Ernie Dunn

Ernie Shardon Dunn (born c. 1960; died December 3, 2009) was a Hoover resident and a candidate for Mayor of Birmingham in the 2009 special election to fill the vacancy left by Larry Langford's criminal conviction.

Dunn worked as a home improvement contractor and handyman and earned his GED in 1987. He qualified for the mayoral election from his home address in Hoover. He told the Birmingham News that he had decided to run because he needed a job. He grew up in Avondale and planned to return to the city, but was having trouble finding an affordable apartment or public housing. Less than a week before the election, Dunn was found dead in his home by a neighbor. In the December 9 election he finished last with 13 of the 34,931 votes cast.

Dunn was survived by his father, seven siblings, three children and two grandchildren. He was buried at the Mount Signal Cemetery in Chelsea.

References

• Gordon, Robert K. (December 4, 2009) "Birmingham mayor's race: Ernie Dunn says 'I need a job'." The Birmingham News
• Gray, Jeremy (December 4, 2009) "Birmingham mayoral candidate Ernie Dunn dead at 49." The Birmingham News