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
55th Mayor of Montgomery
In office November 9, 1999 – January 3, 2009
Preceded by	Emory Folmar
Succeeded by	Charles Jinright (Acting)
Personal details
Born	Bobby Neal Bright (1952-07-21) July 21, 1952 (age 71) Midland City, Alabama, U.S.
Political party	Republican (2011–present)
Other political affiliations	Independent (before 2008) Democratic (2008–2011)
Spouse	Lynn Clardy
Education	Auburn University (BA) Troy University (MS) Faulkner University (JD)

Bobby Neal Bright Sr. (born July 21, 1952) is an American retired lawyer, farmer, and former politician who served as a U.S. Representative and was previously the three-term Mayor of Montgomery, Alabama. He served from 2009 to 2011 as the Representative from Alabama's 2nd congressional district. His 2008 campaign ran on the message of "America First", and his voting record indicated that he was the most conservative member of the House Democratic Caucus in the 111th Congress. His district includes just over half of the city of Montgomery, as well as most of the Wiregrass Region in the southeastern part of the state.

Bright is a native of the Wiregrass Region and has 13 siblings. He is the first Mayor of Montgomery to be elected to Congress. In November 2010, he was defeated for a second term in the House of Representatives by Republican nominee Martha Roby, a then-Montgomery City Council member. In 2018, Bright attempted to run for his old House seat as a Republican, but was defeated in the primaries by Roby.