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As you peruse the AL-02 Big List, where the Political Parlor keeps up with who is, who isn’t, and who may be running for the seat being made open by Terry Everett’s retirement, keep in mind that you do not actually have to be a resident of the district to run for the seat. I have seen statements around the net saying or implying that one person or another lives outside the district and so would not run.
Granted, residency outside the district may make a candidate less attractive, but it does not prohibit someone from running for the seat.
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Danny you have Bright and the Prattville Mayor listed in the GOP column as well…is that correct?
I think Speaker Hammett probably would be the toughest Democrat in this race with Commish Sparks a close second.
Jimmy Holley would be tough as well but the problem with him is he’d probably end up switching once
he got to DC.
As cautious as Seth hammett is, i do not think he will run the risk of losing this race . . .it would endanger his considerable power base in Montgomery.
I think Bright will have to run as a Democrat, due to his dependence on the Democrats to unseat Folmar in ‘99.
Forget my question about Bright…I didnt read on down the page.
Love, Grimes, and Wren – none of these candidates strike me as a likely GOP nominee and the fact that they all seem to be running will thoroughly divide the Montgomery vorte and almost assure other candidates making the (likely) runoff.
I’m not for tinkering with the residency requirements of the US Constitution any more than I’m in favor of a state senator not complying with the residency requirements of Section 47 of the Alabama Constitution, but apparently at least one state senator has been in non-compliance for some time and gets away with it.