Metro Roundup: Anderson, Bright appointed Trussville’s 1st female council president, pro-tempore | #citycouncil
The Trussville City Council annually rotates its president and pro-tempore roles, and this cycle, for the first time in the city’s history, both roles are filled by women. Councilwoman Lisa Bright and Councilwoman Jaime Melton Anderson have been serving in their respective roles since November 2022. “We do take turns, and I think that is […]
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Democrat Rouco battles Republican Hulsey for Alabama House District 15 | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
Richard Rouco has been involved in politics as a lawyer, helping represent plaintiffs who challenged the new Congressional district lines in Alabama, but he has never run for public office himself — until this year. Rouco, a resident of the Russet Woods community in Hoover, said he was approached in January by leaders in the […]
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Metro Roundup: School system, ‘culture wars’ headline Mountain Brook council elections | #elections | #alabama
Mountain Brook residents will head to the polls Aug. 23 to select representatives for three of their five City Council seats. For some of the new faces among the candidates, concerns about the school system and cultural hot-button topics were the driving forces behind their decisions to run for office. But city services, infrastructure and […]
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Hulsey wins over Tompkins in Republican primary for Alabama House District 15 | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
Helena Councilwoman Leigh Hulsey won the Republican primary for Alabama House District 15 over Bessemer’s Brad Tompkins on Tuesday. Official results were not yet available, but Tompkins conceded the race to Hulsey after seeing reports of individual precinct numbers coming to him, and Hulsey confirmed it looked like she had won the battle for the […]
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