Representative Martha Roby is currently in her second term serving the people of Alabama’s Second Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives. She hopes to be re-elected for a third term on November 4. Roby has done a fantastic job representing the people of Alabama and we look forward to her work continuing.
In her few years in Washington, Roby has set herself apart as a true conservative leader. In 2013, Roby shepherded the Working Families Flexibility Act to House passage. In the interest of preventing government overreach, Roby also brought attention to a questionable Labor Department program that targeted the right-to-work Alabama automotive industry.
Roby serves as a strong advocate for the military and has repeatedly stood up for their rights and protection. She successfully pushed back against plans to move the 908th Airlift Wing from Montgomery’s Maxwell Air Force Base. During her time as chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Roby led the investigation into the military’s preparation and response to the Benghazi terror attacks.
In December of 2013, Roby was honored to become the first representative from Alabama’s Second District to serve on the House Appropriations Committee, which oversees government spending. Roby’s primary areas of focus on the Appropriations Committee are improving the services and efficiencies of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and supporting the role of Career and Technical Education in workforce development.
Chip Beeker is the Republican candidate for Public Service Commission, Place 2. This race saw more action than ever before as four Republicans entered the primary. Chip Beeker came out ahead and will serve Alabama for four years.
Chip Beeker is the owner of Beeker Catfish and Cattle Farms in Eutaw, Alabama. From 1986 to 2006, Chip Beeker served on the Green County Commission, and was a rare Republican officeholder in an area of the state historically dominated by Democrats. For the last decade of his service, Beeker chaired the commission and focused on economic development for the county.
As a member of the Public Service Commission, Beeker promising to work to keep utility rates low, protect and grow energy sector jobs, and combate Barack Obama’s excessive environmental mandates among his top priorities.
“Obama’s radical Environmental Protection Agency and its increased regulation are working diligently to kill Alabama coal jobs and other energy related jobs, which, in turn, is hurting all of our businesses in the state,” Beeker said in a statement. “As a member of the Public Service Commission, I will do all that is in my power to protect our state from the overreach of the federal government and the liberal environmentalist who are pushing these job-killing policies.”
Darius Foster is the Republican candidate for State House District 56, which includes parts of Jefferson County.
A Birmingham native and small business owner, Foster is very active in his district. He is a member of the Bessemer Chamber of Commerce, serves on the Economic Development Committee for the Hoover Chamber of Commerce and as an Associate Board Member for the Alabama Policy Institute. He has served on the Steering Committee for the Alabama Republican Party, on the Executive Committee of the Young Republican Federation of Alabama and as a Finance Committee member with the Young Republican National Federation.
Foster made national news this summer with his viral political ad. The ad was named one of The Best 6 Political Campaign Ads of the Summer by Time Magazine. Darius Foster is also one of 14 candidates in the United States who has been named to the RSLC’s The Future Majority Project, which places an emphasis on electing minorities to state legislatures.
Already working hard for his district, Foster hosted an extremely successful job fair in Bessemer a few weeks ago. While campaigning he has also taken time to fund new laptops for McAdory High School, a Technology Center for the Oxmoor Valley Community and recently presented schematic design for a new park in his district.
Republican Greg Albritton is the Republican candidate for State Senate District 22 (Baldwin, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Escambia, Mobile, Monroe and Washington Counties).
Incumbent Democrat Marc Keahey announced earlier this year that he would not be seeking re-election, giving Republicans a prime opportunity to pick up the District 22 seat. Five Republicans stepped forward to run in the primary election, Albritton came ahead following the primary runoff.
Albritton is an attorney with his own practice in Conecuh County. He previously served in the State House of Representatives from 2002 to 2006, and is anxious to get back to work for the people in Montgomery. When elected, Albritton has promised to focus on streamlining government. He is also a staunch opponent of Alabama’s implementation of the Common Core Standards.
Jason Youngblood is the Republican nominee for Pike County Sheriff. Youngblood has spent his entire adult life serving and protecting others through his career as a police officer and a member of the Alabama National Guard. He is currently a Sergeant and shift supervisor with the Troy Police Department and a Sergeant First Class in the Alabama National Guard.
Youngblood’s grandfather, Hayden Youngblood, was a Troy police officer who was killed in the line of duty. Stories of his grandfather’s sacrifice and legacy of service profoundly influenced Youngblood’s decision to take a career in law enforcement.
His 18 year career has been spread through police departments in Ozark, Dothan and Troy. He is trained as a bomb technician, certified as a Weapons of Mass Destruction instructor and has extensive supervision experience and training using advanced criminal surveillance techniques as part of the Central Alabama Drug Task Force.
On his campaign as Pike County Sheriff, Youngblood states, “Our citizens deserve and should demand the highest standards from our sheriff – the county’s chief law enforcement officer. When elected, I promise our Sheriff’s department will be one the people of Pike County will respect and take pride in.”