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“When you come from Alabama, it just feels a little different,” said Rep. Shomari Figures. The freshman Democrat represents his state’s newly drawn 2nd District. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Rep. Shomari Figures on opportunity: ‘Take advantage of every moment we’ve got’

February 26, 2025

Before winning in his newly drawn district, he was door-knocking at age 7 and working through each branch of government

By Jackie Wang | Feb 26, 2025

Roll Call

Shomari Figures is the newest member of Alabama’s delegation, and one of two Democrats — the most the House has had from his state in nearly 15 years.

Figures ran for Congress after a federal court ordered Alabama to redraw congressional boundaries to include a second Black-majority district “or something quite close to it,” a move upheld by the Supreme Court.

119th United States Congress

January 3, 2025

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