Profile of Casey Wardynski, candidate for 5th Congressional District Casey Wardynski is running for Congress By Caroline Klapp | April 29, 2021 at 10:03 PM CDT - Updated April 30 at 6:57 AM HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - A third Huntsville man has announced a bid for Congress. The former Huntsville City Schools superintendent announced he is running on Thursday. (Source: Friendsofcasey.com) Casey Wardynski is hoping to take the 5th district seat currently held by Representative Mo Brooks whoâs running for Senate. You may remember Casey Wardynski, thatâs because he was the superintendent for Huntsville City Schools from 2011, until 2016 when he resigned. But most recently he served as an assistant secretary of the Army under President Trump.