Incumbent	Jo Bonner
Party	Republican
Seeking Re-election?	Yes
Candidate Website	House Website Campaign Website
Contact Info	202-225-4931 (Cannon House Office)
Other Resources	Congresspedia profile on Jo Bonner

2004 Presidential Vote	Bush - 64.32% Kerry - 34.93%
2006 Election Margin	Bonner - 68.1% Beckerle - 31.82%
District Blog(s)

Challenger	Thomas Fuller
Party	Democratic
Source of Information	Alabama Democratic Party
Candidate Website
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Potential Challenger
Party
Source of Information
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Background Information

District Map

Overview

from Wikipedia

Includes the counties of Washington, Mobile, Baldwin, Escambia, and Monroe (and part of Clarke County). A Republican stronghold since 1964, has been one of the most hawkish and conservative districts in Alabama.

District Demographics

from census.gov (based on 2000 census)

Total population: 643,536 (48.2% male, 51.8% female)
68.7% white, 28.0% black, 1.1% Asian, 0.7% mixed race, 1.4% Hispanic/Latino (of any race)
Median household income (2005 inflation-adjusted dollars): $43,667 (US avg. $55,832)
Per capita income (2005 adjusted): $20,474 (US avg. $25,035)
Families below poverty level: 15.4% (US avg. 10.2%)
Individuals below poverty level: 18.5% (US avg. 13.3%)

Jo Bonner Links and Information

Bonner currently sits on the House Committee on Agriculture (Vice-chair Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Dairy, Nutrition, and Forestry and Member Subcommittee on General Farl Commodities and Risk Management), House Committee on the Budget, House Committee on Science (Subcommittee on Energy and Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics)

Biography page (Project Vote Smart)
Campaign Finance Breakdown (Open Secrets)
Congress Votes Database (Washington Post)
Darfur Score
Interest Group Scorecard (Project Vote Smart)

Recent Election Results

(from CNN)

2004 - 1st District
Bonner (R) 63% (161,067)
Judy McCain Belk (D) 37% (93,938)

2002
Bonner (R) 60% (107,990)
Belk (D) 38% (67,438)
Dick Coffee (I) 2% (2,956)

Area Blogs

Alabama Democratic Party
Doc's Political Parlor
Left in Alabama
The World Around You
People's Guide to Jo Bonner