US Senator Joins Alabama Leaders for Birmingham Town Hall Amid Redistricting Debate

US senator joins Alabama leaders for Birmingham town hall amid redistricting debate

U.S. Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, joined state and local leaders for a town hall in downtown Birmingham on Monday. Discussions focused on the political climate and key issues.

Booker, Sewell Focus Town Hall on Voting Rights Fight

U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell chats with U.S. Sen. Cory Booker during a town hall May 4, 2026, at Birmingham’s Boutwell Auditorium. (Photo by Solomon Crenshaw Jr.) U.S. Sen. Cory Booker said his invitation to appear at Birmingham’s Boutwell Auditorium on Monday night came before the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a key part of the Voting Rights Act. With that action, the tenor of Booker’s town hall conversation with U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell changed from …

Sen. Cory Booker joins Alabama political leaders for town hall on congressional map redistricting

The conversation was a call to action to energize Alabamians to stay engaged and active with everything happening right now.

Sen. Cory Booker headlines Birmingham rally as GOP district fight threatens Democrats

The bowl of Birmingham’s Boutwell Auditorium was filled with people gathered Monday night for what was both a political pep rally and call to action from New Jersey U.S. Sen. Cory Booker and Alabama Congresswoman Terri Sewell.

Sen. Cory Booker Brings Urgency, Reflection to Birmingham Town Hall on Voting Rights and the Future

By Sym Posey | The Birmingham Times A town hall on voting rights featuring U.S. Sen. Cory Booker and Rep. Terri Sewell drew a multigenerational crowd to Boutwell Auditorium in Birmingham on May 4, coming just days after a controversial U.S. Supreme Court decision impacting voting access. The case, Louisiana v. Callais, centers on a challenge to the state’s congressional redistricting map and whether it complies with the Voting Rights Act. The ca…