State Sen. Vivian Figures is the most visible member of the prominent political family, but another family member may enter newly-drawn district race.
Figures, a native of Mobile, is Deputy chief of staff and consultant to the Attorney General in the U.S. Department of Justice.
“To not listen and consider this possibility would be to ignore the people and places at the root of everything I’ve done in my career - those who made me who I am today. And that, I cannot do.” Like several others whose interest in the seat is piqued, he does not reside within the district, which is not required under the U.S. Constitution. To qualify for a House or Senate seat, a candidate must only live somewhere in the state for at least one day and meet age and U.S. citizenship requirements. The law is different for state and local elections.
Michael Figures, also an attorney, represented clients in the Black Belt and Mobile. One case eliminated Mobile’s at-large elections—which had long blocked Black representation in city government. Michael also served as co-counsel with the Southern Poverty Law Center in a case that won a $7 million verdict against the United Klans of America.
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