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National Federation of Independent Businesses and Save America’s Free Enterprise Trust Endorse Palmer

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The last six years have been hard on American business. Obamacare is raising health insurance costs substantially, proposed new CO2 rules will raise energy costs, taxes have increased, federal regulations are growing exponentially, and the successful in this society have endured a constant barrage of rhetoric blaming them for … 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

U.S. Chamber of Commerce Endorses Palmer

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Monday, September 29, the Gary Palmer for Congress Campaign announced in a written statement that Gary has received the endorsement of the Chamber of Commerce of The United States of America. The President and Chief Executive Officer of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Thomas J. Donohue said in … Continued
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September 30, 2014

Both Palmer and Lester Call for Fuller to Resign

By Brandon MoseleyAlabama Political Reporter On Monday, September 22, both candidates in the Alabama Sixth District Congressional race have joined the numerous voices calling on disgraced Federal Judge Mark Fuller to resign his lifetime appointment to the Federal bench and leave office following his arrest by the Atlanta Police Department on charges that he beat … Continued
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September 23, 2014

Sessions Endorses Palmer

strong>By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Thursday, September 18, Gary Palmer’s Congressional Campaign announced that he has been endorsed by U.S. Senator Jeff Sessions (R) from Alabama. Senator Sessions said, “Gary Palmer is more than a friend.  We have been allies on many of the key policy issues of our time.  We are both … Continued
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September 19, 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

Crosby to Replace Palmer at API

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Gary Palmer co-founded and led the Alabama Policy Institute (API) for most of his adult working life to this point. Now, he is the Republican nominee for Alabama’s Sixth Congressional District and API’s Vice President and CFO Caleb Crosby has been named as API’s new President. API announced the … Continued
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September 11, 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