Candidate
Joe Knight
Republican · IncumbentJefferson County Commissioner, District 4, and President Pro Tempore
Joe Knight has represented District 4 on the Jefferson County Commission since 2010 and serves as president pro tempore and finance chair12. A Trussville attorney in private practice for more than 30 years, he worked for a decade as a certified registered nurse anesthetist before earning his law degree from the Birmingham School of Law in 199012. He is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot3.
No public position found on: Immigration, Policing and crime, Election rules, Judges, Death penalty.
Record
- Sponsored Resolution 2021-929 adopting the commission's new district map and voted for it; it was approved 4 to 1 on November 4, 20214. In September 2025 a federal district judge ruled that the 2021 plan violated the Fourteenth Amendment's protection against racial gerrymandering5. The county, which contends the districts were not drawn because of race, appealed6, and on October 16, 2025 a divided 11th Circuit panel stayed the injunction, leaving the 2021 map in place while the appeal proceeds7.
Last reviewed 2026-10-06. Spotted something wrong? Every claim links to its source so you can check it yourself.
Sources (7)
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- Staff Directory: T. Joe Knight, President Pro Tempore, District 4Jefferson County, Alabama
- Joe Knight, Jefferson County Commission, District 4 (2022 candidate profile)BirminghamWatch
- Jefferson County official sample ballot, General and Constitutional Amendment Election, November 3, 2026Alabama Secretary of State
- Resolution 2021-929, Public Hearing and Resolutions authorizing the adoption of redistricting and new commission districts, Commission Meeting of November 4, 2021 (vote record)Jefferson County Commission (official minutes portal)
- Federal judge rules Jefferson County redistricting plan unconstitutionalABC 33/40
- Jefferson County Appeals Court Order in Redistricting Case, Seeks Delay in Enforcing ItBirminghamWatch
- U.S. Court of Appeals halts Jefferson County race-based redistricting, current map stays in placeYellowhammer News