Randall Woodfin was born in Birmingham, Alabama, and after four years in Atlanta earning his degree from Morehouse College, has lived in Birmingham ever since. He worked at City Hall (in jobs for both the Mayor and the City Council) and for the Jefferson County Committee on Economic Opportunity, attended Cumberland School of Law at Samford University and, after obtaining his law degree, accepted a job in the City of Birmingham Law Department. As an assistant city attorney, he also became an organizer, working on campaigns at the local, state, and federal level. After serving on the Birmingham Board of Education, he ran for mayor, won an upset victory in a runoff, and is seeking his third term in 2025.
Edward T. Bowser is an award-winning journalist, founder of the music and pop culture website
SoulInStereo.com, and currently serves as the Deputy Director of Communications for the City of Birmingham Mayor's Office, where he helps shape the city's voice and vision.
