Martha Roby

Fighting for a smaller federal government; Building a brighter future. Martha Roby is a conservative fighter who puts Alabama first with every vote she casts in Washington. Martha is currently in her third term serving the people of Alabamas Second Congressional District. Before her election to Congress in 2010, Martha worked as an attorney and ser... ved as a city councilman in her hometown of Montgomery. In Congress, she has been a strong advocate for the unborn, a champion for veterans and farmers, and an effective messenger for the conservative cause. Marthas brief tenure in Congress has been marked by legislative successes and doing whats right for her district, even when it was unpopular in Washington. Roby went against Republican leadership and voted against the Budget Control Act of 2011 due to the threat of sequestration, which led to dangerous military funding cuts. Always on the lookout for government overreach and abuse, Roby brought attention to a questionable Labor Department program that targeted the right-to-work Alabama automotive industry. Martha is a strong advocate for the military and has led multiple Congressional delegations overseas to survey conditions and visit with service members. She successfully pushed back against an Air Force plan to move the 908th Airlift Wing away from Montgomery's Maxwell Air Force Base, and worked in Congress to help the Army Aviation Center of Excellence at Fort Rucker avoid crippling budget cuts that would have decimated training capabilities. In May 2014, she was appointed to the Benghazi Select Committee, a bi-partisan committee designated to investigate the militarys preparation and response to the Benghazi terror attacks. Since the release of startling reports from the Department of Veterans Affairs, Martha has worked tirelessly to address flagrant misconduct at the Central Alabama Veterans Health Care System. Many positive steps have been made including: the [year] VA Reform Bill, Clay Hunt Act and the removal of failed leadership at the Central Alabama ...Read More