U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell, D-Birmingham (left), speaks on a panel at Pilgrim Rest Missionary Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama on Oct. 27, 2024. The panel, which also included U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas (center) and moderator Tiffany Johnson Cole (right), encouraged women in Alabama’s 2nd Congressional District to vote for Democratic nominee Shomari Figures. (Jemma Stephenson/Alabama Reflector)