Former Mobile County Commissioner Stephen Nodine cleared to run for mayor
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Former Mobile County Commissioner Stephen Nodine said he is eligible to run for Mobile mayor after being cleared by a state agency.
Nodine said he plans to officially launch his campaign next week.
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Nodine pleaded guilty to harassment and perjury after the death of his mistress in May 2010.
In a letter to Nodine dated Jan. 31, 2025, Joyce Williams of the Alabama Department of Pardons and Paroles stated that under Alabama law, 'your felony conviction does not involve moral turpitude and therefore does not disqualify you from exercising your right to vote.'
To run for public office in Mobile, one has to be a resident and an eligible voter.
Nodine also pleaded guilty in federal court to being a drug user in possession of a weapon. He served one year in federal prison for the offense. He said that federal conviction has no bearing on his ability to run for municipal office.
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Nodine was a member of the Mobile City Council from 2001 through 2004 and the Mobile County Commission from 2004 to 2010.
In May 2010, he was arrested for the murder of his mistress Angel Downs in Gulf Shores. His trial later that year ended in a hung jury. To avoid a retrial, he pleaded guilty to harassment and perjury and spent two years in the Baldwin County Jail.
Mobile County Commissioner Connie Hudson and former District Court Judge Spiro Cheriogotis are the only announced candidates for mayor. Sandy Stimpson announced last year that he would not run for a fourth term in office. Mobile's Municipal Election is on Aug. 26.
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