Birmingham has a new representative headed for the Alabama State House.
Updated: Jul. 16, 2024, 10:01 p.m.Kelvin Datcher won a runoff election on Tuesday, July 16, 2024 to become the new state representative for parts of Birmingham and Jefferson County.
“It is humbling and overwhelming at the same time,” Datcher told AL.com at his victory party at Hemings at the Thomas Jefferson Tower in downtown Birmingham. “I’m just so excited to have this opportunity to serve.” “It’s overwhelming to think that people would trust you with one of the most precious things they they could have and that’s their vote to represent them and give voice to their concern, to invite me into their homes to discuss things that are important to them, that impact their family and their future,” Datcher said.
" I really want to make sure that we have great collaboration between our local elected officials, city councilors, mayors and county commissioners and state elected officials,” he said. “The goal is to get them into a room, to spend time together, talk and feel comfortable sharing our own ideas and visions about what makes our community great, then moving together and speaking as one voice when we get to Montgomery.
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