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Not everything has to be partisan and not everything is. But the hard truth is that the differences in approaches between conservatives and liberals now show up locally, not just on the federal level as we used to think.
The City of Mountain Brook voted to reject Democrat David Silverstein, re-electing Gerald Garner for another term in Place 2. Joe Sander was also elected to Place 4, defeating Becky Holt.
In a post on Sunday evening, lifelong democrat, Kamala Harris supporter, David Silverstein made a last-ditch plea to woo Republican voters in his bid to unseat the most conservative member of the Mountain Brook City Council.
Last September, Mountain Brook residents found themselves in a fight for their future against a developer secretly planning to build a 55-unit high-density rental development in the center of their community. That developer is now running for Mountain Brook City Council.
Mountain Brook residents are asking: “Why did long-time Democrat donor and Kamala Harris backer David Silverstein choose to run for Seat 2?”
Campaign finance reports show that since then, Silverstein has donated to at least four democrats, including a 2024 contribution to Kamala Harris.
Alabama GOP chairman John Wahl praised former Alabama Supreme Court Justice Mike Bolin on Wednesday for his “impressive win” in District 5 of the Jefferson County Commission, which he said secured the five-person commission in favor of conservatives.
Former Alabama Supreme Court Justice Mike Bolin won the seat for Jefferson County Commission’s District 5 on Tuesday’s special election, maintaining the conservative majority on the five-person commission.
A candidate to fill the fifth spot on the Jefferson County Commission was endorsed by Birmingham-area Democrats in spite of branding himself as “nonpartisan” in an election in which political parties will not be included on the ballot.
David Silverstein is a real estate developer in the Birmingham area. He declared his candidacy for the District 5 special election on Monday night.