Democrats in Shelby County’s District 7 County Commission race will have a choice on the March 5 primary ballot. In recent memory, few Dems have even qualified to run for County Commission. The present circumstance of two Democrats in competition for a spot on the general election ballot indicates the urgency felt by many in the Democratic Party to make their voices heard locally and nationally.
One
candidate is Marsha Sturdevant, MD, who served as a pediatrician, professor at
UAB School of Medicine, and Director of the Adolescent Clinic at Children’s
Hospital for decades. She now serves on
the Board of Directors of AIDS Alabama, is Central Regional Director of
Destination Imagination, member of Alabama Arise, Shelby NAACP, Friends of
North Shelby Library, Alabama River Alliance, and GASP, plus is Chair of the
Shelby County Democratic Party. Dr.
Sturdevant states, “I am running for the County Commission for the same reason
I became a doctor, to help people. I
want people in my district to count on me to listen to their concerns and to
work on solutions.”
Also running in the primary election is
Spencer Stone, PhD. Dr. Stone taught humanities
in high schools in Birmingham while attending graduate school at the University
of Alabama, where he also taught Educational Finance to undergrads. Now teaching at Thompson High School, he has
been head of the Computer Science Department for five years and coaches
award-winning teams in both robotics and E-Sports competitions. Dr. Stone believes that his educational
background, life experience, and passion to help struggling students and their
families will bring a needed voice to the County Commission.
For information about other Democrats who
have qualified to run for local and regional offices in the November general
election, see the Party’s website at www.shelbycountydems.com.
