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Voter runoff in Jefferson County

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Voters in Jefferson County will return to the polls next Tuesday, to cast ballots in a runoff election to fill the vacant seat of District 52 in the Alabama House of Representatives.

They'll be asked to choose between Democratic candidates Frank Woodson and Kelvin Datcher, who were the top vote getters in a special primary election last month.

The special election was called by Governor Kay Ivey, after long-time House member John Rogers resigned after pleading guilty to federal corruption charges back in March. Rogers is scheduled to be sentence on July 26.

Melanie began her career as a work study student, working in the areas of news reporting, anchoring and news-gathering. After graduating from Alabama State University, she worked as a production assistant at the local NBC affiliate, WSFA-TV. As a News Director at WVAS-FM, Melanie leads her team to produce award- winning newscasts and talk shows. Her professional achievements includes News Reporter of the Year for a number of years and awards for talk show producer, by the Alabama Broadcasters Association and the Associated Press. She is an active member of the Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce. Her goals are to expand the reach of WVAS FM into more homes locally, regionally and nationally.