Jimmy Snow
James Neal "Jimmy" Snow, Jr (born. c. 1959) is the owner of Green Door Health Foods in Mountain Brook Village. He has also worked as a chef at Franklin Biggs' Homewood Gourmet.
Snow graduated from Berry High School in 1977 and completed a bachelor's degree in English at UAB in 2003. He worked as a chef, caterer and catering manager for 20 years before taking over his mother's health food business in 2000.
Currently a resident of Avondale, Snow qualified as a candidate in the 2009 Birmingham mayoral election to fill the vacancy left by the criminal conviction of Larry Langford. As a candidate, Snow has characterized himself as a "reluctant warrior", charged with reducing crime and negative perceptions of Birmingham.
On November 21, 2009, Snow was arrested at Joe's on Seventh and charged with disorderly conduct and resisting arrest. According to the police report he became belligerent after being asked to pay the bar's cover charge. He was later implicated in an alleged assault at the Hot and Hot Fish Club. Snow believed the police actions were part of an attempt to undermine his candidacy for mayor. In the December 9 election, Snow finished 13th of 14 candidates, garnering 23 of the 34,931 votes cast.
References
- Wolfson, Hannah (October 31, 2007). "'I just think the human body's made to work in a certain way.'" Birmingham News
- Delcambre, Shannon (November 24, 2009) "Mayoral candidate arrested in Birmingham." NBC13.com
- Robinson, Carole (November 24, 2009) "Birmingham mayoral candidate claims arrest is part of conspiracy to get him out of the race." Birmingham News
- Thornton, William (December 3, 2009) "Birmingham mayor's race: Jimmy Snow passionate about leading city to better times." Birmingham News