Meet Shelia Smoot. She is the future of Southern Democrats, and she needs your support.
Shelia Smoot is a Jefferson County Commissioner, a consumer advocate, a radio talk show host, a businesswoman and most importantly the mother of a teenage daughter.
Shelia Smoot, a former award-winning investigative journalist, is an elected member of the Jefferson County Commissioner. Commissioner Smoot is the first African American female to ever sit on the Jefferson County Commission and the youngest person to ever serve on the Commission.
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Having interviewed Shelia myself I was extremely impressed. Let me tell you more about her and why it is so important for us to send her to Congress.
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Tired of Southern Conservative wingnuts who gloss over slavery, bust unions and worship at the alter of Beck/Limbaugh? If so, here is the woman who will redefine what being a Democrat from will mean, but only if you can send her to Congress this November.
I have had the privilege of speaking to Shelia on the phone recently, and I can tell you this, as soon as you speak to Shelia you can tell that she will be a force as a Progressive voice from the deep south. Her media experience has given her an ease in communicating ideas that will help Alabama and America, but that isn't the end of Shelia's qualifications, it is only the beginning.
Shelia Smoot has helped constituents in her district to organize unions and fight for better wages and benefits. She has deflected attacks from her Democratic challengers, and she is currently leading in the polls.
(Birmingham, AL –) A poll conducted last week by Collingwood Research confirmed early polls that Jefferson County Commission Shelia Smoot continues to the lead the Race for Alabama Congressional District 7. The numbers are strikingly similar to results released last October by the Feldman group and commissioned by the Hilliard campaign.
The survey of 604 likely voters was conducted March 30th -April 1st. The results showed:
Shelia Smoot 33%
Earl Hilliard Jr. 28%
Terry Sewell 12%
Martha Bozeman 6%
Undecided or Other 20%
Alabama Congressional District 7 is an open seat being vacated by Artur Davis who is running for Governor. The District is heavily democratic, African-American, and overwhelmingly supported President Barack Obama with over 70% in 2008.
Commissioner Smoot said "I am pleased that the hard work my campaign has put in over the past year is continuing to hold our lead. This race isn’t about money. It is about issues and record and on both accounts the voters agree with me and my campaign. We will continue to work hard to get our message out and show the people of CD 7 that Smoot is on your side."
Primaries in AL-07 are in June and Shelia's opponents are running tons of advertisements in the local media, but what Shelia may lack in campaign funding she clearly makes up in substance. AL-07 is a strong Democratic district in a very Red State where the primary will be more competitive than the general election. If you are serious about MORE and BETTER you really couldn't do any better than supporting Shelia Smoot for Congress. Further, if we ever hope to send a Democrat to the Senate from Alabama, the best thing we could do is to send Shelia to Congress and hope for her political career to really take off from there.
Among Shelia Smoot's policy positions, she is strongly pro choice, pro EFCA, pro immigration reform, pro consumer and a staunch advocate for the Democratic platform. In my humble opinion Shelia Smoot embodies what the next generation of Southern Democrats should be, unabashedly populist, involved in their communities on a grassroots level, and in touch with their constituents on the issues they face every day in real life situations.
Do we really want MORE and BETTER Democrats? If so, let's support Shelia Smoot and help bring the deep south into the 21st Century
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Here's to fighting for the cause that endures, just like Rosa Parks did and like Shelia Smoot will.
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Crossposted at ProgressiveElectorate.com