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6th Congressional District

Lester Raises Over $100,000

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Wednesday, October 1, Mark Lester, the Democratic candidate for U.S. Congress in Alabama’s 6th District, marked the end of the Federal Election Commission’s most recent reporting period by announcing that his campaign had raised over $100,000 during the seven-week period that he has been in the race. Dr. … Continued
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October 3, 2014

Rick Santorum Coming to Birmingham

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The 2016 Presidential election begins in earnest a year from now, but among the early names being mentioned as a possible Republican Presidential candidates is former Pennsylvania U.S. Senator Rick Santorum. Santorum was the winner of Alabama’s 2012 Republican Presidential Primary and was the runner up to eventual nominee, … Continued
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October 3, 2014

Lilly Ledbetter Endorses Mark Lester

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Friday, September 26, the Mark Lester for Congress Campaign announced that Lester has received the endorsement of equal pay for women activist, Lilly Ledbetter. Lilly, whose unsuccessful lawsuit of Goodyear in Gadsden over allegations that she received less pay than her male peers for what she claims was … Continued
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October 1, 2014

Lester Says Palmer Would Defund Violence Against Women Act

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Thursday, September 18, Sixth District Congressional Candidate Mark Lester (D) charged that his opponent, Gary Palmer (R), has promised to defund the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). Lester said that in the wake of the Ray Rice incident he supports strengthening the Act, not weakening it. Lester told … Continued
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September 19, 2014

Bachus Praises Passage of Bipartisan Bankruptcy Reform Bill

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, September 16, the House Judiciary Committee passed a bipartisan financial institutions bankruptcy reform bill that was introduced by Judiciary Chairman Robert Goodlatte (R from Virginia), U.S. Representative  Spencer Bachus (R from Vestavia) , and Ranking Member John Conyers (D from Michigan). The three veteran legislators introduced a … Continued
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September 18, 2014

Lester Challenges Palmer to Open Records

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, September 9, Mark Lester (D) met with the Alabama Political Reporter at his campaign headquarters in Birmingham to reveal his tax returns from the last five years and challenge his opponent, Gary Palmer (R) to do the same thing. Lester who is running to represent Alabama’s Sixth … Continued
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September 10, 2014

Bentley Endorses Palmer

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, September 9 the Gary Palmer for Congress campaign announced yet another endorsement.  Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R) surprised no one in an announcement that he was backing the Republican candidate in Alabama’s Sixth Congressional District. Governor Bentley said in his announcement, “Gary is exactly the type of … Continued
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September 10, 2014

Lester Will Be Democratic Candidate in the Sixth Congressional District

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Mark Lester will represent the Alabama Democratic Party on the November General Election ballot in Alabama’s Sixth Congressional District. The Alabama Democratic Party approved the candidacy of Birmingham Southern College history Professor Mark Lester at their weekend Executive Committee meetings.  Lester will face Republican nominee Gary Palmer.  The Alabama … Continued
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August 18, 2014

Love Says She is Still in the Race

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Friday, August 8, the Alabama Political Reporter contacted Aimee Love to see what the status of her candidacy to represent Alabama’s Sixth Congressional District in the U.S.  House of Representatives. Ms. Love told us in a written statement, “I am still the candidate for the LP. The question … Continued
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August 11, 2014