republican Primary for Mobile County District Attorney
Assistant district attorney Ashley Rich launched a television campaign built on the slogan ‘prosecutor, not politician,’ while rival Mark Erwin’s own commercial drew a demand that stations pull it.
Local News
State Democrats Reject Figures Appeal, Sealing Buskey’s Clear Path in District 99
An Alabama Democratic Party panel upheld the disqualification of RaShawn Figures on residency grounds. His attorney called the proceeding a farce of due process and a celebration of the rule of man.
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Party Panel Knocks RaShawn Figures Off Ballot in Challenge to Rep. James Buskey
A Democratic Party subcommittee disqualified 28-year-old RaShawn Figures from the House District 99 primary on residency grounds, a ruling his campaign said it would appeal.
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Figures Holds Wide Money Lead Over Thomas in Senate District 33 Primary
Campaign disclosures showed state Sen. Vivian Figures raising more than four times what challenger Herman Thomas collected as the two headed into the final weeks of their Democratic primary contest.