By Scott Buttram
The deadline for qualifying for the midterm elections ended at 5 p.m. on Friday. Several races will impact our local area. These are the candidates who qualified to run in district races that include the Trussville Tribune coverage area.
State Senate District 15
Slade Blackwell –R — Incumbent, unopposed in primary and general election.
State Senate District 17
Shay Shelnutt –R — Trussville businessman
Jim Murphree — R –no bio information received
Gayle H. Gear — R –attorney
Brett King — R –no bio information received
Adam Ritch — R — no bio information received
Joe Cochran — R — Pinson city councilman
Jim Roberts — R — no bio information received
No Democrat qualified to run
State House District 44
Joe Freeman — R — Trussville businessman
Danny Garrett — R — Trussville Businessman
John Amari — R — Trussville attorney
No Democrat qualified to run
U.S. House of Representatives District 6
Chad Mathis — R — Shelby County doctor
Paul DeMarco — R — Homewood state representative
Will Brooke — R — Businessman
Gary Palmer — R — no bio information received
Tom Vigneulle — R — no bio information received
Robert Shattuck — R — no bio information received
Scott Beason — R — Gardendale state senator
No Democrat qualified to run
Jefferson County Commission District 4
Joe Knight — R — Incumbent, unopposed in primary and general election