Barbara Drummond | |
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Member of the Alabama House of Representatives from the 103rd district | |
Assumed office November 5, 2014 | |
Preceded by | Joe Mitchell |
Personal details | |
Born | Mobile,Alabama,U.S. | August 5,1956
Political party | Democratic |
Education | University of South Alabama (BA) |
Barbara Jarrett Drummond (born August 5,1956) is an American politician who has served in the Alabama House of Representatives from the 103rd district since 2014. She is a member of the Democratic Party.
In February 2025,Drummond announced her candidacy for mayor of Mobile,Alabama,and she advanced to the runoff election placing first with 33.7% of the vote. She lost the runoff to Republican Spiro Cheriogotis.
Drummond graduated from the University of South Alabama with a Bachelor's degree in communications. [1] She worked as a reporter for the Mobile Press-Register. In the early 2000s,she moved to work in county administration,working as the director of the Public Affairs and Community Services Department for Mobile County. [2]
In February 2014,Drummond announced her candidacy for the Democratic nomination in Alabama's 103rd House of Representatives district. The district was an open seat after incumbent Joe Mitchell announced his retirement. [3] She defeated Charlie Staten in the Democratic primary on June 3. [4] She then defeated Republican nominee Ralph Carmichael in the general election,receiving over 70% of the vote. [5] She was re-elected unopposed in 2018 and 2022. [6]
Drummond announced her candidacy in the 2025 Mobile mayoral election on February 23,2025. [2] She advanced to the runoff after receiving the most votes in the first round,33% of the vote. [7] The Democratic National Committee launched an organizational effort to support her candidacy for the runoff. [8]