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Alabama's Love considers Bright rematch
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| Contributor | Monsieur |
| Last Edited | Monsieur Mar 16, 2009 03:47pm |
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| News Date | Monday, March 16, 2009 09:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | labama state Rep. Jay Love (R), who narrowly lost to Rep. Bobby Bright (D-Ala.) last year, is considering challenging the congressman next year.
After eight-term Rep. Terry Everett (R) retired, Love and Bright faced off in one of the closest contests of last year’s election. Bright eventually won the seat by fewer than 1,800 votes.
“I am considering it,” Love told The Hill when asked whether he is looking at running again in 2010. “I have not made any decision yes or no.”
Before Bright’s victory last fall, Alabama’s 2nd district, which spans the southeast corner of the state, had been considered solid Republican territory. A Republican had held the seat for 44 years, and it voted 63 percent for GOP nominee John McCain (Ariz.) last year.
Before running for Congress, Bright had served as the mayor of Montgomery since 1999. The mayor’s office in Alabama is nonpartisan, and until his run Bright had never identified with either political party. Bright was courted by both parties to run for Everett’s seat. Bright chose to run as a Democrat, saying at the time that he was promised he would be given more independence by the Democratic Party.
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