Terri Sewell, a Birmingham attorney and Selma native, making some news in a crowded campaign to replace U.S. Rep. Artur Davis in Alabama's 7th Congressional district when second quarter fund-raising reports were filed with the Federal Election Commission at the end of June.She reported $173,000 in contributions in the April-through-June period and had $247,000 in cash on hand, thanks to previous contributions, including $124,000 in the first quarter of the year. Wow, this is impressing for a first time candidate. People are really looking for change I see. But it’s still too early to claim a frontrunner in the race, because there are so many big names in the race.
On the other hand Hilliard -- the son of former Rep, Earl Hilliard (D-Ala.) and the man Davis defeated to gain the seat in the first place -- also spent nearly half of what he raised and reported about $46,000 in the bank at the end of June. Commissioner Shelia Smoot has raised about $35,000 and has about $25,000 cash on hand and former Selma Mayor James Perkins Jr. has raised $13,000, of which $12,000 is still in the bank.
Birmingham attorney Martha Bozeman and Tuscaloosa businessman Edison Walters, neither of whom filed any papers with the FEC.
We will be watching this race closely for its second quarter reports and get a lead way on where this race is headed. District 7 congressional district of Alabama is a mostly African American minority district.
