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MOBILE, Ala. - Congressman Shomari Figures was welcomed to Bishop State with a standing ovation Monday night from constituents attending a townhall meeting.
His mother -- longtime State Senator Vivian Figures introduced him -- calling it a “proud mom” moment.
The Democratic Congressman Figures was elected to represent Alabama’s newly-redrawn 2nd Congressional District in November. Figures said he was humbled by the turnout.
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.