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Candidate

Sheila Tyson

Democrat · Incumbent

Jefferson County Commissioner, District 2

Sheila Tyson has represented District 2 on the Jefferson County Commission since winning the seat in November 2018, and she was reelected in 20229. She previously served on the Birmingham City Council for District 6 and worked as a bookkeeper after studying business accounting in the U.S. Army Quartermaster School12. She is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot34.

No public position found on: Immigration, Policing and crime, Election rules, Judges, Death penalty.

Record

  • Seconded the motion on Resolution 2021-929 adopting the commission's new district map and voted for it; it was approved 4 to 1 on November 4, 20215. In September 2025 a federal district judge ruled that the 2021 plan violated the Fourteenth Amendment's protection against racial gerrymandering6. The county, which contends the districts were not drawn because of race, appealed7, and on October 16, 2025 a divided 11th Circuit panel stayed the injunction, leaving the 2021 map in place while the appeal proceeds8.

Last reviewed 2026-10-06. Spotted something wrong? Every claim links to its source so you can check it yourself.

Sources (9)

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  1. Staff Directory: Sheila Tyson, Commissioner, District 2Jefferson County, Alabama
  2. Sheila Tyson, Jefferson County Commission, District 2 (2022 candidate profile)BirminghamWatch
  3. Jefferson County Elections Shaped Early as Uncontested Races EmergeBirminghamWatch
  4. Jefferson County official sample ballot, General and Constitutional Amendment Election, November 3, 2026Alabama Secretary of State
  5. 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)
  6. Federal judge rules Jefferson County redistricting plan unconstitutionalABC 33/40
  7. Jefferson County Appeals Court Order in Redistricting Case, Seeks Delay in Enforcing ItBirminghamWatch
  8. U.S. Court of Appeals halts Jefferson County race-based redistricting, current map stays in placeYellowhammer News
  9. Sheila TysonBallotpedia