3rd Democrat jumps into race to win Mo Brooks' seat in Congress (al.com)

By Paul Gattis
pgattis@al.com

The president of a Huntsville non-profit organization that focuses on helping children is running for Congress.

Michael Sweeney said he will run as a Democrat for the 5th Congressional District seat in north Alabama held by U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks.

Sweeney becomes the third Democrat to enter the race in a field that's far more crowded than in recent years. University of North Alabama communications department chair Butler Cain and former Huntsville city attorney Peter Joffrion have also declared their candidacies for the Democratic nomination.

While Brooks has been re-elected to Congress three times, a total of just two Democrats and one independent have challenged him.

On the Republican side, Huntsville businessman and Iraq veteran Clayton Hinchman is running.
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