Decatur Councilman Hunter Pepper announces run for mayor

Controversial Alabama councilman elected as teen announces run for mayor and quickly drops out

A controversial Decatur City councilman both announced and then withdrew his candidacy for mayor in an apparent stunt to prove a point.

Decatur Councilman Hunter Pepper announces run for mayor

DECATUR, Ala. (WHNT) — Decatur City Councilman Hunter Pepper has announced he is running for mayor. In a post on his re-election Facebook page on Tuesday, Pepper posted a picture of a "mayoral candidate packet" along with an announcement that he will be entering Decatur's Mayoral race. City settles lawsuit with man stomped by HPD officer in 2021, agrees to pay $15K into trust "I think it’s time for someone to step up to the plate and get t…

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