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District 7 special election: Voters choose Cassius Lanier over Sonya McKinstry
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District 7 special election between McKinstry, Lanier is Tuesday
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Sonya McKinstry: People Can’t Vote For Someone They Can’t Trust
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Tuscaloosa, Alabama’s race for City Council District 7 has been eventful. Then incumbent Sonya McKinstry lost to challenger Cassius Lanier by a margin of fewer than 25 votes in the March general election.
Sonya McKinstry now faces Cassius Lanier in a special election Tuesday July 27th.
McKinstry filed a lawsuit that stated Lanier’s prior state felony convictions and federal felony conviction should bar him from holding office.
Lanier received 4 pardons and 1 federal pardon in April. A judge later nullified those decisions. The judge said Lanier had not obtained those pardons at the time of the general election in March.
League of Women Voters hosting forum for District 7 special election
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As the rematch for the Tuscaloosa City Council District 7 seat draws near, the candidates seeking to hold the seat are taking off their gloves.
Sonya McKinstry, who has represented this district for the past two terms, said she is the only “trustworthy” candidate in the race.
“We need to have someone sitting in that seat who is trustworthy, and I’m the only person in this race who can do that,” said McKinstry, 51. “And, beyond a shadow of a doubt I am qualified.”
McKinstry is referencing the criminal past of her opponent, business owner Cassius Lanier, who defeated McKinstry by 28 votes in the March 2 general election.