Congressman Bonner announces his resignation from congress

U.S. Rep. Jo Bonner, a Republican from Mobile, announced today that he will resign from Congress later this summer and take a job at the University of Alabama.

Congressman Bonner is expected to resign his seat on our nation capitol around August 15, 2013 and begin his new career at Alabama on August 16, 2013. Bonner who is 53, is the 5^th congressman to represent Alabama's 1st Congressional District.

Rep. Jo Bonner - R - Mobile

The only known reason for Bonner to resign from congress at this point is to accept a job offered by his sister the new president of Alabama. However Jo Bonner was expecting to face another challenge next year in the Republican primary for his seat that make been a hotly contested race. Bonner has lost some support among local conservatives and that could have been building against him and put his campaign into jeopardy. 

Luckily his sister gain the big time job at the University of Alabama as President, and offered her brother an opportunity to avoid such an expensive and hotly contest congressional race in 2014.

Many names are beginning to float around as possible candidates to run for the soon to be vacant congressional seat. More than likely the phones hot tonight and I am sure that the Republican ticket will be full and a run-off will be held to determine a republican nominee. On the Democratic side with the State Democratic Party in shambles is unknown if any Democrat will enter into this race. I believe a Democrat has a chance in this seat with a special election.

While conservatives have shown their true spirit and motives over the past several years, people are truly looking for better and change. If the right Democrat enters the race there is a possibility that a Democrat can carry this seat for the first time in decades. A moderate Democrat will have to be the choice and with established name recognition and without a primary.

Jo Bonner is another Republican to resign from elected office in the middle of a term, which plainly shows real cowardly leadership and representation from an elected official.  

Alabama Democratic Party Chairman Mark Kennedy Resigns and forms Alabama Democratic Majority

An announcement that caught many by surprise is a view of the infighting that is happening in Montgomery with old party leaders and those that have a vision to move the party forward and regain a majority in 2014 and beyond.

Mark Kennedy & Joe Reed 

Alabama Democratic Party Chairman Mark Kennedy announced his resignation this week following disagreement with the party board, namely Joe Reed, head of the Alabama Democratic Conference. According to Kennedy “He and I have had an honest difference of opinion when it relates to what the Alabama Democratic Party must do to become relevant to working class families, school teachers and state employees," Kennedy said.   

According to an inside source that is familiar with the situation that caused Chairman Kennedy to resign, says that this comes in a dis-agreement between Kennedy and Joe Reed in regards to rehiring an individual or staffer that I would not name at this time; that was let go by the party before. My sources clearly described this situation as a power play matter.

In a time when a party is trying to regain its majority and support across a state that’s basically red, our leaders should be united in unity as one with one agenda.  Many are watching leadership and their actions whether those in leadership know that or believe that. 

For too long one person has thought they can run the show and if it’s not their show then it’s nobody show. In the picture to the left, it appears that Chairman Kennedy & Joe Reed is in a heated discussion in Montgomery over party affairs. 

Kennedy plans to make an announcement Monday that he hopes will provide opportunity to strengthen and reunite state democrats. Kennedy will make his announcement in Birmingham that he is forming the Alabama Democratic Majority. Kennedy believes it is important that voters be educated and that voter registration is important along with supporting candidates that support the idea of moving the State forward.