Incumbent	Jo Bonner
Party	Republican
Seeking Re-election?	Probably
Candidate Website	Bonner for Congress
Contact Info	202-225-4931 (Cannon House Office)

Potential Challenger	John Tyson, Jr.
Party	Democratic
Political Experience	Mobile County DA (1994-Present), Unsuccessful bid for AL Attorney General (2006), AL BOE (1980-1994)
Source of Information	Speculation
Candidate Website	www.JohnTysonJr.com

Potential Challenger	Vivian Beckerle
Party	Democratic
Source of Information	Speculation, lost to Bonner in 2006
Candidate Website	2006 Campaign site
Contact Info	251-660-0261

Background Information

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)

Vivian Beckerle Links and Information

Biography page (Project Vote Smart)
Campaign Contribution breakdown 2005-6 cycle from FEC
Issue Positions (Project Vote Smart)
Profile from Birmingham Weekly

Recent Election Results

(from CNN)
2006
Bonner (R) 68% (112,841)
Beckerle (D) 32% (52,723)

2004 - President (Alabama total)
Bush (R) 63% (1,176,394)
Kerry (D) 37% (693,933)
Nader (I) 0% (6,701)
Badnarik (I) 0% (3,495)
Peroutka (I) 0% (1,994)

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
Alabama-Democat
People's Guide to Jo Bonner