Starting this week, Huffman United Methodist Church will host several meet-and-greet sessions with Birmingham mayoral candidates. The events will be hosted by an independent group of area residents hoping to inspire community interest and participation in the political process. There will only be one candidate and campaign in attendance each night. Each program runs from 6-8 p.m. The schedule is as follows:
Aug. 28 – William Bell
Sept. 4 – Patrick Cooper
Sept. 11 – Valerie Abbott
Oct. 2 – Larry Langford
During the first half-hour, each candidate will be allow to present his or her platform, then a three- to five-person panel will pose questions. The second half-hour will consist of an open question-and-answer period, followed by an hour of informal, one-on-one conversations.
Huffman United Methodist Church is located at 711 Gene Read Road. For more information, call 296-6890.
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August 28th, 2007 at 12:33 pm
Thanks for the schedule of candidates’ appearances. Sorry to see that Kincaid isn’t on the list. I’ve been looking for the source of his $95,000 from 21st Century Birmingham PAC. As you know, having your toenails ripped out is more fun than dealing with the computers at Jeffco Courthouse, so I decided to cross-reference the PAC contributions via the Secretary of State’s website, and save myself some pain.
That was a bust. 21st Century B’ham PAC doesn’t have a report on the SOS website more recent than Januray, when the PAC had an ending balance of $1,030.
Oh, and it wasn’t much better with the other searches. So, I guess reporting deadlines are just “suggested” dates?
August 28th, 2007 at 10:01 pm
Thank you,
I’m happy that you are telling us about the schedule of candidates that will attend. If you guys haven’t had the chance to hear and see Patrick Cooper please go out there. You will find out he acts like a regular guy, but he is someone that is knowlegable and knows what needs to be done in Birmingham. I figure Kincade wouldn’t be there because he is busy fighting with council members and embarassing the city of Birmingham.