Ammie Akin Challenges Sewell in Alabama's 7th | Birmingham News

Birmingham AL News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jul 2, 2026 · 1m

A new Republican contender, Ammie Akin, is challenging incumbent Terri Sewell in Alabama’s 7th District, promising to fix education, jobs, internet, and healthcare—basic needs she says shouldn’t take decades to solve. A Birmingham educator and nonprofit founder, Akin champions local control over schools and is touring the district to hear from residents, especially amid state intervention in some school systems. With the redrawn map favoring Republicans and the district’s majority Black population, Sewell warns redistricting could harm Black voters, while highlighting her record on…