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MOBILE - U.S. Rep. Jo Bonner, R-Mobile, confirmed today that he intends to resign from Congress later this year and take a job at the University of Alabama.
Bonner, 53, has represented Alabama's 1st Congressional District since taking office in 2003. He was re-elected in November with no Democratic opponent.
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It will be up to Gov. Robert Bentley to set a special election for Bonner's seat. Bentley's office had no immediate comment today.
The deeply conservative 1st Congressional District sprawls from the beaches of south Baldwin County to rural Clarke and Washington counties.
Read more: BREAKING: Rep. Jo Bonner resigning from Congress | al.com
I keep hearing that we can win seats in Red Districts if only we ran "real" Democrats instead of Blue Dogs. Here's a chance to prove it.
Bonner, 53, has represented Alabama's 1st Congressional District since taking office in 2003. He was re-elected in November with no Democratic opponent.
...snip...
It will be up to Gov. Robert Bentley to set a special election for Bonner's seat. Bentley's office had no immediate comment today.
The deeply conservative 1st Congressional District sprawls from the beaches of south Baldwin County to rural Clarke and Washington counties.
Read more: BREAKING: Rep. Jo Bonner resigning from Congress | al.com
I keep hearing that we can win seats in Red Districts if only we ran "real" Democrats instead of Blue Dogs. Here's a chance to prove it.