Bessemer City Council

The Bessemer City Council is the legislative body for the city of Bessemer, with offices in Bessemer City Hall. The body meets on the first and third Tuesday of each month at 10:00 AM, and on the fourth Tuesday at 7:00 PM. Myra Armstead is the Council Secretary.

The current council representatives, as of October 1, 2006, are:

• District 1: Dorothy Davidson, council president
• District 2: Louise Alexander defeated Clinton Harris, Sr 620-409 in the September 12 runoff.
• District 3: Sara W. Belcher president pro-tem
• District 4: James Stephens easily defeated incumbent Woods and challenger Robert Dale White with 76 percent of the vote.
• District 5: Walker was defeated in the general election. Albert Soles defeated Margie Varner 444 to 343 in the runoff.
• District 6: Incumbent Matthews held off a challenge from Dock Sott
• District 7: Earl Cochran successfully challenged incumbent LaBrenda Marshall in the runoff, 487 to 368.

All seven council members faced elections on August 22, 2006. Incumbents Davidson, Alexander, Belcher, and Matthews were re-elected. Woods, Walker and Marshall ran for re-election, but were defeated by challengers. A runoff on September 12, 2006 pitted Alexander against challenger Clinton Harris, Sr, Cochran against Marshall, and Soles against fellow challenger Margie Varner.

2004-2006 Council

• District 1: Dorothy Davidson
• District 2: Louise Alexander
• District 3: Sarah W. Belcher
• District 4: Betty Woods
• District 5: Olivia P. Walker
• District 6: Jesse Matthews
• District 7: LaBrenda Belle Marshall

References

• "Bessemer’s May and Mitchell must finish mayor’s race in runoff." (August 22, 2006) Birmingham News.
• "Bessemer Municipal Runoff Results." (September 13, 2006) Birmingham News.

External links

• Elected officials at bessemeral.org