Meet Alabama’s New Democratic Congressman Shomari Figures
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 9 ก.พ. 2025
- Representative-elect Shomari Figures is Alabama’s new congressman after litigation led to the creation of a second majority-Black district. Figures sits down with Marc Elias to discuss the ongoing fight for voting rights in Alabama, the people of his district and his plans for Congress.
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This video was produced by Allie Rothenberg, Gabrielle Corporal and Paige Moskowitz. It was edited by Narineh Melkonian.
Thank you. We need more people in our congress that don’t fear, and have decency, fairness, and compassion, and a willingness to work across the aisle with others. God bless. Keep it the faith and continue the good work to work together.
We will never give up
Let freedom ring 🇺🇸
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@JaymeArceneaux 😅
As a Democrat in Alabama, it can be so discouraging. This really hit home when I looked at my ballot in November and am so relieved and hopeful to see someone going to Congress for the right reasons. I look forward to seeing what you can do. Thank you!
You are part of the United for democracy
I remembered advice I was given a long while ago. Fear of someone or something only serves them/it. Take your power back. Be fearless. That is how we reclaim the truth. Representative Figures is a voice of honesty and common sense. If we keep electing people like him, we got this!
You’ve gotten yourself a very wise representative. Congratulations, Alabama! 🎉
Congratulations on behalf of humanity in Alabama!-
You need to carry NC to court for what they did
Congratulations Rep Figures!
We'll take our victories where we can. Congrats Democratic Rep. Figures.
Love you guys and your work 💙💙💙
This is good news! The more wins we get the better. Little ones or big ones. They all count!
Excellent interview. Provides for a lot of hope for this country beginning in the community. Thanks Mark Elias.
Congratulations to my home State of Alabama. Bless you Rep. Figures. I moved out of that backwoods cesspool a couple of years ago. I just couldn't deal with the Jim Crow mentality. I feel so much better.
Happy to see diversity represented 💙😘
I am hopeful. Decency, integrity, respect, and humility will prevail! 💙💙
In the long term, it will. Just be prepared for quite a bumpy ride right now.
TY Marc
Thank you Marc for introducing us to this remarkable man, Rep Figueres.
Thank you, Mr. Elias for the interview with Congressman Figures. Congratulations, Congressman Figures, and best of luck.
Congratulations Alabama Representative Figures! 🎉😊🎉
We need to keep electing people like this for positive change thats for the people
What a story! Congrats Rep. Figures!
Thank you 🙏🏻 🩵💙
I counted 11 uncontested Republicans on my Alabama ballot, mostly in judicial races. This was incredibly discouraging.
The DNC is definitely dropping the ball, just because a progressive couldn't win some of these races doesn't mean a centrist democrat (which is still leagues better than a republican) couldn't. They are playing it far too safe.
It just takes one at a time. As long as you are moving forward that is all the matters.
👏👏👏👏👏👏👏 Congratulations!
He certainly had my vote.
Yes, so much disrespect. Congratulations Alabama!
I knew I recognized the name Figures! 😁
It is truly extraordinary what has happened politically in Alabama and Louisiana. African Americans deserve fair representation in every state, at every level of government. And they now have it federally in LA and AL, although tenously, 160 years after the end of African American enslavement. Extraordinary.
And as a native Black Ohioan, Black Midwesterner-descendant of the Great Migration-I am deeply affected that Shomari was greatly influenced by his work with Sen. Sherrod Brown. It is all connected, all cyclical.
And this district represents part of what is the Black Belt in America, which spans from Maryland to the Mississippi Delta. The Black Belt has long been denied politically. No more in Alabama.
We got another one. YES WE WILL NEVER GIVE UP.
Thank you!
Go Alabama!
Go Rick go!
This has been an excellent interview! Thank you both for the hard work you are doing, and for your determination to push back and keep moving forward.
I am surely not alone in feeling not just comfort from this, but also the motivation to do the same. Together we can get through this and do the hard work of resistance. That’s how we win. Peace! 🌟✌️💙
Whaaaaaat?! 🤯. Good news.
Congratulations!
Dude, you are AWESOME! BEST OF LUCK!!!🍀
Your Mom and Dad (💔) must be very proud ❤️
Motivational 💯%
Thank you for this interview. 👍
I voted for you! Now at some point in early 2025 I would love to see you visit Lillian, Al
People here need to be educated on your positions. Please
Congratulations Alabama you have an amazing representative for you the people.❤
As an Alabama citizen whose Rep definitely doesn't speak for me or my values, I'm so glad you will be representing our state!
Thank you, @MarcElias and @DemocracyDocket, for all that you continue to do in keeping all of us informed! ❤🙏🏽 As a mid-60 y.o., *#VotingRights4All* activist, who lives in (and worked alongside) the late Rep. John Lewis' district, I am encouraged by Rep-elect Shomari Figures' and Rep. Jasmine Crockett's willingness to *#RiseUp* and *#SpeakTruthToPower* !!! 🔥🔥 Now, let's pass the *#JohnRobertLewisVotingRightsAct* ! ✊🏽
Up next in Alabama. Get rid of Tommy Tuberville & turn his seat Democratic.
Hear hear!
A breath of fresh air that a congressman knows the value of speaking about simple issues that effect the everyday voters.
Please watch as Alabama has finally gotten its Second district as the people deserved. And I voted ! for his mother in the 70s!
Public service runs in families. Thanks for carrying on the tradition, Rep. Figures.
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Decency prevailed, Congratulations!!!
Woohoo! Way to go, guys! 🎉
Congratulations Alabama! You picked a winner!🎉🎉
Any & ALL such news gives us HOPE & JOY 🇺🇸💙
Thank God for you someone take a stand of this mess
Very inspiring. Best of luck!
I grew up in Mobile, but "escaped" that toxic environment in 1982, when I graduated from Auburn University and was able to find a job out of state.
As a white kid, I used to ride my banana seat bicycle past that large KKK property in Spring Hill that the KKK had to sell to pay part of the settlement in that lawsuit your father won against them. It actually had a big sign out front with the name KKK proudly on it. I always saw that type of proudness in historical hate and cruelty as a cultural shame. As I recall, the KKK also had to sell their national headquarters property in New York City as well to come up with enough money to pay that settlement, which I think was karma in action.
You and your family are true heroes, and represent the possibility of a better future for my poor beleaguered hometown. Thank you.
Go Figures, pun intended.
Way to go, Alabama!❤❤🎉🎉🎉❤
Everyone, stay strong and keep fighting for democracy.💙💙🎄🌈☮️❤️🌏🇵🇷🇺🇦🙏🇲🇽🌈🌈☮️
If we are to have democratic government all must be represented. One class cannot shut off government to another through gerrymandering.
🎉Bless your endeavors 🙏❣
Great report
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Awesome
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It’s more than super to see young politicians holding forth so well.
Amem to that!!!!
Yes! I absolutely voted for him.
This shows that it is NOT detrimental to be a life long political figure! Hope.
congratulations !
I have one disagreement with the Congressman-elect. Election Day should remain on the Tuesday. BUT, it should be a holiday for all. Saturday is not really a day off for many, many, people, especially those who tend to be disenfranchised. Making the Election Day Tuesday a holiday will allow more people to participate than just moving it to a Saturday, imo.
Congrats Alabama😊
Merrick was not bipartisan, he didn't try trump, he dragged his feet.
Hooray!!
I'm so glad Rep Figures won his district. I live in what was District 2, now District 6. I've wished for years I could vote for Rep. Sewell. Again I'm sooo glad that Rep Figures won. I remember your mother for years trying to get just the smallest little things done for people. But she never gave up.
We will have all of our Victories in time congrats Democratic Rep. Congressman you deserve it
I really Enjoyed to listen to this young man. I want to see in him more strength when he is speaking and voicing his observation and plan of action. I also think that he needs to work on the education of those that are still in the system age appropriate with civic and government mechanics. I just have one oversite of his to point out - Saturday is a bad day for some of the population for voting. I know that Sunday is also a bad day for part of the population. If you check the calendrer there are no Holidays on Tuesdays. The only good thing about Tuesday is that G-D said and "it was good twice".
This is showing up in my feed a month later. Want to add my thumbs up and encouragement Sen Figures!!
Sadly I was not able to vote for Mr. Figures as I’m not in that district. But I’m excited to see what he can do for Alabama. Hopefully, we can get Medicaid expansion.
Awesome.!!!
We really need to vote from the ground up and take over these state governments! We actually have the people we just don’t get out to vote
please join me in boycotting the 2025 inauguration. let's make it the lowest viewed inauguration ever in history. get tickets for free if in US from you Sen. or Rep. ....................why not order some and be a no show? maybe find a MLK Jr. celebration
Is it that more issues are now national, or that standards have dropped? Is everyone facing those issues aspiring to national office? If so, too many are misguided.
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Vote Jeffries Democrat 2024
Please vote Democrat
Tell Mr Holder that you are his partner in "good trouble".
🤍Love🤍this🤍video🤍
When are you going to have Christopher Steele on?
Shomari, make highway 43 an interstate to bring cargo from mobile to Selma and TTown faster
Mobile
Why does he feel optimistic? He won’t tell us!!!😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
We are taking our MASSIVE WIN TRUMP & MAGA 😂😂😂😂😂
Collaboration is treason. Traitors will be primaried.
END BIPARTISANSHIP NOW
Same old song and dance they work for what they can steal
Yay! More identity politics!😂
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Any & ALL such news gives us HOPE & JOY 🇺🇸💙
Congratulations!