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'''Ernie Shardon Dunn''' (born c. [[1960]] - died [[December 3]], [[2009]]) was a [[Hoover]] resident and a candidate for [[Mayor of Birmingham]] in the [[2009 Birmingham mayoral election|2009 special election]] to fill the vacancy left by [[Larry Langford]]'s [[Larry Langford federal corruption trial|criminal conviction]].
'''Ernie Shardon Dunn''' (born c. [[1960]] - died [[December 3]], [[2009]]) was a [[Hoover]] resident and a candidate for [[Mayor of Birmingham]] in the [[2009 Birmingham mayoral election|2009 special election]] to fill the vacancy left by [[Larry Langford]]'s [[Larry Langford federal corruption trial|criminal conviction]].


Dunn worked as a home improvement contractor and handyman and earned his GED in [[1987]]. He qualified for the mayoral election from his home address in Hoover. He told the ''[[Birmingham News]]'' that he had decided to run because he needed a job. He grew up in [[Avondale]] and planned to return to the city, but was having trouble finding an affordable apartment or public housing. Less than a week before the election, Dunn was found dead in his home by a neighbor.  
Dunn worked as a home improvement contractor and handyman and earned his GED in [[1987]]. He qualified for the mayoral election from his home address in Hoover. He told the ''[[Birmingham News]]'' that he had decided to run because he needed a job. He grew up in [[Avondale]] and planned to return to the city, but was having trouble finding an affordable apartment or public housing. Less than a week before the election, Dunn was found dead in his home by a neighbor. In the [[December 9]] election he finished last with 13 of the 34,931 votes cast.


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 15:56, 9 December 2009

Ernie Shardon Dunn (born c. 1960 - died December 3, 2009) was a Hoover resident and a candidate for Mayor of Birmingham in the 2009 special election to fill the vacancy left by Larry Langford's criminal conviction.

Dunn worked as a home improvement contractor and handyman and earned his GED in 1987. He qualified for the mayoral election from his home address in Hoover. He told the Birmingham News that he had decided to run because he needed a job. He grew up in Avondale and planned to return to the city, but was having trouble finding an affordable apartment or public housing. Less than a week before the election, Dunn was found dead in his home by a neighbor. In the December 9 election he finished last with 13 of the 34,931 votes cast.

References

  • Gordon, Robert K. (December 4, 2009) "Birmingham mayor's race: Ernie Dunn says 'I need a job'." Birmingham News
  • Gray, Jeremy (December 4, 2009) "Birmingham mayoral candidate Ernie Dunn dead at 49." Birmingham News