City Councilor, Valerie Abbott, who has represented Birmingham’s District 3 since 2001, said she plans to step down after her current term ends next year.
Birmingham City Council President Valerie AbbottOne of Birmingham’s longest serving elected officials has announced her retirement.
“It’s time for me to step aside and let a younger person begin the public service journey,” she said. “It takes a couple of terms to really learn how the public sector functions, because it’s not like the private sector. I have been searching for a successor for several years now, because I can’t leave in good conscience unless District 3 is in capable, honest hands.”
She was first inspired to run for city council after seeing the work of former District 3 Councilor David Herring. “I just admired the way he handled it,” she said in an interview and recalled that Herring was professional and “very careful” about spending city money.
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