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Published September 08, 2007 05:23 pm - Democratic hopefuls announce candidacy at party breakfast By Brittany Woodby Local politicians declared their intents to run for state office though officials in Montgomery have yet to decide a date for the District 12 special election.
Two candidates stepped forward at Saturday’s Democratic Breakfast and announced their hopes to succeed former District 12 democrat Neal Morrison, who resigned as the area’s state representative under two weeks ago. Both Shelia Kretzschmar and James C. Fields, Jr. stood before the party and asked for its support in the upcoming race. Kretzschmar, who resides in Garden City, has served on the Cullman County Board of Education since 1995. Fields is a Hanceville resident and pastors a church in Irondale. Senator Zeb Little, who spoke at the breakfast, offered his support to both candidates in order to encourage a stronger democratic presence in both the county and in the state’s legislature. “We’ve got a great opportunity to keep this seat democrat,” he said. “We’re all going to have to work hard to make that happen and I’m going to do all I can.” Democrat Ed Flaig, owner and publisher of the Hanceville-based Trinity News also professed his candidacy Saturday afternoon. Several of the party’s speculated candidates have not formally announced their intentions to run for the seat. Among those was Keith Kugler, chairman of Cullman County Democratic Party. “I haven’t really made a decision either way,” he said. “Now that we have two democratic candidates, I don’t feel as if I need to run. But you never know, there’s still a lot of time and I’ll probably wait until later on to make a decision.” No qualifying deadlines have yet been announced by Governor Bob Riley’s office. 
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