Sheila Tyson

Sheila Tyson is president of the West End community and the Birmingham Citizens Advisory Board and is running for the Birmingham City Council District 6 seat held by Carole Smitherman in the 2009 Birmingham City Council election.

Tyson was elected vice president of the Arlington-West End neighborhood in the 2006 Birmingham neighborhood elections and became president of the West End Community in 2008. She succeeded Emanuel Ford as president of the CAB in January 2009.

During the 2007 Birmingham mayoral election Tyson served as campaign manager for Patrick Cooper.

During the 2008 general election Tyson's Alabama Coalition helped to re-register freed ex-felons who had been unlawfully purged from voter rolls and also registered prisoners in local jails who were qualified to vote by absentee ballot.

In the 2009 Council campaign, Tyson's primary issue was improving the quality of life in her district. Her campaign got an early start airing radio ads accusing Smitherman of ignoring the district's needs.

References

• Ruisi, Anne (January 16, 2009) "Sheila Tyson elected president of the Birmingham, Alabama Citizens Advisory Board." Birmingham News
• Bryant, Joseph D. (July 12, 2009) "Birmingham City Council race rivals Carole Smitherman, Sheila Tyson skirmish in radio ads." Birmingham News