Tag: Doug Jones
Record number of #BlackWomen to seek elected office in Jefferson County...
By Anita Debro
For the Birmingham Times
In December, Black women in Jefferson County sent a clear message during a special Senate election that they have...
Judge Carole Smitherman on the unique role women play in politics
By Barnett Wright
The Birmingham Times
Birmingham native Carole Smitherman was in the courtroom when Doug Jones, then a U.S. Attorney, prosecuted Ku Klux Klan members...
Doug Jones sworn-in, hires Democrats’ only black chief of staff in...
By Barnett Wright
The Birmingham Times
Doug Jones on Wednesday was sworn-in as the Junior Senator from Alabama. The ceremony was held on the floor of...
‘Power of the sister’ vote made the difference for Doug Jones
By Barnett Wright
The Birmingham Times
Before the Democratic operatives arrived … before the heavy television, newspaper and radio political advertisements hit the airwaves … a...
Democrat Doug Jones wins in stunning Alabama upset
By Kim Chandler and Steve Peoples
Associated Press
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — In a stunning victory aided by scandal, Democrat Doug Jones won Alabama's special Senate...
Doug Jones can win, but he needs black voters to turnout
By Anita Debro
For the Birmingham Times
Doug Jones’s path to the U.S. Senate is simple, according to several local political observers. A large number of...
The campaign has specifically targeted millennial African-Americans
By Kevin O’Leary
The American Prospect
The hill country of northern Alabama holds one of the keys to next week’s special election that will decide if...
Jones’s supporters have made 800,000 phone calls, knocked on 100,000 doors
Times staff report
Through the first week of December, the Doug Jones campaign has served nearly 2,000 pieces of fish at fish fry get-togethers; staff...
Photo Gallery: 2017 Fred Shuttlesworth Human Rights Awards
Times Staff Report
Photos by Stephonia Taylor McLinn
The Birmingham Civil Rights Institute (BCRI) on Saturday hosted its combined 2017 Fred L. Shuttlesworth Human Rights Award...
Former Vice President Joe Biden visits Birmingham to boost Doug Jones’...
By Associated Press
Former Vice President Joe Biden urged Alabama voters to elect Democrat Doug Jones in the race to replace Jeff Sessions in the...
