The West Mobile Republican Women's Club is hosting what appears to be the first forum of candidates for mayor of Mobile.
WMRWC's next monthly meeting is on Wednesday, February 12. The speakers are Mobile County Commissioner Connie Hudson and former Mobile District Judge Spiro Cheriogotis. Both have announced their candidacies for mayor of Mobile. Other speakers could be added.
The meeting is at 12:30 p.m. at Woodridge Baptist Church. The public is invited. A complimentary light lunch is served. No ticket or RSVP is needed.
Other potential candidates for mayor of Mobile include:
Former Mobile Police Chief Paul Prine
State Rep. Barbara Drummond (D-Mobile)
State Sen. Vivian Figures (D-Mobile)
Former Mobile County Commissioner Stephen Nodine
The deadline to qualify for mayor or for a city council seat is June 10. The Mobile city election is Tuesday, August 26. If no candidate receives a majority of the votes (50% plus one), the top two finishers will compete in a runoff in September.
In Mobile and almost all municipalities, candidates do not run with a party designation. All run as independents in a general election. There are no party primaries.
The mayor’s office in Mobile is an open seat. Mayor Sandy Stimpson had announced that he would not run for another term.
Jim ‘Zig’ Zeigler writes about Alabama’s people, places, events, groups and prominent deaths. He is a former Alabama Public Service Commissioner and State Auditor. You can reach him for comments at ZeiglerElderCare@yahoo.com.
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