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Bobby Bright (1952-) is a member of the U.S. House of Representatives (Democrat) representing the 2nd Congressional District of Alabama (U.S. state). He was first elected to Congress in 2008, after three terms as mayor of Birmingham, Alabama.
He is the 13th of 14 children born to a rural tenant farmer. After college, he worked as a teacher, financial advisor, corrections officer, law clerk, and later practiced law in Montgomery for 16 years.
Committee assignments
Congressional caucuses
Issues
Health care
He voted against the November 2009 health bill and the final March 2010 legislation.
Defense
Fort Rucker and Maxwell Air Force Base are in his district.
Voting ratings
Organization | Rating | Date |
---|---|---|
AFL-CIO | ||
American Civil Liberties Union | ||
American Conservative Union | ||
Americans for Democratic Action | ||
Cato Institute | ||
Christian Coalition | ||
Human Rights Campaign | ||
League of Conservation Voters | ||
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People | ||
NARAL | ||
National Rifle Association | ||
National Right to Life Committee | ||
National Taxpayers Union | ||
U.S. Chamber of Commerce |
Sources: Links to the voting ratings guides of the above organizations together with brief descriptive information on the organizations themselves, may be found at: http://en.citizendium.org/wiki/Interest_group/Catalogs
2008 Election
Candidate | Party | Vote total | Percentage |
---|---|---|---|
Bobby Bright | Democrat | 144,368 | 50.23% |
Jay Love | Republican | 142,578 | 49.61% |
Source: Federal Election Results - final official tally
2010 Elections
Primary election: June1
- See also: 2010 U.S. Congressional election
Notes
- Representative Bobby Bright - official Congressional web site