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It was a packed house that offered a warm greeting for new District 2 congressman Shomari Figures, at a time when many Capitol Hill lawmakers are getting less than warm receptions from their constituents, some struggling with recent Trump administration job and budget cuts.
"I think they're here because people are concerned about what's going on,” says Figures. “I think people want to know what's going on in Washington, what we see, and I think people want to know what we're doing in Washington to keep their interests first in the city and in Mobile County."
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.