Alabama: proposed Mobile redistricting messing up one candidate's plans
The Mobile Press-Register reports: A proposed redistricting plan for the Mobile City Council would knock at least one potential contender out of next year's election before it even begins.
The would-be candidate said he believes dirty politics are at play, but city officials said it was just a coincidence.
Mobile Fire-Rescue Department Capt. Bryan Lee said he told Council President Reggie Copeland more than a year ago that he planned to run for Copeland's District 5 seat in the 2009 municipal elections.
But the proposed redistricting plan, which the council could approve Tuesday, would move Lee's home from District 5 to District 6. Lee said he will not run in District 6 because Connie Hudson, who represents that area, has been a strong supporter of the fire department and retired firefighters. -- Redistrict plan threatens candidacy - al.com