Bobby Bright

Bobby Bright
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Alabama's 2nd district
In office January 3, 2009 – January 3, 2011
Preceded by	Terry Everett
Succeeded by	Martha Roby
56th Mayor of Montgomery
In office November 9, 1999 – January 3, 2009
Preceded by	Emory Folmar
Succeeded by	Todd Strange
Personal details
Born	(1952-07-21) July 21, 1952 (age 64) Midland City, Alabama, U.S.
Political party	Democratic (2008–present)
Other political affiliations	Independent (Before 2008)
Spouse(s)	Lynn Clardy
Alma mater	Auburn University Troy University Faulkner University
Religion	Baptist

Bobby Neal Bright, Sr. (born July 21, 1952), is an American politician who served as U.S. Representative for Alabama's 2nd congressional district from 2009 to 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party. The district includes just over half of the state capital, Montgomery, as well as most of the Wiregrass Region in the southeastern part of the state. Bright is the first Mayor of Montgomery to be elected to Congress. In November 2010, he was defeated for a second term in the U.S. House by Republican nominee Martha Roby, a Montgomery City Council member.

Bright was born in Midland City, Alabama and grew up on one of the cotton farms that were typical of the Wiregrass Region. After spending his youth working on the farm and graduating from high school, he took a job in metalworking to save up money for college. He later graduated from Auburn University with a B.A. in political science in 1975 and took a job as an auditor before earning an M.S. in criminal justice from Troy State University in 1977 and beginning a career as a corrections officer. While working in the prison system, he was deeply affected by the many young people he saw entering the penitentiaries and decided to transition into law practice as a result. Bright received his Juris Doctor from the Thomas Goode Jones School of Law at Faulkner University in 1982. He practiced law for fifteen years before entering into politics.

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