Kelvin Datcher
Kelvin Datcher (born c. 1970) represents Alabama House District 52 in the Alabama State House of Representatives.
Datcher grew up in Harpersville. He completed a bachelor of arts in political science at Gettysburg College in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania in 1992.
In 2001 Datcher began working at the Southern Poverty Law Center in Montgomery as director of its "Teaching Tolerance" diversity education program. In 2005 he left to become sports information director for Alabama State University. He came to Birmingham in 2009 as an administrative and policy analyst for the Jefferson County Department of Health. In 2013 he was hired by Birmingham City Council District 6 representative Sheila Tyson as her chief of staff. He stepped down to serve as Alabama State Director for Senator Bernie Sanders' campaign for the Democratic nomination for U.S. President. After that he joined REV Birmingham as its director of development. After a year he was appointed deputy director for the Birmingham Department of Community Development. He was a member of the 2022 class of Leadership Birmingham.
In 2024 Datcher qualified as one of six Democratic candidates for the special election to fill the vacant seat left by the resignation of John Rogers. He garnered the most votes in the primary, and out-polled CityServe Alabama CEO Frank Woodson in the runoff by a margin of 55% to 45%. Republican candidate Carlos Crim dropped out, giving Datcher the victory before the scheduled October 1 general election.
Datcher and his wife Korliss have three children. He serves as a deacon at Sardis Missionary Baptist Church.
| Preceded by: John Rogers |
Alabama State Representative, District 52 2024– |
Succeeded by: ' |
References
- Bryant, Joseph D. (July 16, 2024) "Democrat Kelvin Datcher wins runoff to replace former Alabama Rep. John Rogers." AL.com
- Wright, Barnett (July 17, 2024) "Kelvin Datcher Wins Democratic Primary Runoff to Replace Former Rep. John Rogers." The Birmingham Times
External links
- Kelvin Datcher campaign website