Samuel King
Democratic · AL
Samuel King describes himself as a community advocate and founder of an alternative-school program in Decatur.
Where Samuel King stands, based on their records
Opposes
Government Spending Reduction (1 record)
Track record
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 1 oppose
Asked the Decatur City Council, with the library director, to raise the public library's yearly city funding by $72,000 to $407,000. They warned the library might cut hours without it.
July 9, 2012Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: decaturdaily.com
Track record — General
General · 5 records
Met with Decatur's police chief in June 2020 after a video showed an officer punching a liquor store owner. He said the officer did not follow procedure and the punch was unnecessary.
June 8, 2020
Source: decaturdaily.com
Spoke at a June 12, 2019, federal court hearing against ending court oversight of Decatur City Schools. As a plaintiff in the desegregation case, he raised gaps in discipline referrals between Black and white students.
June 12, 2019
Source: decaturdaily.com
Signed a February 7, 2019, letter with the NAACP Legal Defense Fund to the Morgan County Commission. The letter objected to electing all commissioners countywide and asked for five single-member districts.
February 7, 2019
Source: naacpldf.org
Spoke at a Decatur City Council hearing in favor of the five-district council map the council approved in 2012. He urged council members to agree on one plan.
February 7, 2012
Source: decaturdaily.com
Was appointed by the Decatur City Council to the District 5 seat on the Decatur Public Library Board. The term ran until June 30, 2015.
September 13, 2011
Source: decaturdaily.com
Past race Samuel King ran in:
- Morgan County Commissioner - District 1 · November 3, 2026 · Morgan County, Alabama