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brooklynite

(96,882 posts) Thu May 23, 2013, 05:06 PM May 2013

BREAKING: Rep. Jo Bonner resigning from Congress [View all]

Source: Mobile Press-Register

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: http://blog.al.com/wire/2013/05/breaking_rep_jo_bonner_resigni.html

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.

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Message auto-removed Name removed May 2013 #1

Strange. hay rick May 2013 #2

That's what I keep hearing too. Wilms May 2013 #5

Are you familiar with Vivian Beckerle, Bonner's Democratic challenger in 2006? alp227 May 2013 #8

Slam! Good for her. n/t Laelth May 2013 #12

So there will be one less Boner in Congress. Can't hurt. Agnosticsherbet May 2013 #3

no democratic opponent. so much for Howard Dean's 50 state strategy nt msongs May 2013 #4

Is someone supposed to parachute into the district? geek tragedy May 2013 #6

sarcasm dsjj251 May 2013 #14

Welcome to DU my friend!l hrmjustin May 2013 #21

Meh, one pasty-faced redneck Republican who'll be replaced by another just like him nt geek tragedy May 2013 #7

he's a bit of a moderate and explicitly decided against joining the Tea Party Caucus alp227 May 2013 #9

"Bonner supports amending the U.S. Constitution to ban same-sex marriage" geek tragedy May 2013 #10

What's the right university job for this guy? Cobalt-60 May 2013 #11

I live in his district. trof May 2013 #13

Trof, Le Taz Hot May 2013 #15

To my knowledge, NONE. trof May 2013 #16

As far as I know JNelson6563 May 2013 #19

sounds like even a "purple dog" would have trouble in this deep red district. DCBob May 2013 #17

One less BONER will be screwing us in Congress. Joe Bacon May 2013 #18

"to take a job at the University of Alabama" - Repubs fear primaries more than the Gen. Election underpants May 2013 #20

When I first saw that title . . . Brigid May 2013 #22

Actually I keep hearing that Dems like this don't vote with the president anway Doctor_J May 2013 #23