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Santorum Endorses Palmer

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Former U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania and former Republican Presidential Primary candidate who won Alabama in 2012 has endorsed Gary Palmer for Congress in Alabama’s 6th Congressional District. Senator Santorum said, “I am pleased to announce our endorsement of Gary Palmer for Congress.  Gary has been at the forefront of … Continued
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June 18, 2014

DeMarco Speaks to Trussville Republican Women

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Alabama State Representative Paul DeMarco (R) from Homewood, spoke to the Republican Women of Trussville at their meeting and candidate forum on May 1, at the Greyson Valley Country Club. Rep. DeMarco said, “I am always excited to be here because this is a club of workers.  One reason … Continued
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May 16, 2014

Manufacture Alabama and Steel Industry Leaders Show Support for DeMarco

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter State Representative Paul DeMarco (R) from Homewood has been building momentum for his campaign for Congress representing Alabama’s Sixth District.  On April 4 leaders of Birmingham’s iron and steel industry and members of Manufacture Alabama held a fundraising luncheon at the U.S. Steel offices in Hoover. Manufacture Alabama President … Continued
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April 16, 2014

DeMarco Reports $850,000 in Campaign Contributions

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter State Representative Paul DeMarco’s, (R) from Homewood, campaign for Congress continues to impress in his ability to raise money.  Rep. DeMarco’s campaign announced on Friday that it will report raising more than $484,000 in the first quarter of 2014, making his total contributions to date more than $850,000. Rep. … Continued
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April 15, 2014

Senator Mike Lee Endorses Dr. Chad Mathis

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Wednesday, April 9, the Dr. Chad Mathis for Congress campaign announced that it has received an endorsement from United States Senator Mike Lee (R) from Utah.  Dr. Mathis (R) is an orthopedist from Indian Springs who is running for Alabama’s 6th Congressional District seat. Current Congressman Spencer Bachus … Continued
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April 10, 2014

Will Brooke Opens Campaign Headquarters

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Saturday, April 5 over 120 friends, family, and supporters of Republican Will Brooke gathered in Vestavia Hills to open his campaign headquarters on heavily traveled Highway 31.  Brook is running for Alabama’s Sixth Congressional District. Brooke said that there are problems in this nation but the ideas expressed … Continued
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April 7, 2014

Tea Party Community.com Endorses Tom Vigneulle

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Saturday, March 28 Tom Vigneulle (R) was endorsed by the Internet Tea Party social community TeaPartyCommunity.com and the Tea Party Tribune (the Internet news source for everything Tea Party). Vigneulle is running in Alabama’s Sixth Congressional District. The Founder of Tea Party Community.com, Tim Selaty said that TPC … Continued
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April 1, 2014

Sixth District Congressional Candidates Forum on Friday

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Seven candidates are running for Congress in Alabama’s Sixth Congressional District. On Friday, February, March 21 at 6:30 pm meet and hear all the Republican Congressional Candidates for the 6th District at a free forum at Oak Mountain Church.  The event is being sponsored by Eagle Forum and the … Continued
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March 18, 2014

Troy University Medicaid Study: Following the Money

By Lee Hedgepeth Alabama Political Reporter Troy University’s Johnson Center for Political Economy recently released a study examining the legitimacy of two previous analyses done by UAB and Alabama considering the economic impact of Medicaid expansion in the Yellowhammer State. The Troy study’s conclusions fly in the face of those of the earlier studies, which … Continued
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March 11, 2014

Mathis Opens Campaign Headquarters

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Saturday, March 1, Dr. Chad Mathis opened up his campaign headquarters in Hoover on Cyrus Drive off of Valleydale Road. Dr. Chad Mathis told an estimated 50 supporters, “Thank you guys for coming.  The question I get asked most often is why an orthopedic surgeon would run for … Continued
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March 3, 2014