Posted by Kathy of Birmingham Blues was in attendance at the State Democratic Executive Committee meeting today and has just reported that the SDEC has voted 95-87 to disregard the sub-committee’s decision to disqualify both candidates. The original run-off election results will stand. The SDEC has declared that Patricia Todd will represent HD 54 as the Democratic nominee for the seat. There is no Republican opposition for the seat.
Barring any extraordinary write-in campaign or a successful court challenge to today’s results, Patricia Todd will be the first openly gay legislator in Alabama’s history.
Update: Here is the story from The Birmingham News‘ “Breaking News” site. (I find that the website’s permalinks do not work, so you may have to scroll down.)
Update (3:07 pm): Hendricks’ supporter and Birmingham activist Frank Matthews (aka God’s Gangster, aka The Mayor of the Airwaves) “expects there will be a write-in candidate in the race in the Nov. 7 general election.”
Update (4:50 pm): Kathy at Birmingham Blues has more.
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God’s Gangster used some really nasty language after today’s meeting. He walked out railing about “n*ggers and gays” and told one person to get the f*ck out of his way. He got his face in front of the TV cameras and then left, telling people not to touch him. No one wanted to anyway.
Proving that God made more horses asses than horses.
[...] Last fall, Patricia Todd became the first openly gay legislator in Alabama when she was elected to represent House District 54. [...]