Surprise GOP candidate jumps in race to replace longtime Alabama Rep. John Rogers

The Alabama Republican party nominated a candidate just before the deadline

Published: Aug. 01, 2024, 4:13 p.m.Brown and Datcher will both be on the ballot in a special election on Oct. 1, according to Laney Rawls, director of communications for Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen.

Brown’s late entrance to the race came as a surprise to political observers who initially called the election for Datcher, a senior aide to Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin.The district, which includes parts of Birmingham, Fairfield, Homewood and Mountain Brook, will have a new representative for the first time since 1982.Brown, 67, first ran for office as a Democrat four decades ago in an unsuccessful state senate race. He said the party back then did not support him.

Brown is retired and works as a caregiver. He grew up in a political environment as the son of the late Erskine Brown Sr, a longtime lobbyist, and former member of the Birmingham Jefferson Civic Center Authority. Democratic officials question the timing of Brown’s candidacy and whether the GOP followed the rules for substitute candidates.

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