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Wardine Alexander
2018 - Present
2025
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Wardine Alexander is a member of the Birmingham City Council in Alabama, representing District 7. She assumed office on October 30, 2018.
Alexander ran for re-election to the Birmingham City Council to represent District 7 in Alabama. She won in the general election on August 26, 2025.
Alexander was the District 7 representative on the Birmingham City Schools school board in Alabama from 2013 to 2017.
Alexander participated in Ballotpedia's 2017 school board candidate survey. Click here to read her responses.
Biography
Alexander attended the Birmingham City Schools during her childhood. Alexander received a B. S. in medical technology from the University of Alabama at Birmingham.[1] She has worked as a training manager at the American Red Cross and a training supervisor at BioLife Plasma Services.[2]
Alexander has one son and is a member of Trinity Baptist Church.[1]
Alexander also previously served as president of the Alabama State Association of Blood Banks.[1] She also regularly volunteered in her community through her membership in the Omicron Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.[1]
Alexander was the District 7 representative on the Birmingham City Schools school board in Alabama. First appointed in March 2013, she was officially elected to the board on August 27, 2013. Alexander lost a re-election campaign in the by-district general election on August 22, 2017.
Elections
2025
See also: City elections in Birmingham, Alabama (2025)
General election
General election for Birmingham City Council District 7
Incumbent Wardine Alexander defeated Lonnie Malone in the general election for Birmingham City Council District 7 on August 26, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Wardine Alexander (Nonpartisan) | 82.6 | 2,262 |
 | Lonnie Malone (Nonpartisan) | 17.4 | 475 | |
| Total votes: 2,737 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Alexander in this election.
2021
See also: City elections in Birmingham, Alabama (2021)
General election
General election for Birmingham City Council District 7
Incumbent Wardine Alexander defeated Lonnie Malone, La’Toya Lee, and Don Stone in the general election for Birmingham City Council District 7 on August 24, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Wardine Alexander (Nonpartisan) | 53.0 | 2,279 |
| Lonnie Malone (Nonpartisan) | 28.2 | 1,213 | |
| La’Toya Lee (Nonpartisan) | 14.3 | 616 | ||
| Don Stone (Nonpartisan) | 4.5 | 194 | ||
| Total votes: 4,302 | |||
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2019
See also: City elections in Birmingham, Alabama (2019)
General runoff election
Special general runoff election for Birmingham City Council District 7
Incumbent Wardine Alexander defeated Ray Brooks in the special general runoff election for Birmingham City Council District 7 on November 19, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Wardine Alexander (Nonpartisan) | 53.6 | 869 |
| Ray Brooks (Nonpartisan) | 46.4 | 751 | ||
| Total votes: 1,620 | |||
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General election
Special general election for Birmingham City Council District 7
Incumbent Wardine Alexander and Ray Brooks advanced to a runoff. They defeated Lonnie Malone in the special general election for Birmingham City Council District 7 on October 8, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Wardine Alexander (Nonpartisan) | 42.4 | 1,159 |
| ✔ | Ray Brooks (Nonpartisan) | 30.9 | 844 | |
| Lonnie Malone (Nonpartisan) | 26.7 | 730 | |
| Total votes: 2,733 | |||
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2017
- See also: Birmingham City Schools elections (2017)
All nine seats on the Birmingham City Schools Board of Education in Alabama were up for by-district election on August 22, 2017. The races drew 32 candidates, including four incumbents who filed to retain their seats. Thirty-one candidates appeared on the ballot. Runoff elections for Districts 1, 4, 5, 7, and 8 were scheduled for October 3, 2017, after no candidates in those races received a majority of the votes.[3]
In the general election, District 6 incumbent Cheri Gardner defeated former candidate Ervin Philemon Hill Sr. Incumbent Sandra Brown was re-elected after facing newcomer Lawrence Jackson for the District 9 seat. District 2 newcomer Terri Michal defeated fellow newcomer Brandon McCray. District 3 candidate Mary Boehm defeated former Birmingham City Schools interim Superintendent Larry Contri.[3]
During the runoff election, District 1 former candidate Douglas Ragland defeated newcomer Cedric Small. They defeated former candidates Jerry Tate and Keith Rice and newcomer Bennie Holmes in the general election. District 4 incumbent Daagye Hendricks was re-elected after facing former board member Edward Maddox. They defeated Amber Courtney in the general election. Newcomer Michael Millsap defeated fellow newcomer David McKinney for the District 5 seat. They defeated former candidate Martha McDowell and newcomers Aaisha Muhammad, Eloise Manning Crenshaw, Lt. Buford Burks, Andrea Mitchell, and Angela Scoggins-Watson in the general election. Challengers Patricia Spigner McAdory and Walter "Big Walt" Wilson advanced to a runoff election after defeating incumbent Wardine Alexander in the race for the District 7 seat. Spigner McAdory won the seat. Sonja Smith defeated Patricia Bozeman-Henderson for the District 8 seat. They defeated former candidate Antwon Womack and newcomer Tyrone Silmon in the general election.[4]
| Birmingham City Schools, District 7 General Election, 4-year term, 2017 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Patricia Spigner McAdory |
40.21% | 1,837 |
| Walter Wilson |
33.53% | 1,532 |
| Wardine Alexander Incumbent | 26.26% | 1,200 |
| Total Votes | 4,569 | |
| Source: Birmingham, Alabama, "Official Summary Report: City of Birmingham Mayoral Election," accessed September 5, 2017 | ||
2013
- See also: Birmingham City Schools elections (2013)
Alexander was opposed by Lawrence Jackson and Darius Moore for the District 7 seat in the August 27 school board election.
Election results
| Birmingham City Schools, District 7 General Election, 4-year term, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Wardine T. Alexander Incumbent |
51.2% | 1,911 | |
| Nonpartisan | Lawrence Jackson | 39.6% | 1,480 | |
| Nonpartisan | Darius Moore | 9.2% | 343 | |
| Total Votes | 3,734 | |||
| Source: Birmingham Office of the City Clerk, "City Election - August 27, 2013," accessed August 28, 2013 These results are unofficial and not certified. They will be updated once certified results are available. | ||||
Funding
No campaign donations or expenditures for Wardine Alexander are available on the Alabama Secretary of State's website.
Endorsements
In 2013, Alexander was endorsed by the Birmingham Association of Realtors.[5]
Campaign themes
2025
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Wardine Alexander did not complete Ballotpedia's 2025 Candidate Connection survey.
2021
Wardine Alexander did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.
2019
Wardine Alexander did not complete Ballotpedia's 2019 Candidate Connection survey.
2017
Ballotpedia survey responses
Wardine Towers Alexander participated in Ballotpedia's 2017 survey of school board candidates.[6] In response to the question "What do you hope to achieve if elected to the school board?" the candidate stated on July 31, 2017:
| “ | Candidate did not respond to the question.[7][8] | ” |
Ranking the issues
The candidate was asked to rank the following issues based on how they should be prioritized by the school board, with 1 being the most important and 7 being the least important. Each ranking could only be used once.
| Education policy |
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| Education on the ballot |
| Issue importance ranking | |
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| Candidate's ranking | Issue |
| Closing the achievement gap | |
| Balancing or maintaining the district's budget | |
| Improving post-secondary readiness | |
| Improving relations with teachers | |
| Improving education for special needs students | |
| Expanding arts education | |
| Expanding school choice options | |
| “ | No comments.[8] | ” |
| —Wardine Towers Alexander (July 31, 2017) | ||
Positions on the issues
The candidate was asked to answer eight questions from Ballotpedia regarding significant issues in education and the school district. The questions are highlighted in blue and followed by the candidate's responses. Some questions provided multiple choices, which are noted after those questions. The candidate was also provided space to elaborate on their answers to the multiple choice questions.
| Should new charter schools be approved in your district? (Not all school boards are empowered to approve charter schools. In those cases, the candidate was directed to answer the question as if the school board were able to do so.) |
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| No. My school board is an authorizer for charter schools so entities wishing to form a charter school must be the RFP requirements set forth by the district. I fully understand that my state deems charter schools as a public schools so I support efforts of my district to use waivers and other options to improve our schools. |
| Which statement best describes the ideal relationship between the state government and the school board? The state should always defer to school board decisions, defer to school board decisions in most cases, be involved in the district routinely or only intervene in severe cases of misconduct or mismanagement. |
| The state should defer to school board decisions in most cases. I believe state government is essential for adequate funding of our schools and laws should be enacted to ensure equity among our school districts. |
| Are standardized tests an accurate metric of student achievement? |
| No. I believe there should be multiple parameters to measure the achievement and success of our students. |
| How should the district handle underperforming teachers? Terminate their contract before any damage is done to students, offer additional training options, put them on a probationary period while they seek to improve or set up a mentorship program for the underperforming teacher with a more experienced teacher in the district? |
| Set up a mentorship program for the underperforming teacher with a more experienced teacher in the district. |
| Should teachers receive merit pay? |
| Yes. I am willing to entertain merit increases based on meeting well established and defined goals based on student success and achievement. |
| Should the state give money to private schools through a voucher system or scholarship program? |
| No. |
| How should expulsion be used in the district? |
| Students in our district are given opportunities for early intervention and can regain credits and attain their diploma thru our drop out recovery program. |
| What's the most important factor for success in the classroom: student-teacher ratio, the curriculum, teachers, parent involvement or school administration? |
| The curriculum. A robust curriculum designed to meet the needs of the students highly impacts success. Increased parental involvement and strengthening of business partnerships are also important factors to student success. |
See also
2025 Elections
External links
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Candidate Birmingham City Council District 7 |
Officeholder Birmingham City Council District 7 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Board Members, "Ms. Wardine T. Alexander," accessed July 23, 2013
- ↑ Linked In, "Wardine Alexander," accessed July 23, 2013
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 AL.com, "Birmingham municipal election: Final numbers are in, winners declared," accessed August 29, 2017
- ↑ Birmingham, Alabama, "General Municipal Runoff Official Report," accessed October 11, 2017
- ↑ Al.com, "Birmingham Association of Realtors announces endorsements in mayor, council, school board races," August 16, 2013
- ↑ Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
- ↑ Ballotpedia School Board Candidate Survey, 2017, "Wardine Towers Alexander's responses," July 31, 2017
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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Birmingham City Council District 7 2018-Present |
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| Preceded by - |
Birmingham City Schools District 7 2013-2017 |
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