Birmingham voters get plenty of choice with dozen mayoral candidates
Birmingham voters will have plenty of candidates to choose from when the head to the polls this August to vote for mayor. Qualifying to run for the office ended at 5 p.m. Friday and a whopping 12 candidates have qualified for the Aug. 22 ballot. Here’s the full list of who’s running: William Bell Incumbent mayor since a special election in late 2009 Website: williambell2017.com Facebook: facebook.com/mayorwilliambell Twitter: @bellforbham Patricia Bell Community activist and first female mayoral candidate in Birmingham Website: N/A Facebook: facebook.com/PatriciaBell2017 Twitter: N/A Randy Davis Law enforcement office Website: N/A Facebook: N/A Twitter: N/A Philemon Hill Business owner Website: N/A Facebook: facebook.com/PhilemonforMayor Twitter: @hillforbhmmayor Trudy Hunter No information available at this time. Website: N/A Facebook: N/A Twitter: N/A Carl Jackson No information available at this time. Website: N/A Facebook: N/A Twitter: N/A Lanny Jackson An Army veteran and current University of Alabama at Birmingham employee Website: lanny2017.com Facebook: facebook.com/Lanny2017BhamMayor Twitter: N/A Donald Lomax No information available at this time. Website: N/A Facebook: N/A Twitter: N/A Frank Matthews Longtime community activist and a past Birmingham radio personality Fernandez Sims Pastor and veteran in both the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps infantry units Website: brothersimsformayor.com Facebook: facebook.com/brothersimsformayor Twitter: @votebrothersims Randall Woodfin An assistant city attorney and member of the Birmingham Board of Education Website: randallwoodfin.com Facebook: facebook.com/RandallWoodfinForBirminghamMayor Twitter: @WoodfinForBham Chris Woods Construction executive and a former Auburn University wide receiver Website: chriswoodsformayor.com Facebook: facebook.com/ChrisWoodsMayor Twitter: @ChrisWoodsMayor To qualify, candidates had to be at least 25 years old, registered to vote and live in the city of Birmingham. They also had to pay a $300 qualifying fee. If necessary, runoff elections will be held October 4. The next mayor of Birmingham is scheduled began their term of office on October 24.
