Tag: Alabama Legislature
BW Recommends | March 30, 2025
BW Recommends is a rundown of stories you might have missed this week. It offers insight into issues important to our area and sometimes tickles your curiosity.
BW Recommends | March 23, 2025
BirminghamWatch Recommends is a rundown of stories you might have missed this week. It offers insight into issues important to our area and sometimes tickles your curiosity.
BW Recommends | March 9, 2025
BW Recommends | March 2, 2025
BirminghamWatch Recommends is a rundown of stories you might have missed this week. It offers insight into issues important to our area and sometimes tickles your curiosity.
BW Recommends | February 23, 2025
Republicans Nominate Brown in House District 52 Race
It appears there will be an election to determine who will fill the District 52 seat in the Alabama House of Representatives. Read more.
Democratic Nominee Kelvin Datcher Could Sidestep General Election and Go Straight to the House
Kelvin Datcher will find out by the end of the month whether he’ll face a Republican opponent in the Oct. 1 general election for House of Representatives District 52 or be named to the position early. Read more.
Kelvin Datcher Wins Runoff for House District 52 Democratic Nomination
UPDATED — Kelvin Datcher greeted more than 100 supporters at Hemings in Thomas Jefferson Tower Tuesday night after he defeated Frank Woodson for the Democratic nomination to be the District 52 representative in the Alabama Legislature. Read more.
Voters Go to Polls for Runoff in House D52 Seat
Voters are headed to the polls today to determine which Democrat — Kelvin Datcher or Frank Woodson — will be the Democratic nominee to fill the Alabama House of Representatives District 52 seat recently left vacant after former Rep. John Rogers resigned and pleaded guilty to federal corruption charges. Polls are open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Read more.
Datcher, Woodson Move to Runoff in House District 52 Special Election
Kelvin Datcher, Birmingham’s deputy director of community development, and nonprofit executive Frank Woodson were the top two candidates in Tuesday’s special election for the Democratic nomination to the Alabama House District 52 seat. They will meet in a runoff July 16. Read more.