Editing Midland City, Alabama (section)

==Notable people==<!--consensus reached to standardize this heading per WP:WikiProject Cities/US Guideline -->
* [[Bobby Bright]], [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. congressman]] from Alabama<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=B001264|title=BRIGHT, Bobby Neal, Sr., (1952 - )|publisher= Biographical Directory of the United States Congress|accessdate= February 2, 2013}}</ref>
* [[Earl Hutto]], congressman from [[Florida]] from 1979 to 1995
* [[Nathan Mathis]], former state representative

In August 2016, Interim Mayor, Patsy Capshaw Skipper garnered national attention due to a racist [[Facebook]] comment.  When asked about the election by a Facebook friend, Patsy Capshaw Skipper replied, "I lost. The [[nigger]] won", referring to her opponent Joann Grimsley who was elected as Midland City's first black mayor.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dothanfirst.com/news/midland-city-mayors-facebook-post-i-lost-the-nier-won|title=Midland City Mayor's Facebook Post: 'I lost. The "ni**er" won.'|date=August 25, 2016}}</ref>