Martha Roby

Martha Roby
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Alabama's 2nd district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 3, 2011
Preceded by	Bobby Bright
Personal details
Born	July 26, 1976 (1976-07-26) (age 35) Montgomery, Alabama, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Riley Roby
Children	Margaret Roby George Roby
Residence	Montgomery, Alabama
Alma mater	New York University Cumberland School of Law (Samford University)
Occupation	attorney, politician
Religion	Presbyterian

Martha Dubina Roby^[1] (born July 26, 1976) is the U.S. Representative for Alabama's 2nd congressional district. 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^[2] and assumed office in January 2011.

Early life, education, and legal career

Roby was born in Montgomery, Alabama and attended New York University, where she received a bachelor of music degree. She then entered the Cumberland School of Law at Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama, receiving her J.D. in 2001. She is the daughter of Judge Joel F. Dubina, Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.

Before entering politics, she worked at the law firm of Copeland, Franco and served on the board of directors of Sav-A-Life Montgomery, a Christian organization.^[3]

Montgomery City Council

Roby was elected to the Montgomery City Council in 2003, defeating a total of five opponents, and winning 54.88% of the votes cast in her district.^[4][5] In her first term on the Council, Roby joined 3 other council members and then mayor Bobby Bright in opposing the building of a shopping mall in East Montgomery,^[6] opposed privatizing the disposal of household garbage,^[7] supported a 10 cent cigarette tax increase,^[8] but also argued for a state sales tax holiday.^[9]

U.S. House of Representatives

Election

see also: House of Representatives elections in Alabama 2010

The republican party 2 primary candidates, Martha Roby and tea party activist Rick Berber. Roby was endorsed by both Newt Gingritch and Sarah Palin. In the general election, Matha Roby beat incumbent Bobby Bright by 4,867 votes.

Martha Roby Spent a total of $1,240,275.64 on her 2010 election. Most of her funds came from large individual contributuions. Her top corporate contributor was Jim Wilson and Associates. They contributed $25,300.00. ^[10]

Tenure

Martha Roby is a conservative member of the republican party. ^[11]

Abortion

Martha Roby has prevented the use of federal funds for abortions by voting "yea" for bill HR 358 and HR 3. Both bills prohibited any taxpayer money from going towards abortions. ^[12]

Environment

As a member of the subcommittee for agriculture, energy, and forestry Martha is quite active in this area. She believes that Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) should be limited. ^[13]

Committee assignments

• Committee on Agriculture
  • Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry
  • Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management
• Committee on Armed Services
  • Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces
  • Subcommittee on Readiness
• Committee on Education and the Workforce
  • Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education
  • Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions

• Republican Study Committee

Organizations

Martha Roby is a member of:

• Alabama Bar Association
• Mississippi Bar Association
• Montgomery Area Business Committee for the Arts
• Trinity Presbyterian Church
• Young Men's Christian Association, Britton and Cleveland avenue
• Sav-a-life Montogomery

References

1. ^ http://www.legistorm.com/memberbio/2723/Rep_Martha_Roby_AL.html
2. ^ GOP's Roby defeats Bright in Alabama's 2nd District Montgomery Advertiser November 2, 1010
3. ^ "Biographical Information for 2nd Congressional District GOP runoff candidates". Associated Press Newswires. 8 July 2010. 
4. ^ Lance Griffin. "Montgomery Republican plans to challenge Bright in 2010". The Dothan Eagle. http://www2.dothaneagle.com/news/2009/jun/26/montgomery_republican_plans_to_challenge_bright_in-ar-193229/. 
5. ^ "Municipal Election Results-2003". http://www.montgomeryal.gov/Modules/ShowDocument.aspx?documentid=29. 
6. ^ "Montgomery Alabama Shopping Mall to Go Up Against Protests, Mayor's Advice". The Montgomery Advertiser. February 19, 2004. 
7. ^ Sebastian Kitchen (March 30, 2005). "Trash Service Change Opposed". The Montgomery Advertiser. 
8. ^ William F. West (May 14, 2004). "Montgomery, Ala., Cigarette Tax Jumps 10 Cents". The Montgomery Advertiser. 
9. ^ William F. West (August 10, 2004). "Montgomery, Ala., council's tax idea might go statewide". Montgomery Advertiser. 
10. ^ "Open Secerets". http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/summary.php?cid=N00030768&cycle=2010. Retrieved 21 November 2011. 
11. ^ "Martha Roby for Congress". http://www.martharoby.com/pages/15/meet-martha. 
12. ^ "Vote smart". http://www.votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/71604/martha-roby/2/abortion-issues. 
13. ^ Griffin, Lance. "CRP". http://www2.dothaneagle.com/news/2011/nov/16/roby-bill-will-impact-conservation-reserve-program-ar-2713830/. Retrieved 21 November 2011. 

External links

• Congresswoman Martha Roby official U.S. House site
• Martha Roby for U.S. Congress official campaign site
• Biography at WhoRunsGov.com at The Washington Post
• Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• Voting record maintained by The Washington Post
• Biography, voting record, and interest group ratings at Project Vote Smart
• Congressional profile at GovTrack
• Congressional profile at OpenCongress
• Issue positions and quotes at On The Issues
• Financial information at OpenSecrets.org
• Staff salaries, trips and personal finance at LegiStorm.com
• Campaign finance reports and data at the Federal Election Commission
• Appearances on C-SPAN programs

United States House of Representatives
Preceded by Bobby Bright	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Alabama's 2nd congressional district January 3, 2011 – present	Succeeded by Incumbent
United States order of precedence
Preceded by David Rivera R-Florida	United States Representatives by seniority 411th	Succeeded by Todd Rokita R-Indiana

Persondata
Name	Roby, Martha
Alternative names
Short description	American lawyer; Republican Congresswoman from Alabama
Date of birth	July 26, 1976
Place of birth	Montgomery, Alabama, U.S.
Date of death
Place of death