BIRMINGHAM OPENING

The 40th state House seat that Rep. Mike McCready will be vacating in January 2018 due to term limits will also provide opportunities for fellow Republicans in the GOP-leaning district. Republican Malissa Bossardet was the first to announce for the seat but she is now joined by Mike Banerian, who runs the day-to-day operations at his family’s wine distribution company. Democrat Nicole Bedi, a volunteer activist who lost to McCready in 2016, announced her candidacy in mid-September.