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Hunter Williams (Alabama)
Hunter Williams is a member of the Birmingham City Council in Alabama, representing District 2. Williams assumed office on October 24, 2017.
Williams won re-election to the Birmingham City Council to represent District 2 in Alabama outright after the general election on August 26, 2025, was canceled.
Biography
Williams received a bachelor's degree in finance from Southern Methodist University in 2009. He graduated from the Jefferson County Sheriff's Academy in 2010. His professional experience includes founding and running a small business that provides medical services to hospitals.[1]
Elections
2025
See also: City elections in Birmingham, Alabama (2025)
General election
The general election was canceled. Hunter Williams (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Williams in this election.
2021
See also: City elections in Birmingham, Alabama (2021)
General election
General election for Birmingham City Council District 2
Incumbent Hunter Williams defeated Kimberly Jeanty, Lawrence Conaway, and Don Scott in the general election for Birmingham City Council District 2 on August 24, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Hunter Williams (Nonpartisan) | 69.4 | 2,658 |
| Kimberly Jeanty (Nonpartisan) | 16.6 | 636 | ||
 | Lawrence Conaway (Nonpartisan) | 10.9 | 417 | |
| Don Scott (Nonpartisan) | 3.1 | 117 | ||
| Total votes: 3,828 | |||
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2017
The city of Birmingham, Alabama, held elections for mayor and city council on August 22, 2017. A runoff was held on October 3, 2017. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was July 7, 2017.
Hunter Williams defeated incumbent Kim Rafferty in the Birmingham City Council District 2 runoff election.[2]
| Birmingham City Council, District 2 Runoff Election, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Hunter Williams |
71.43% | 3,098 |
| Kim Rafferty Incumbent | 28.57% | 1,239 |
| Total Votes | 4,337 | |
| Source: City of Birmingham, "General Municipal Runoff Results," October 10, 2017 | ||
The following candidates ran in the Birmingham City Council District 2 general election.[3]
| Birmingham City Council, District 2 General Election, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Hunter Williams |
29.31% | 1,123 |
| Kim Rafferty Incumbent |
17.36% | 665 |
| Deanna Reed | 14.62% | 560 |
| Lawrence Conaway | 11.67% | 447 |
| Tyrone Williams | 9.42% | 361 |
| Kimberly Jeanty | 8.12% | 311 |
| Jordan Thompson | 4.91% | 188 |
| Stephen Murphy | 4.59% | 176 |
| Total Votes | 3,831 | |
| Source: City of Birmingham, "General Election Results," August 29, 2017 | ||
Campaign themes
2025
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Hunter Williams did not complete Ballotpedia's 2025 Candidate Connection survey.
2021
Hunter Williams did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.
2017
Williams participated in Ballotpedia's 2017 survey of municipal government candidates.[4] The following sections display his responses to the survey questions. When asked what his top priority would be if elected, the candidate did not give a response.[1]
Ranking the issues
The candidate was asked to rank the following issues by importance in the city, with 1 being the most important and 12 being the least important: city services (trash, utilities, etc.), civil rights, crime reduction/prevention, environment, government transparency, homelessness, housing, K-12 education, public pensions/retirement funds, recreational opportunities, transportation, and unemployment. This table displays this candidate's rankings from most to least important.
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| Candidate's ranking |
Issue | Candidate's ranking |
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Nationwide municipal issues
The candidate was asked to answer questions from Ballotpedia regarding issues facing cities across America. The questions are in the left column and the candidate's responses are in the right column. Some questions provided multiple choices, which are noted after those questions.
| Question | Response |
|---|---|
| Very important | |
| The candidate did not respond to this question. | |
| Birmingham consistently struggles as one of the most dangerous cities in the nation. We must provide economic opportunity and jobs, so citizens will have the ability to work for a living wage. We also must assign our officers to specific neighborhoods consistently, allowing he officers to know the residents on a more personal level. This is the effective community policing of the past. Opening an "office of community policing" does very little in term of actual crime reduction. | |
| The city of Birmingham must make a favorable business environment by streamlining the processes involved to create a business. The city should automate as much of the process as possible, so new business owners do not have to wrangle cumbersome regulations and requirements, and travel to city hall multiple times. The city needs to partner with the county and state, to use all three economic development units to bring new industry and large scale business to the city. | |
| The candidate did not respond to this question. | |
| Hunter Williams has a clear and concise plan to remedy the issues plaguing the district by changing and implementing policies with resources at hand. District 2’s role and necessity to the city of Birmingham have never been more crucial, and we cannot afford the same business as usual from our city leadership. Now is the time for fresh leadership in the city of Birmingham to determine how to allocate the resources at hand to the best use of its citizens.
- 99 Beat Initiative: Every neighborhood in the city should have their own patrol officers keeping the city safe. - Greenspace Maintenence and Expansion: Ensure that the parks we already have are properly maintained. Allow for the expansion of Ruffner Mountain with the neighboring Walter Energy property to create one of the largest parks in the country. Use existing city properties, such as the historic Banks High School, to be an economic stimulus for an area, instead of blight and attraction for criminal activity. - Infrastructure Planning and Funding: Fund a comprehensive paving and sidewalk plan from existing tax revenue, instead of increasing city debt. Use funds more efficiently by coordinating with ALDOT, Regional Planning Commission of Greater Birmingham, local utilities, and other transportation stakeholders to adopt a "fix-it-once" policy. Birmingham residents deserve more from city leadership, and together, we can make the changes needed to make the city of Birmingham all it can be. |
Endorsements
2017
Williams received the following endorsements in 2017:[1]
- State Rep. Patricia Todd (D)
See also
2025 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Ballotpedia's municipal government candidate survey, 2017, "Hunter Williams's Responses," July 25, 2017
- ↑ AL.com, "Meet the candidates for Birmingham City Council," July 7, 2017
- ↑ AL.com, "Meet the candidates for Birmingham City Council," July 7, 2017
- ↑ Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
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Birmingham City Council District 2 2017-Present |
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