PRATTVILLE — Last year in what was a shock to many, U.S. Rep. Martha Roby (R-Montgomery) announced she was not seeking reelection for a seat she has held since 2011.
With less than a year remaining in her final term serving in Congress, Roby was honored with a send-off by the Alabama Republican Party that had supported her in her five-consecutive general elections wins at the party’s annual winter dinner on Friday.
After a brief video tribute to Roby, which featured her service on the House Judiciary and Benghazi Select Committees, she praised her staff and family for making her time in Congress possible.
Outgoing @RepMarthaRoby is being recognized at the @ALGOP Winter dinner in Prattville tonight #alpolitics pic.twitter.com/rFEO3JOi7f
— Jeff Poor (@jeff_poor) February 22, 2020
“I want to thank every person here in this room,” she said. “No elected official or candidate can be where they are without people like you who put their best effort in fostering a better tomorrow.”
Roby’s launched her political career in 2003 with a successful bid for Montgomery City Council and noted the journey that had led her to the evening’s honors.
“It has been the honor of a lifetime to represent the second district and the people of Alabama over this past nine years in Congress,” she added. “Words will never be able to accurately express how appreciative I am to serve our nation over the years. At the age of 26, I first put my name on the ballot in my hometown of Montgomery, and I never imagined it would have led me here today, down this very rewarding path to be standing right here before you tonight.”
@Jeff_Poor is a graduate of Auburn University, the editor of Breitbart TV, a columnist for Mobile’s Lagniappe Weekly and host of Huntsville’s “The Jeff Poor Show” from 2-5 p.m. on WVNN.
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