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3 unusual facts about Bobby Bright


Bobby Bright

The National Journal named Bright the most conservative Democrat during the first session of the 111th United States Congress.

He faced Republican State Representative Jay Love in the November election.

After the defection of fellow Alabama Democrat Parker Griffith to the Republican Party in December 2009, political analyst and statistician Nate Silver suggested that Bright could follow, naming "60/40" odds that he would eventually join the Republican caucus as well.


Democrats for Life of America

Two were competing for open seats (Bobby Bright, successful in the 2nd district of Alabama; and David Boswell, unsuccessful in the 2nd district of Kentucky).

Joel Fredrick Dubina

Dubina's daughter, Martha Roby, was elected in 2010 to the U.S. House of Representatives from Alabama (AL-2) defeating incumbent congressman Bobby Bright.


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