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Lea McMillian
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After asking several students about their thoughts on the election, although many said they didn’t know much about the candidate’s, they said they knew what kind of person they didn’t want in office. Abbie Huynh, sophomore in biology, said that “someone making false promises seems like they might be doing this for selfish reasons and not for the community.”
After asking several students about their thoughts on the election, although many said they didn’t know much about the candidate’s, they said they knew what kind of person they didn’t want in office.
Abbie Huynh, sophomore in biology, said that “someone making false promises seems like they might be doing this for selfish reasons and not for the community.” Many students like Johnnie Williams, freshman in computer science, said that Terri Sewell would win the election due to her history in politics.
“Terri Sewell has been involved in politics for seven years and that’s more than enough time to have mastered her craft,” Williams said. “I have family members serving in several different branches, and so I like the effort that she makes to go out and support the men and women serving for us.”
According to “Sewell for Congress” Terri Sewell is an American politician serving with the democratic party as a U.S Representative for Alabama’s 7th congressional district since 2011. Congresswoman Sewell is one of the first black woman to ever serve in the Alabama congressional delegation.
Sewell has said that she does not back down when it comes to ensuring that the community and the people are fairly treated. Several students took a few minutes to research the midterm elections and some found information about the candidates that they were unaware of. Madison Foss, junior in business, said that while researching the candidates Bobby Bright , quickly caught her attention.
“Not only did we both attend Carroll High school, but he went to my dream college; Troy University,” Foss said. “He is a lawyer and a farmer as well as a politician. He represents Alabama and brings a lot to the table. I love that he has a blue-collar background.”
Bright has served as a U.S Representative from 2009 to 2011. For ten years, Bright served as the Mayor of Montgomery. Prior to Bright running for mayor he was an attorney for sixteen years. Bright is currently running for a seat in the House as a Republican. Bright is a former Democratic congressman yet in the year of 2008 he ran as an Independent.
According to ballotpedia, Bright as along with Sewell are both supporters of the military. Bright said he is a strong believer in strengthening the military and making sure that soldiers have what they need to defeat any given threat. Bright told the Kiwanis breakfast club “My values are your values. I’m pro-life. I’m pro-gun. I’m pro-military. I’m pro-family. I’m a Christian and I’m proud of that, I will never change that.” Many students said that they were aware of the election taking place on November 6th, but only a few said that they were registered to vote.
“I believe that the Democrats will take the lead for the House,” said John Rall, academic advisor. “Everything that’s happening with the government, I think that the Republicans will take hold of the senate.
