Birmingham Elections Ballot Set

, BirminghamWatch | July 12, 2021 

 ========= Old Image Removed =========1Array
(
    [_wp_attached_file] => Array
        (
            [0] => 2020/01/IMG_4145-e1626102749777.jpg
        )

    [_wp_attachment_metadata] => Array
        (
            [0] => a:5:{s:5:"width";i:4032;s:6:"height";i:2278;s:4:"file";s:35:"2020/01/IMG_4145-e1626102749777.jpg";s:5:"sizes";a:14:{s:9:"thumbnail";a:4:{s:4:"file";s:35:"IMG_4145-e1626102749777-140x140.jpg";s:5:"width";i:140;s:6:"height";i:140;s:9:"mime-type";s:10:"image/jpeg";}s:6:"medium";a:4:{s:4:"file";s:35:"IMG_4145-e1626102749777-336x190.jpg";s:5:"width";i:336;s:6:"height";i:190;s:9:"mime-type";s:10:"image/jpeg";}s:12:"medium_large";a:4:{s:4:"file";s:35:"IMG_4145-e1626102749777-768x434.jpg";s:5:"width";i:768;s:6:"height";i:434;s:9:"mime-type";s:10:"image/jpeg";}s:5:"large";a:4:{s:4:"file";s:35:"IMG_4145-e1626102749777-771x436.jpg";s:5:"width";i:771;s:6:"height";i:436;s:9:"mime-type";s:10:"image/jpeg";}s:9:"wbhm-icon";a:4:{s:4:"file";s:33:"IMG_4145-e1626102749777-80x80.jpg";s:5:"width";i:80;s:6:"height";i:80;s:9:"mime-type";s:10:"image/jpeg";}s:13:"wbhm-featured";a:4:{s:4:"file";s:35:"IMG_4145-e1626102749777-800x450.jpg";s:5:"width";i:800;s:6:"height";i:450;s:9:"mime-type";s:10:"image/jpeg";}s:20:"wbhm-featured-square";a:4:{s:4:"file";s:35:"IMG_4145-e1626102749777-600x600.jpg";s:5:"width";i:600;s:6:"height";i:600;s:9:"mime-type";s:10:"image/jpeg";}s:18:"wbhm-featured-home";a:4:{s:4:"file";s:35:"IMG_4145-e1626102749777-550x311.jpg";s:5:"width";i:550;s:6:"height";i:311;s:9:"mime-type";s:10:"image/jpeg";}s:22:"wbhm-featured-carousel";a:4:{s:4:"file";s:35:"IMG_4145-e1626102749777-470x265.jpg";s:5:"width";i:470;s:6:"height";i:265;s:9:"mime-type";s:10:"image/jpeg";}s:14:"post-thumbnail";a:4:{s:4:"file";s:35:"IMG_4145-e1626102749777-125x125.jpg";s:5:"width";i:125;s:6:"height";i:125;s:9:"mime-type";s:10:"image/jpeg";}s:9:"1536x1536";a:4:{s:4:"file";s:36:"IMG_4145-e1626102749777-1536x868.jpg";s:5:"width";i:1536;s:6:"height";i:868;s:9:"mime-type";s:10:"image/jpeg";}s:9:"2048x2048";a:4:{s:4:"file";s:37:"IMG_4145-e1626102749777-2048x1157.jpg";s:5:"width";i:2048;s:6:"height";i:1157;s:9:"mime-type";s:10:"image/jpeg";}s:28:"ab-block-post-grid-landscape";a:4:{s:4:"file";s:35:"IMG_4145-e1600877494430-600x400.jpg";s:5:"width";i:600;s:6:"height";i:400;s:9:"mime-type";s:10:"image/jpeg";}s:25:"ab-block-post-grid-square";a:4:{s:4:"file";s:35:"IMG_4145-e1600877494430-600x600.jpg";s:5:"width";i:600;s:6:"height";i:600;s:9:"mime-type";s:10:"image/jpeg";}}s:10:"image_meta";a:12:{s:8:"aperture";s:3:"1.8";s:6:"credit";s:0:"";s:6:"camera";s:9:"iPhone XR";s:7:"caption";s:0:"";s:17:"created_timestamp";s:10:"1578148469";s:9:"copyright";s:0:"";s:12:"focal_length";s:4:"4.25";s:3:"iso";s:2:"25";s:13:"shutter_speed";s:18:"0.0081967213114754";s:5:"title";s:0:"";s:11:"orientation";s:1:"1";s:8:"keywords";a:0:{}}}
        )

    [_edit_lock] => Array
        (
            [0] => 1579883421:113
        )

    [_media_credit] => Array
        (
            [0] => Miranda Fulmore
        )

    [_navis_media_credit_org] => Array
        (
            [0] =>  WBHM
        )

    [_navis_media_can_distribute] => Array
        (
            [0] => 1
        )

    [_edit_last] => Array
        (
            [0] => 113
        )

    [_wp_attachment_backup_sizes] => Array
        (
            [0] => a:39:{s:9:"full-orig";a:3:{s:5:"width";i:4032;s:6:"height";i:3024;s:4:"file";s:12:"IMG_4145.jpg";}s:14:"thumbnail-orig";a:4:{s:4:"file";s:20:"IMG_4145-140x140.jpg";s:5:"width";i:140;s:6:"height";i:140;s:9:"mime-type";s:10:"image/jpeg";}s:11:"medium-orig";a:4:{s:4:"file";s:20:"IMG_4145-336x252.jpg";s:5:"width";i:336;s:6:"height";i:252;s:9:"mime-type";s:10:"image/jpeg";}s:17:"medium_large-orig";a:4:{s:4:"file";s:20:"IMG_4145-768x576.jpg";s:5:"width";i:768;s:6:"height";i:576;s:9:"mime-type";s:10:"image/jpeg";}s:10:"large-orig";a:4:{s:4:"file";s:20:"IMG_4145-771x578.jpg";s:5:"width";i:771;s:6:"height";i:578;s:9:"mime-type";s:10:"image/jpeg";}s:14:"wbhm-icon-orig";a:4:{s:4:"file";s:18:"IMG_4145-80x80.jpg";s:5:"width";i:80;s:6:"height";i:80;s:9:"mime-type";s:10:"image/jpeg";}s:18:"wbhm-featured-orig";a:4:{s:4:"file";s:20:"IMG_4145-600x338.jpg";s:5:"width";i:600;s:6:"height";i:338;s:9:"mime-type";s:10:"image/jpeg";}s:25:"wbhm-featured-square-orig";a:4:{s:4:"file";s:20:"IMG_4145-300x300.jpg";s:5:"width";i:300;s:6:"height";i:300;s:9:"mime-type";s:10:"image/jpeg";}s:23:"wbhm-featured-home-orig";a:4:{s:4:"file";s:20:"IMG_4145-415x311.jpg";s:5:"width";i:415;s:6:"height";i:311;s:9:"mime-type";s:10:"image/jpeg";}s:27:"wbhm-featured-carousel-orig";a:4:{s:4:"file";s:20:"IMG_4145-353x265.jpg";s:5:"width";i:353;s:6:"height";i:265;s:9:"mime-type";s:10:"image/jpeg";}s:19:"post-thumbnail-orig";a:4:{s:4:"file";s:20:"IMG_4145-125x125.jpg";s:5:"width";i:125;s:6:"height";i:125;s:9:"mime-type";s:10:"image/jpeg";}s:18:"full-1600877494430";a:3:{s:5:"width";i:4032;s:6:"height";i:2268;s:4:"file";s:27:"IMG_4145-e1597801457903.jpg";}s:23:"thumbnail-1600877494430";a:4:{s:4:"file";s:35:"IMG_4145-e1597801457903-140x140.jpg";s:5:"width";i:140;s:6:"height";i:140;s:9:"mime-type";s:10:"image/jpeg";}s:20:"medium-1600877494430";a:4:{s:4:"file";s:35:"IMG_4145-e1597801457903-336x189.jpg";s:5:"width";i:336;s:6:"height";i:189;s:9:"mime-type";s:10:"image/jpeg";}s:26:"medium_large-1600877494430";a:4:{s:4:"file";s:35:"IMG_4145-e1597801457903-768x432.jpg";s:5:"width";i:768;s:6:"height";i:432;s:9:"mime-type";s:10:"image/jpeg";}s:19:"large-1600877494430";a:4:{s:4:"file";s:35:"IMG_4145-e1597801457903-771x434.jpg";s:5:"width";i:771;s:6:"height";i:434;s:9:"mime-type";s:10:"image/jpeg";}s:14:"1536x1536-orig";a:4:{s:4:"file";s:36:"IMG_4145-e1597801457903-1536x864.jpg";s:5:"width";i:1536;s:6:"height";i:864;s:9:"mime-type";s:10:"image/jpeg";}s:14:"2048x2048-orig";a:4:{s:4:"file";s:37:"IMG_4145-e1597801457903-2048x1152.jpg";s:5:"width";i:2048;s:6:"height";i:1152;s:9:"mime-type";s:10:"image/jpeg";}s:23:"wbhm-icon-1600877494430";a:4:{s:4:"file";s:33:"IMG_4145-e1597801457903-80x80.jpg";s:5:"width";i:80;s:6:"height";i:80;s:9:"mime-type";s:10:"image/jpeg";}s:27:"wbhm-featured-1600877494430";a:4:{s:4:"file";s:35:"IMG_4145-e1597801457903-600x338.jpg";s:5:"width";i:600;s:6:"height";i:338;s:9:"mime-type";s:10:"image/jpeg";}s:34:"wbhm-featured-square-1600877494430";a:4:{s:4:"file";s:35:"IMG_4145-e1597801457903-600x600.jpg";s:5:"width";i:600;s:6:"height";i:600;s:9:"mime-type";s:10:"image/jpeg";}s:32:"wbhm-featured-home-1600877494430";a:4:{s:4:"file";s:35:"IMG_4145-e1597801457903-553x311.jpg";s:5:"width";i:553;s:6:"height";i:311;s:9:"mime-type";s:10:"image/jpeg";}s:36:"wbhm-featured-carousel-1600877494430";a:4:{s:4:"file";s:35:"IMG_4145-e1597801457903-470x265.jpg";s:5:"width";i:470;s:6:"height";i:265;s:9:"mime-type";s:10:"image/jpeg";}s:33:"ab-block-post-grid-landscape-orig";a:4:{s:4:"file";s:35:"IMG_4145-e1597801457903-600x400.jpg";s:5:"width";i:600;s:6:"height";i:400;s:9:"mime-type";s:10:"image/jpeg";}s:30:"ab-block-post-grid-square-orig";a:4:{s:4:"file";s:35:"IMG_4145-e1597801457903-600x600.jpg";s:5:"width";i:600;s:6:"height";i:600;s:9:"mime-type";s:10:"image/jpeg";}s:28:"post-thumbnail-1600877494430";a:4:{s:4:"file";s:35:"IMG_4145-e1597801457903-125x125.jpg";s:5:"width";i:125;s:6:"height";i:125;s:9:"mime-type";s:10:"image/jpeg";}s:18:"full-1626102749777";a:3:{s:5:"width";i:4032;s:6:"height";i:2278;s:4:"file";s:27:"IMG_4145-e1600877494430.jpg";}s:23:"thumbnail-1626102749777";a:4:{s:4:"file";s:35:"IMG_4145-e1600877494430-140x140.jpg";s:5:"width";i:140;s:6:"height";i:140;s:9:"mime-type";s:10:"image/jpeg";}s:20:"medium-1626102749777";a:4:{s:4:"file";s:35:"IMG_4145-e1600877494430-336x190.jpg";s:5:"width";i:336;s:6:"height";i:190;s:9:"mime-type";s:10:"image/jpeg";}s:26:"medium_large-1626102749777";a:4:{s:4:"file";s:35:"IMG_4145-e1600877494430-768x434.jpg";s:5:"width";i:768;s:6:"height";i:434;s:9:"mime-type";s:10:"image/jpeg";}s:19:"large-1626102749777";a:4:{s:4:"file";s:35:"IMG_4145-e1600877494430-771x436.jpg";s:5:"width";i:771;s:6:"height";i:436;s:9:"mime-type";s:10:"image/jpeg";}s:23:"1536x1536-1626102749777";a:4:{s:4:"file";s:36:"IMG_4145-e1600877494430-1536x868.jpg";s:5:"width";i:1536;s:6:"height";i:868;s:9:"mime-type";s:10:"image/jpeg";}s:23:"2048x2048-1626102749777";a:4:{s:4:"file";s:37:"IMG_4145-e1600877494430-2048x1157.jpg";s:5:"width";i:2048;s:6:"height";i:1157;s:9:"mime-type";s:10:"image/jpeg";}s:23:"wbhm-icon-1626102749777";a:4:{s:4:"file";s:33:"IMG_4145-e1600877494430-80x80.jpg";s:5:"width";i:80;s:6:"height";i:80;s:9:"mime-type";s:10:"image/jpeg";}s:27:"wbhm-featured-1626102749777";a:4:{s:4:"file";s:35:"IMG_4145-e1600877494430-800x450.jpg";s:5:"width";i:800;s:6:"height";i:450;s:9:"mime-type";s:10:"image/jpeg";}s:34:"wbhm-featured-square-1626102749777";a:4:{s:4:"file";s:35:"IMG_4145-e1600877494430-600x600.jpg";s:5:"width";i:600;s:6:"height";i:600;s:9:"mime-type";s:10:"image/jpeg";}s:32:"wbhm-featured-home-1626102749777";a:4:{s:4:"file";s:35:"IMG_4145-e1600877494430-550x311.jpg";s:5:"width";i:550;s:6:"height";i:311;s:9:"mime-type";s:10:"image/jpeg";}s:36:"wbhm-featured-carousel-1626102749777";a:4:{s:4:"file";s:35:"IMG_4145-e1600877494430-470x265.jpg";s:5:"width";i:470;s:6:"height";i:265;s:9:"mime-type";s:10:"image/jpeg";}s:28:"post-thumbnail-1626102749777";a:4:{s:4:"file";s:35:"IMG_4145-e1600877494430-125x125.jpg";s:5:"width";i:125;s:6:"height";i:125;s:9:"mime-type";s:10:"image/jpeg";}}
        )

)
1653506721 
1626084174

Miranda Fulmore, WBHM

Seventy-two people have filed their paperwork and are officially running for office in the upcoming Birmingham city elections.

After the qualifying deadline elapsed Friday, eight people were on the ballot to compete in the mayor’s race, trying to capture the seat now held by Mayor Randall Woodfin.

The other most populated race is for Birmingham City Council District 8, where eight people also have qualified to run for the seat being vacated by Councilor Steven Hoyt.

The election will be held on Aug. 24, and voters have until Aug. 9 to register to vote.

On the ballot will be the mayor’s race, nine City Council races and nine Birmingham Board of Education races.

Here’s the official lineup:

Birmingham 2021 Municipal Candidates

Birmingham Mayor

  • William A. Bell Sr.
  • Cerissa A. Brown
  • Napoleon Gonzalez
  • Philemon Hill
  • Lashunda Scales
  • Darryl T. Williams
  • Randall Woodfin (Incumbent)
  • Chris Woods

Birmingham City Council, District 1

  • Clinton Woods (Incumbent)

Birmingham City Council, District 2

  • Lawrence Conaway
  • Kimberly Jeanty
  • Don D. Scott
  • Hunter Williams (Incumbent)

Birmingham City Council, District 3

  • Valerie Abbott (Incumbent)
  • Joseph Baker III
  • Wil Jones
  • Alice Speake

Birmingham City Council, District 4

  • Scottie McClaney
  • J.T. Moore
  • William Parker (Incumbent)
  • Qunelius “Cory” Pettway
  • Gwendolyn Cook Webb

Birmingham City Council, District 5

  • Richard Franklin
  • Darrell O’Quinn (Incumbent)
  • Hiram G. Rahim
  • Erica Star Robbins
  • Roshanique Yvette Taylor

Birmingham City Council, District 6

  • Keith Aaron
  • Crystal Smitherman (Incumbent)
  • Keith O. Williams

Birmingham City Council, District 7

  • Wardine Towers Alexander (Incumbent)
  • La’Toya Lee
  • Lonnie Franklin Malone
  • Don “Donnie” Stone

Birmingham City Council, District 8

  • Carol Clarke
  • Barbara Files-Kennedy
  • Lynette Peters
  • Celida “Celi” Soto
  • Adlai Trone
  • Harry “Traveling Shoes” Turner
  • D. Denise Webber-Jenkins
  • Wanda Wright

Birmingham City Council, District 9

  • Eric Hall
  • John Hilliard (Incumbent)
  • David Russell
  • LaTonya Tate

Birmingham Board of Education District 1

  • Sherman Collins Jr.
  • Douglas Lee Ragland (Incumbent)
  • Jerry Tate

Birmingham Board of Education District 2

  • Terri Michal (Incumbent)
  • Neonta Williams

Birmingham Board of Education District 3

  • Mary D. Boehm (Incumbent)
  • Byron “Anti-Charter School” Lagrone

Birmingham Board of Education District 4

  • Derek L. Billups
  • Daagye Hendricks (Incumbent)

Birmingham Board of Education District 5

  • James A. Sullivan
  • David Tarell McKinney

Birmingham Board of Education District 6

  • Jamaree Collins
  • Leticia Watkins
  • Yancey Williams Sr.

Birmingham Board of Education District 7

  • Linda Roper Richardson
  • Walter “Big Walt” Wilson (Incumbent)

Birmingham Board of Education District 8

  • Anoinette “Toni” King
  • Curtis Tyrone Robinson
  • Sonja Smith (Incumbent)
  • Antwon Bernard Womack

Birmingham Board of Education District 9

  • Le’Darius Hilliard
  • Jason Meadows
  • Susan Diane Mitchell

Editor’s Note: This story has been updated to correct the spelling of Erica Star Robbins’ name.

 

Trump again blasts Harvard over international students as judge blocks revocation

In a post on Truth Social, Trump said the home countries of some of Harvard's international students are "not at all friendly to the United States" and "pay NOTHING toward their student's education."

Why the Sean Combs trial is about more than ‘Diddy vs. Cassie’

The relationship between Combs and his ex-girlfriend, Cassie Ventura, has been the focus of the prosecution's case so far, but the charges he faces are bigger and broader.

Mumbai’s iconic pav bread might soon be toast

It's a working-class staple. And it could be priced out of the market by government efforts to make bakeries change from wood-fired ovens to other fuels to curb air pollution.

Inside Ukraine’s last maternity ward in a region surrounded by Russian forces

NPR visits a hospital in eastern Ukraine's Donetsk region, in a town where many residents have fled but some young couples are holding on and hoping to raise their children one day in peace.

Sunday Puzzle: Supermarket Brands

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with WAMC listener Maureen Perrotte of Ravena, New York and Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster Will Shortz.

The world witnessed George Floyd’s murder. 5 years later, what has changed?

Five years after George Floyd's death sparked worldwide protests over police brutality and racism, NPR's Michel Martin reflects on Morning Edition's return to Minneapolis to examine what has changed.

More BirminghamWatch Coverage