Alabama's 2nd congressional district
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Alabama's 2nd congressional district is a U.S. congressional district
in Alabama
, which elects a representative to the United States House of Representatives
. It encompasses the counties of Autauga
, Barbour
, Bullock
, Butler
, Coffee
, Conecuh
, Covington
, Crenshaw
, Dale
, Elmore
, Geneva
, Henry
, Houston
, Lowndes
, Montgomery
(parts), and Pike
.
The district is based in the city of Montgomery
and takes in most of the city. Other cities in the district include Dothan
, Andalusia
, Troy
, and Greenville
. At the federal level, the district is strongly Republican - it gave John McCain
63.42% of the vote in 2008
while Barack Obama
received 36.05% here.
The district is currently represented by Republican
Martha Roby
, a Montgomery city councilwoman, who defeated Democratic incumbent Bobby Bright in November 2010.
. However, in the 2000 round of redistricting, it lost the capitol area and most of the outlying districts to the 3rd District. The 2nd was one of five districts to swing Republican in 1964, when Barry Goldwater
swept the state, and Republicans held onto the seat until 2008, when Democrat Bobby Bright
succeeded retiring incumbent Terry Everett
. The 1990 round shifted most of Montgomery's African Americans to the majority-black 7th District, while the areas removed in 2000 were mostly Democratic. Elmore, Autauga, Dothan and Houston counties are heavily Republican, made up mostly of whites who tend to take a hard line on defense and "law and order
." The Black Belt
counties - Lowndes, Bullock and Barbour - tend to be more Democratic; however, this area's votes are easily outweighed by the more populated counties of the Wiregrass region. George W. Bush
won 67% of the vote in this district in 2004. The district had a Cook Partisan Voting Index score of R+13 using the 2000 and 2004 elections for the Index; the Cook PVI rose to R+16 using the 2004 and 2008 elections.
Defense and agriculture are the mainstays of the 2nd District's economy (the district includes Fort Rucker
). The soil was first tilled for cotton, but in the early part of this century the boll weevil wiped out more than two-thirds of the cotton crop. Now the area grows more peanuts than almost any other part of the country. Enterprise in Coffee County erected a monument to the boll weevil as a tribute to the insect whose destruction of the cotton crop persuaded farmers to switch their efforts to growing peanuts. Dothan hosts the National Peanut Festival and Parade each October, offers the Azalea Dogwood Trail in the spring, and is home to a Robert Trent Jones golf course. Ozark has the Claybank Jamboree each fall.
Congressional district
A congressional district is “a geographical division of a state from which one member of the House of Representatives is elected.”Congressional Districts are made up of three main components, a representative, constituents, and the specific land area that both the representative and the...
in Alabama
Alabama
Alabama is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama ranks 30th in total land area and ranks second in the size of its inland...
, which elects a representative to the United States House of Representatives
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
. It encompasses the counties of Autauga
Autauga County, Alabama
Autauga County is a county in the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2010 census the population was 54,571. Its county seat is Prattville.Autauga County is part of the Montgomery Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...
, Barbour
Barbour County, Alabama
Barbour County, Alabama is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. Its name is in honor of James Barbour, who served as Governor of Virginia. As of 2010 the population was 27,457. Its county seat is Clayton.-History:...
, Bullock
Bullock County, Alabama
Bullock County, Alabama is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. Its name is in honor of Colonel Edward C. Bullock of Barbour County. Living descendants of Colonel Bullock include prominent American cinema film actress, Sandra Bullock. As of 2010 the population was 10,914. In 1867, Union Springs...
, Butler
Butler County, Alabama
Butler County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. Its name is in honor of Captain William Butler, who was born in Virginia and fought in the Creek War, and who was killed in May 1818. As of 2010 the population was 20,947...
, Coffee
Coffee County, Alabama
Coffee County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. Its name is in honor of General John Coffee. As of 2010 the population was 49,948. Its county seats are Elba and Enterprise....
, Conecuh
Conecuh County, Alabama
-2010:Whereas according to the 2010 U.S. Census Bureau:*51.3% White*46.5% Black*0.3% Native American*0.1% Asian*0.0% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander*1.0% Two or more races*1.2% Hispanic or Latino -2000:...
, Covington
Covington County, Alabama
Covington County, Alabama, is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. Its name is in honor of Brigadier General Leonard Covington of Maryland. As of 2010 the population was 37,765...
, Crenshaw
Crenshaw County, Alabama
Crenshaw County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. Its name is in honor of a judge, Anderson Crenshaw. As of 2010 the population was 13,906. Its county seat is Luverne.-Geography:...
, Dale
Dale County, Alabama
Dale County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. Its name is in honor of General Samuel Dale. As of the 2010 census the population was 50,251...
, Elmore
Elmore County, Alabama
Elmore County is a county of the State of Alabama. Its name is in honor of General John A. Elmore. As of 2010 its population was 79,303. Its county seat is Wetumpka.This county is part of the Montgomery Metropolitan Statistical Area.- History :...
, Geneva
Geneva County, Alabama
-2010:Whereas according to the 2010 U.S. Census Bureau:*86.3% White*9.5% Black*0.8% Native American*0.3% Asian*0.0% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander*1.6% Two or more races*3.4% Hispanic or Latino -2000:...
, Henry
Henry County, Alabama
Henry County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. Its name is in honor of Patrick Henry, famous orator and Governor of Virginia. As of 2010, its population was 17,302...
, Houston
Houston County, Alabama
Houston County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. As of 2010 the population was 101,547. Its county seat is Dothan.Houston County is part of the Dothan Metropolitan Statistical Area.- History :...
, Lowndes
Lowndes County, Alabama
Lowndes County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. It is named in honor of William Lowndes, a member of the United States Congress from South Carolina. As of the 2010 census, the population was 11,299...
, Montgomery
Montgomery County, Alabama
Montgomery County is a county in the U.S. state of Alabama. It is the most populous county in the Montgomery Metropolitan Statistical Area; its population in 2010 was 229,363 .- History :...
(parts), and Pike
Pike County, Alabama
Pike County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. Its name is in honor of General Zebulon Pike, of New Jersey, an explorer who led an expedition to southern Colorado and discovered Pikes Peak in 1806. As of 2010 the population was 32,899. Its county seat is Troy.- History :In 1819 the State...
.
The district is based in the city of Montgomery
Montgomery, Alabama
Montgomery is the capital of the U.S. state of Alabama, and is the county seat of Montgomery County. It is located on the Alabama River southeast of the center of the state, in the Gulf Coastal Plain. As of the 2010 census, Montgomery had a population of 205,764 making it the second-largest city...
and takes in most of the city. Other cities in the district include Dothan
Dothan, Alabama
Dothan is a city located in the southeastern corner of the US state of Alabama, situated approximately west of the Georgia state line and north of Florida. It is the seat of Houston County, with portions extending into nearby Dale County and Henry County...
, Andalusia
Andalusia, Alabama
Andalusia is a city in and the county seat of Covington County, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 8,794.According to the 2007 U.S. Census estimates, the city had a population of 8,705...
, Troy
Troy, Alabama
Troy is a city in Pike County, Alabama, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 18,003. Troy experienced a growth spurt of over 4,000+ people since 2000. The city is the county seat of Pike County....
, and Greenville
Greenville, Alabama
Greenville is a city in Butler County, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census, the population was 7,228. The city is the county seat of Butler County and is known as the Camellia City. The movement to change the Official Alabama State Flower from the goldenrod to the camellia originated in...
. At the federal level, the district is strongly Republican - it gave John McCain
John McCain
John Sidney McCain III is the senior United States Senator from Arizona. He was the Republican nominee for president in the 2008 United States election....
63.42% of the vote in 2008
United States presidential election, 2008
The United States presidential election of 2008 was the 56th quadrennial presidential election. It was held on November 4, 2008. Democrat Barack Obama, then the junior United States Senator from Illinois, defeated Republican John McCain, the senior U.S. Senator from Arizona. Obama received 365...
while Barack Obama
Barack Obama
Barack Hussein Obama II is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office. Obama previously served as a United States Senator from Illinois, from January 2005 until he resigned following his victory in the 2008 presidential election.Born in...
received 36.05% here.
The district is currently represented by Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
Martha Roby
Martha Roby
Martha Dubina Roby is the U.S. Representative for . She is a member of the Republican Party. She narrowly defeated incumbent Representative Bobby Bright on November 2 during the United States House of Representatives elections in Alabama, 2010 and assumed office in January 2011.-Early life,...
, a Montgomery city councilwoman, who defeated Democratic incumbent Bobby Bright in November 2010.
Character
Alabama's 2nd Congressional District covers the southeastern corner of Alabama. For most of its history, it has been based in MontgomeryMontgomery, Alabama
Montgomery is the capital of the U.S. state of Alabama, and is the county seat of Montgomery County. It is located on the Alabama River southeast of the center of the state, in the Gulf Coastal Plain. As of the 2010 census, Montgomery had a population of 205,764 making it the second-largest city...
. However, in the 2000 round of redistricting, it lost the capitol area and most of the outlying districts to the 3rd District. The 2nd was one of five districts to swing Republican in 1964, when Barry Goldwater
Barry Goldwater
Barry Morris Goldwater was a five-term United States Senator from Arizona and the Republican Party's nominee for President in the 1964 election. An articulate and charismatic figure during the first half of the 1960s, he was known as "Mr...
swept the state, and Republicans held onto the seat until 2008, when Democrat Bobby Bright
Bobby Bright
Bobby Neal Bright, Sr. is an American politician who served as U.S. Representative for from 2009 to 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party. The district includes just over half of the state capital, Montgomery, as well as most of the Wiregrass Region in the southeastern part of the state....
succeeded retiring incumbent Terry Everett
Terry Everett
Robert Terry Everett is an American politician, who was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives since 1993, representing ....
. The 1990 round shifted most of Montgomery's African Americans to the majority-black 7th District, while the areas removed in 2000 were mostly Democratic. Elmore, Autauga, Dothan and Houston counties are heavily Republican, made up mostly of whites who tend to take a hard line on defense and "law and order
Law and order (politics)
In politics, law and order refers to demands for a strict criminal justice system, especially in relation to violent and property crime, through harsher criminal penalties...
." The Black Belt
Black Belt (region of Alabama)
The Black Belt is a region of the U.S. state of Alabama, and part of the larger Black Belt Region of the Southern United States, which stretches from Texas to Maryland. The term originally referred to the region underlain by a thin layer of rich, black topsoil developed atop the chalk of the Selma...
counties - Lowndes, Bullock and Barbour - tend to be more Democratic; however, this area's votes are easily outweighed by the more populated counties of the Wiregrass region. George W. Bush
George W. Bush
George Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 43rd President of the United States, from 2001 to 2009. Before that, he was the 46th Governor of Texas, having served from 1995 to 2000....
won 67% of the vote in this district in 2004. The district had a Cook Partisan Voting Index score of R+13 using the 2000 and 2004 elections for the Index; the Cook PVI rose to R+16 using the 2004 and 2008 elections.
Defense and agriculture are the mainstays of the 2nd District's economy (the district includes Fort Rucker
Fort Rucker
Fort Rucker is a U.S. Army post located mostly in Dale County, Alabama, United States. It was named for a Civil War officer, Confederate General Edmund Rucker. The post is the primary flight training base for Army Aviation and is home to the United States Army Aviation Center of Excellence and...
). The soil was first tilled for cotton, but in the early part of this century the boll weevil wiped out more than two-thirds of the cotton crop. Now the area grows more peanuts than almost any other part of the country. Enterprise in Coffee County erected a monument to the boll weevil as a tribute to the insect whose destruction of the cotton crop persuaded farmers to switch their efforts to growing peanuts. Dothan hosts the National Peanut Festival and Parade each October, offers the Azalea Dogwood Trail in the spring, and is home to a Robert Trent Jones golf course. Ozark has the Claybank Jamboree each fall.
List of representatives
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| District created March 4, 1823 | |||||
| 18th 18th United States Congress The Eighteenth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1823 to March 3, 1825, during the seventh and eighth... |
March 4, 1823 - March 3, 1825 | John McKee John McKee John McKee was an American politician who served as the first Representative of Alabama's 2nd District from 1823 to 1829. McKee was born in Rockbridge County, Virginia , and attended Liberty Hall Academy in Lexington... |
Jacksonian D-R | ||
| 19th 19th United States Congress -House of Representatives:-Leadership:- Senate :* President: John C. Calhoun * President pro tempore: John Gaillard , until December 4, 1825** Nathaniel Macon , from May 20, 1826- House of Representatives :* Speaker: John W. Taylor -Members:... -20th 20th United States Congress -House of Representatives:-Leadership:- Senate :* President: John C. Calhoun * President pro tempore: Samuel Smith - House of Representatives :* Speaker: Andrew Stevenson -Members:This list is arranged by chamber, then by state... |
March 4, 1825 - March 4, 1829 | Jacksonian | |||
| 21st 21st United States Congress -House of Representatives:-Leadership:- Senate :* President: John C. Calhoun * President pro tempore: Samuel Smith - House of Representatives :* Speaker: Andrew Stevenson -Members:This list is arranged by chamber, then by state... |
March 4, 1829 - March 3, 1831 | Robert E.B. Baylor | |||
| 22nd 22nd United States Congress -House of Representatives:-Leadership:- Senate :* President:** John C. Calhoun , resigned December 28, 1832, thereafter vacant.* President pro tempore:** Samuel Smith , first elected December 5, 1831** Littleton W... |
March 4, 1831 - March 3, 1833 | Samuel Wright Mardis Samuel Wright Mardis Samuel Wright Mardis was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives from Alabama. He was born on June 12, 1800 in Fayetteville, Tennessee. He received academic training, attended an "old field school," and studied law. He was admitted to the bar, and he... |
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| 23rd 23rd United States Congress -House of Representatives:For the beginning of this congress, the size of the House was increased from 213 seats to 240 seats, following the 1830 United States Census .- Leadership :- Senate :* President: Martin Van Buren... |
March 3, 1833 - March 3, 1835 | John McKinley John McKinley John McKinley was a U.S. Senator from the state of Alabama and an associate justice of the United States Supreme Court.Born in Culpeper County, Virginia, his family moved to Kentucky when he was an infant... |
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| 24th 24th United States Congress -House of Representatives:During this congress one House seat was added for each of the new states of Arkansas and Michigan.-Leadership:- Senate :* President: Martin Van Buren * President pro tempore: William R. King - House of Representatives :... |
March 4, 1835 - March 3, 1837 | Joshua L. Martin Joshua L. Martin Joshua Lanier Martin was an American Democratic Party politician who served as the 12th Governor of the U.S. state of Alabama from 1845 to 1847. He was born on 5 December 1799 in Blount County, Tennessee. He taught school during his young years and studied law in Maryville, Tennessee; then moved... |
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| 25th 25th United States Congress -House of Representatives:-Leadership:- Senate :* President: Richard Mentor Johnson * President pro tempore: William R. King - House of Representatives :* Speaker: James K. Polk -Members:This list is arranged by chamber, then by state... |
March 4, 1837 - March 3, 1839 | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
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| 26th 26th United States Congress -House of Representatives:- Leadership :- Senate :*President: Richard M. Johnson *President pro tempore: William R. King - House of Representatives :*Speaker: Robert M.T. Hunter -Members:This list is arranged by chamber, then by state... |
March 4, 1839 - March 3, 1841 | David Hubbard David Hubbard David Hubbard was a U.S. Representative from Alabama, cousin of Samuel Houston.Born near the town of Old Liberty , Bedford County, Virginia, Hubbard attended the county schools and an academy.... |
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| 27th 27th United States Congress The Twenty-seventh United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1841 to March 3, 1843, during the one-month... |
District inactive, all representatives elected At-large on a general ticket | ||||
| 28th 28th United States Congress -House of Representatives:Following the 1840 United States Census, Congress reapportioned the House to include 223 seats . During this congress, one House seat was added for the new state of Florida .- Senate :*President: Vacant... |
March 4, 1843 - March 3, 1845 | James Edwin Belser James Edwin Belser James Edwin Belser was a U.S. Representative from Alabama.Born in Charleston, South Carolina, Belser attended the public schools.... |
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March 4, 1845 - March 3, 1851 | Henry Washington Hilliard Henry Washington Hilliard Henry Washington Hilliard was a U.S. Representative from Alabama.-Early life:Hilliard was born in Fayetteville, North Carolina and was graduated from South Carolina College at Columbia in 1826.He studied law and moved to Athens, Georgia, where he was admitted to the bar in 1829.He was a Professor... |
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March 4, 1851 - March 3, 1855 | James Abercrombie James Abercrombie (Congressman) James Abercrombie was an American politician. He was born in Hancock County, Georgia in 1792. He moved to Alabama in the early 1810s and settled first in Monroe County, now called Dallas County, Alabama, and then in Montgomery County, Alabama.During the War of 1812, he served as a corporal in Maj.... |
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March 4, 1855 - March 3, 1859 | Eli Sims Shorter Eli Sims Shorter Eli Sims Shorter was a U.S. Representative from Alabama.Born in Monticello, Georgia, Shorter attended the common schools and was graduated in law from Yale College in 1844.... |
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March 4, 1859 - January 21, 1861 | James L. Pugh James L. Pugh James Lawrence Pugh was a U.S. senator from Alabama, as well as a member of the Confederate Congress during the American Civil War.- Biography :... |
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July 21, 1868 - March 3, 1873 | Charles Waldron Buckley Charles Waldron Buckley Charles Waldron Buckley was a U.S. Representative from Alabama.Born in Unadilla, New York, Buckley attended the public schools in Unadilla and Freeport, Illinois, where his parents moved in 1846... |
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March 4, 1873 - March 3, 1875 | James T. Rapier James T. Rapier James Thomas Rapier was a United States Representative from 1873 until 1875. He was one of Alabama's three black congressmen during Reconstruction.... |
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March 4, 1875 - March 3, 1877 | Jeremiah Norman Williams Jeremiah Norman Williams Jeremiah Norman Williams was a two-term Democratic U.S. Representative from Alabama. His election marked the return of Democratic control of the Alabama's 2nd congressional district, after a brief period of Republican control during the early years of Reconstruction.-Biography:Williams was born... |
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| 45th 45th United States Congress -House of Representatives:-Leadership:-Senate:*President: William A. Wheeler *President pro tempore: Thomas W. Ferry -House of Representatives:*Speaker: Samuel J. Randall -Members:This list is arranged by chamber, then by state... -52nd 52nd United States Congress The Fifty-second United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C... |
March 4, 1877 - March 3, 1893 | Hilary A. Herbert Hilary A. Herbert Hilary Abner Herbert was Secretary of the Navy under President Grover Cleveland. He also served as a member of the United States house of representatives from Alabama.-Biography:... |
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March 4, 1893 - March 3, 1901 | Jesse F. Stallings Jesse F. Stallings Jesse Francis Stallings was a U.S. Representative from Alabama.Born near Manningham, Alabama, Stallings completed preparatory studies and was graduated from the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa in 1877.... |
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March 4, 1901 - June 17, 1908 | Ariosto A. Wiley Ariosto A. Wiley Ariosto Appling Wiley was a U.S. Representative from Alabama, brother of Oliver Cicero Wiley.-Early life:Born in Clayton, Alabama, Wiley moved with his parents to Troy, Alabama. He attended the common schools and was graduated from Emory and Henry College, Emory, Virginia, in 1870... |
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November 3, 1908 - March 3, 1909 | Oliver C. Wiley Oliver C. Wiley Oliver Cicero Wiley was a U.S. Representative from Alabama, brother of Ariosto Appling Wiley.Born in Troy, Alabama, Wiley attended the common schools.He served as member of the town council for five years.... |
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March 4, 1909 - March 3, 1921 | S. Hubert Dent, Jr. S. Hubert Dent, Jr. Stanley Hubert Dent, Jr. was a U.S. Representative from Alabama.Born in Eufaula, Alabama, Dent attended the common schools, and was graduated from Southern University , Greensboro, Alabama, in 1886.He was graduated from the University of Virginia Law School at Charlottesville in 1889.He was... |
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March 4, 1921 - March 27, 1923 | John R. Tyson John R. Tyson John Russell Tyson was a U.S. Representative from Alabama.Born in Lowndes County, Alabama, Tyson attended the public schools.... |
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August 14, 1923- January 11, 1938 | J. Lister Hill J. Lister Hill Joseph Lister Hill was a Democratic U.S. Senator from the state of Alabama. He was elected to fill the term left by the resignation of Dixie Bibb Graves and was reelected five times, serving in the Senate from January 11, 1938 until January 3, 1969... |
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June 14, 1938 - January 3, 1963 | George M. Grant George M. Grant George McInvale Grant was a Democratic U.S. Representative from Alabama.Grant was born in Louisville, Alabama. He obtained a law degree from University of Alabama in 1922... |
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January 3, 1965 - January 3, 1993 | William Louis Dickinson | Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
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| 103rd 103rd United States Congress - House of Representatives :- Leadership :- Senate :* President: Dan Quayle , until January 20, 1993** Al Gore , from January 20, 1993* President pro tempore: Robert Byrd - Majority leadership :* Majority Leader: George Mitchell... -110th 110th United States Congress The One Hundred Tenth United States Congress was the meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, between January 3, 2007, and January 3, 2009, during the last two years of the second term of President George W. Bush. It was composed of the Senate and the House of... |
January 3, 1993 - January 3, 2009 | Terry Everett Terry Everett Robert Terry Everett is an American politician, who was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives since 1993, representing .... |
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January 3, 2009 - January 3, 2011 | Bobby Bright Bobby Bright Bobby Neal Bright, Sr. is an American politician who served as U.S. Representative for from 2009 to 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party. The district includes just over half of the state capital, Montgomery, as well as most of the Wiregrass Region in the southeastern part of the state.... |
Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
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January 5, 2011 - | Martha Roby Martha Roby Martha Dubina Roby is the U.S. Representative for . She is a member of the Republican Party. She narrowly defeated incumbent Representative Bobby Bright on November 2 during the United States House of Representatives elections in Alabama, 2010 and assumed office in January 2011.-Early life,... |
Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
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http://projects.usatoday.com/news/politics/2010/elections/AL/External links
- http://edition.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/results/individual/#ALH02
- CNN coverage of the 2006 election
- CNN converage of the 2004 election
- CNN converage of the 2002 election
- CNN converage of the 2000 election