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Bright Praises Supreme Court Gun Decision Courtesy
montgomeryadvertiser.com 06/26/2008
Alabama's Democratic Candidate for Congressional District 2, Mayor Bobby Bright, praised today's U.S. Supreme Court decision to strike down part of a Washington, D.C.-ban on guns.
"The Second Amendment guarantees our right to bear arms and today, in a decision that was crucially important to the people of Alabama and all Americans, the Supreme Court affirmed that right," Bright said in a press release. "I am a strong supporter of the Second Amendment, and in Congress I will make sure the rights of gun owners everywhere are protected."
In a 5-to-4 decision the Supreme Court determined that the Second Amendment protects and individual's right to maintain a gun, not just states rights' to maintain militias.
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Bright Plans Goodie Boxes for Military Beginning at 9:30 a.m. today, Montgomery first lady Lynn Bright will host volunteers at City Hall to pack "goodie boxes" for city employees who are currently serving in active military service away from home.
The packages will be filled with useful and fun items donated by area merchants and be shipped to arrive by July 4.
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On
the Road to Congress Bright is a
social conservative who believes he can find more resources for District 2.
But Bright isn't your usual Democrat, and his message often sounds as if it could be coming from a Republican.
A self-described social conservative, Bright says he is pro-life, pro-gun and "strong on
military."
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Bright adds $157,000+ to campaign fund
Montgomery
Advertiser, May 22, 2008
Democratic congressional candidate and Montgomery Mayor Bobby Bright raised almost twice as much money and spent far less than other candidates who already have disclosed their fundraising for the most recent reporting period in the race for the 2nd District seat.
Bright's campaign received $157,661 in contributions for the period to bring his total to $212,061. His two opponents in the Democratic primary, Cendie Crawley and Cheryl Sabel, have not filed.
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Top-Tier Recruit Rates a Rare Dem Challenge
for Open Alabama Seat
CQ.com,
March 26, 2008
By Annie Johnson, CQ Staff
It has been a very long time since the Democrats have staged a seriously competitive bid to win Alabama’s conservative-leaning2nd Congressional District. But that has changed this year, the result of seven-term Republican Rep. Terry Everett ’s surprise decision to retire after eight terms and the emergence of Bobby Bright — mayor of the state capital of Montgomery, the 2nd District’s major population center — as the likely Democratic nominee.
These circumstances have prompted CQ Politics to change its rating on the race to Leans Republican, denoting a highly competitive contest, from Safe Republican, a non-competitive category to which the race had been previously assigned.
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