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Martha Roby Announces Job Creators Coalition

(MONTGOMERY, AL) – The Martha Roby for Congress campaign announced its Job Creators Coalition today, made up of 36 business owners from all corners of the district. These business leaders represent industries ranging from hospitality to construction to manufacturing.

“These men and women know what it takes to get our economy back on track,” said Martha Roby, Republican candidate for Alabama’s Second Congressional District. “They know that higher taxes and more spending won’t create job growth. It’s the private sector and businesses like their own that will create jobs and put the Second District back to work.”

“The politicians in Washington just don’t get it,” said Roby. “Under the Obama/Pelosi leadership team we’ve seen bailouts, stimulus, and billions of dollars of new spending, yet unemployment remains unacceptably high. Add to that job killing policies like health care reform and cap and trade, and you have a federal government that is standing in the way of growth. We can and must do better.”      
 
Martha Roby has a record of standing up for small business owners on the Montgomery City Council, and has worked alongside the business community to make sure Montgomery is a clean, safe place to live and do business. On the Council she has fought against tax increases, provided solutions to cut wasteful spending, championed a sales tax holiday, and fought the business licensing fee increase.

Sieu Tang Wood of Wetumpka will serve as Chair of the Job Creators Coalition. Ms. Wood owns Tang’s Alterations and Designs, with six locations in the Montgomery area. She came to the United States from Laos in 1973 and has lived in the Montgomery area and grown her business for the past three decades. Ms. Wood is active in leadership roles in business groups including the NFIB and Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce. 

Roby for Congress Job Creators Coalition

Sieu Tang Wood, Wetumpka
Owner, Tang’s Alterations and Designs
Chair

Mark Barrs, Montgomery
Owner, Barrs Appraisal Services

Jud Blount, Fitzpatrick
President, Filet and Vine

Larry Blumberg, Dothan
Founder, Chairman, & CEO, Larry Blumberg and Associates

Jason Bruce, Enterprise
President, Bruce Timber Company, Inc.

Tom Burton, Montgomery
Owner, T.F. Burton Construction

Sonny Collum, Tallassee
Owner, Tallassee Florist

Ken Cox, Troy
Owner, Ken Cox Ford

Martha Dickey, Luverne
Owner, 61 on Main

Ed Fatzinger, Montgomery
Principal, Spectrum Development

David and Barbara Grimes, Montgomery
Owners, Barb’s on Mulberry

Becky Hancock, Enterprise
Owner, Becky Hancock Realty

Jack Hardwick, Dothan
Owner, Hardwick and Son Printing

Barrie Harmon, Montgomery
President, Harmon, Dennis, Bradshaw, Inc.

Knox Kershaw, Montgomery
President & CEO, Knox Kershaw, Inc.

David Little, Montgomery
President, Tucker Pecan Company

Rick Marks, Montgomery
Owner, Snelling Staffing Services Montgomery

Melissa Paul, Enterprise
Owner, Yancey Parker’s Store

P.E. Pilgreen, Montgomery
President, Pilgreen Engineering Co.

Anne Richardson, Montgomery
Owner, Richardson’s Pharmacy

Aduston Rogers, Montgomery
Owner, Play Outside Custom Playsets

Bill Rue, Montgomery
President & CEO, Fastening Solutions

Henry Sanders, Montgomery
Owner, Scott Street Grocery

Ben Skelly, Montgomery
Co-Owner, The Chop House

Patrick Skelton, Montgomery
Co-Owner, The Chop House

Bud Skinner, Montgomery
Owner, Jubilee Seafood Restaurant

Guice Slawson, Sr., Louisville
President, Southeast Wood Treating, Inc.

Jane Solomon, Dothan
President, Barlovento, LLC

Gary Stiff, Tallassee
Vice President, Capital X-Ray

John Virden, Montgomery
Owner, Alabama Roofing Supply

Alex Whaley, Troy
President, Whaley Construction Co.

Greg White, Andalusia
Gregory B. White, CPA

Scott Williams, Montgomery
Principal, R. Scott Williams & Associates

Will Wilson, Montgomery
President, Jim Wilson & Associates

Suzannah Wilson, Tallassee
Owner, Suzannah’s Photography

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