UPDATED 8/2/17: Here are your city council and mayoral candidates
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Who are they? Check out our UPDATED list of candidates as of 8/2/17. School board candidates included, along with info about the special U.S. Senate primary!
Click on the name under Candidates, to visit their website or campaign page. Click on the name under Candidate Interviews to take you to their interview with Bham Now.
District 1
Your current councilor is Lashunda Scales.
Candidates:
Lashunda Scales (incumbent) and Sherman Collins.
Candidate Interviews:
Sherman Collins. We have reached out to Scales via email and phone. Stay tuned!
District 2
Your current councilor is Kim Rafferty.
Candidates:
Lawrence Conaway, Kimberly Jeanty, Stephen L. Murphy, Kim Rafferty (incumbent), Jordan Thompson, Hunter Williams and Tyrone Williams
Candidate Interviews:
Lawrence Conaway, Kimberly Jeanty, Stephen L. Murphy, Kim Rafferty (incumbent), Jordan Thompson, Hunter Williams and Tyrone Williams
District 3
Your current councilor is Valerie Abbott.
Candidates:
Valerie Abbott (incumbent), Rowan Henderson and Ryan Jones.
Candidate Interviews:
We’ve interviewed Abbott, Henderson and Jones.
District 4
Your current councilor is William Parker.
Candidates:
William Parker (incumbent), Cory Pettway, Mary Jean Baker LaMay and Sergio Williams.
Candidate Interviews:
Cory Pettway, Sergio Williams. We have reached out to LaMay and Parker via phone and email.
District 5
Your current councilor is Council President Johnathan Austin.
Candidates:
Johnathan Austin (incumbent), Dorothea Crosby, Chris Davis, Darrell O’Quinn, Erica Robbins, Jeremy Schatz and Robert Walker.
Candidate Interviews:
Dorothea Crosby, Darrell O’Quinn, Erica Robbins, Jeremy Schatz, Robert Walker. We have reached out to Austin and Davis via email.
District 6
Your current councilor is Shelia Tyson.
Candidates:
Keith Mims, Sheila Tyson (incumbent) and Keith O. Williams.
Candidate Interviews:
Keith O. Williams. We have reached out to Tyson via email.
District 7
Your current councilor is Council President Pro-Tem Jay Roberson.
Candidates:
Titus Battle, Hosea Lewis, Lonnie Malone, Jay Roberson (incumbent) and Jeffrey Rowser.
Candidate Interviews:
Titus Battle, Hosea Lewis, Lonnie Malone and Jeffrey Rowser. We’ve reached out to Roberson via phone and email.
District 8
Your current councilor is Steven Hoyt.
Candidates:
Steven Hoyt (incumbent), Lynette Peters, Gerri Robinson and Adlai Trone.
Candidate Interviews:
Lynette Peters and Adlai M. Trone. We’ve reached out to Robinson via email and phone and Hoyt via email.
District 9
Your current councilor is Marcus Lundy. He is not seeking re-election.
Candidates:
Angene Coleman, Eric Hall, John Hilliard, Wendell Major, Roderick Royal, David Russell, Reginald Swanson, James Williams
Candidate Interviews:
Eric Hall, John Hilliard, Wendell Major, Roderick Royal, Reginald Swanson, James Williams
Candidates For Mayor:
- Incumbent Mayor William Bell
- Patricia Bell
- Randy Davis
- Philemon Hill
- Trudy Hunter
- Carl Jackson
- Lanny Jackson
- Donald Lomax
- Frank Matthews
- Fernandez (Brother) Sims
- Randall Woodfin
- Chris Woods
Bham Now has interviewed: Patricia Bell, Randy Davis, Philemon Hill, Trudy Hunter, Lanny Jackson, Brother Fernandez Sims, Randall Woodfin and Chris Woods.