Kenyon Berry, Sr. a local minister, Asst. Director of Brokered Transportation for Wave Transit of Mobile, Youth Director for Democratic Coalition of the South and a member of the A.O.H Church of God, Inc. is making his first political run for public office.Mr. Berry has announced that he will be a democratic candidate on the 2008 primary ballots for State School Board District 1 Seat currently held by republican Randy McKinney of Baldwin County. District one on the State school board covers all of Mobile, Baldwin and Escambia Counties.
Mr. Berry says the most important issues of his campaign is to seek District 1 fair share of educational funding, restore the integrity, honesty and effective leadership district 1 needs and deserves, creating a new District 1 community and educational network initiative and seeking additional funds to create more technical and vocational trade schools in District 1 to train our area high schools for the skills needed in the growing workforce demand and college preparations.
Mr. Berry said the reason he decided to run is because of the children that he care about is so important in this day and time.
If Mr. Berry is the Democratic Party nominee to face the republican in the general election in November for the State school board he will likely face Mr. Randy McKinney on the GOP ticket. Mr. McKinney is vulnerable this round, as you may remember Mr. McKinney ran for the vacant senate seat left open by Bradley Byrne in Baldwin County in 2007 and lost to political newcomer and businessman Trip Pittman. Not only that Mr. McKinney who is claimed to be working hand in hand with the Governor, had the Governor backing who carried Baldwin County in the 2006 Governor election, why didn’t the Governor endorsement help Mr. McKinney. There is word that others may square off with Mr. McKinney in the GOP primary, which may knock Mr. McKinney out of the race all together and be defeated during the primaries.
I talked to several local resident of Baldwin County some whom live in the same neighborhood as Mr. McKinney and they tell me that Mr. McKinney is just out of touch with the citizens and the educational system. As more become available we will bring it to you first right here on the political beacon.
Mr. Berry will officially kickoff his campaign on Sat. Mar. 29th at the Prichard Public Library beginning at 3:30pm.
