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Jim Roberts (Alabama)
Jim Roberts was a 2014 Republican candidate for District 17 of the Alabama State Senate.
Biography
Roberts's professional experience includes working as an attorney for Sirote & Permutt. In 1993, he helped start the law firm Townes, Woods, & Roberts.[1]
Campaign themes
2014
Roberts' website highlighted the following campaign themes:[2]
- Help small, local businesses grow and succeed
- Recruit new industries to our area
- Keep taxes low, and cut them to spur growth
- Reduce the size and scope of government
- Stop Obamacare and other burdensome regulations
Elections
2014
- See also: Alabama State Senate elections, 2014
Elections for the Alabama State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 3, 2014; a runoff election took place where necessary on July 15, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was February 7, 2014. Shay Shelnutt, Jim Murphree, Gayle Gear, Brett King, Adam Ritch, Joe Cochran, and Jim Roberts faced off in the Republican primary. Because no candidate received more than 50 percent of the vote, the top two vote-getters - Shelnutt and King - met in a runoff election, which Shelnutt won.[3] Shelnutt was unchallenged in the general election.[4][5][6][7]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
 Shay Shelnutt |
34.3% | 7,480 |
| Brett King |
30.1% | 6,574 |
| Jim Murphree | 9.6% | 2,084 |
| Gayle Gear | 8.1% | 1,759 |
| Jim Roberts | 7.8% | 1,698 |
| Joe Cochran | 6.7% | 1,467 |
| Adam Ritch | 3.4% | 745 |
| Total Votes | 21,807 | |
Personal
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Roberts and his wife, Amanda, have five children and three grandchildren.[1]
Recent news
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See also
- Alabama State Legislature
- Alabama State Senate
- Alabama state legislative districts
- Alabama House of Representatives elections, 2014
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Jim Roberts for Senate, "About," accessed May 2, 2014
- ↑ Jim Roberts for Senate, "Issues," accessed May 2, 2014
- ↑ AL.com, "Alabama primary runoffs: Live results from select statewide races," July 15, 2014
- ↑ Alabama Democrats, "Qualified candidates for public office list," accessed February 25, 2014
- ↑ Alabama Republican Party, "State Senate," accessed February 25, 2014
- ↑ Alabama Secretary of State, "Official Democratic Primary Results," accessed June 20, 2014
- ↑ Alabama Secretary of State, "Official Republican Primary Results," accessed June 20, 2014
