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{{Short description|American politician (born 1959)}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name         = Jo Bonner
| image        = Rep. Jo Bonner.jpg
| office       = 4th President of the [[University of South Alabama]]
| term_start   = December 2, 2021
| term_end     = 
| predecessor  = Tony Waldrop
| successor    = 
| office1      = Chief of Staff to the [[Governor of Alabama]]
| governor1    = [[Kay Ivey]]
| term_start1  = January 20, 2019
| term_end1    = December 2, 2021
| predecessor1 = Steve Pelham
| successor1   = Liz Filmore
| office2      = Chair of the [[United States House Committee on Ethics|House Ethics Committee]]
| term_start2  = January 3, 2011
| term_end2    = January 3, 2013
| predecessor2 = [[Zoe Lofgren]]
| successor2   = [[Mike Conaway]]
| state3       = [[Alabama]]
| district3    = {{ushr|AL|1|1st}}
| term_start3  = January 3, 2003
| term_end3    = August 2, 2013
| predecessor3 = [[Sonny Callahan]]
| successor3   = [[Bradley Byrne]]
| birth_name   = Josiah Robins Bonner
| birth_date   = {{birth date and age|1959|11|19}}
| birth_place  = [[Selma, Alabama]], U.S.
| death_date   = 
| death_place  = 
| party        = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| spouse       = Janée Lambert
| children     = 2
| education    = [[University of Alabama]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])
}}
'''Josiah Robins Bonner Jr.''' (born November 19, 1959) is an American academic administrator and former politician who currently serves as the fourth president of the [[University of South Alabama]]. He was previously the [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. representative]] for {{ushr|Alabama|1|}} from 2003 to 2013. He is a member of the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]]. He resigned from Congress on August 2, 2013, to take a job with the [[University of Alabama]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.al.com/wire/2013/05/live_rep_jo_bonner_talks_about.html#incart_river|work=al.com|first=Teresa|last=Seiger|date=May 23, 2013|access-date=May 23, 2013|title=Rep. Jo Bonner talks about his resignation from Congress; new job at UA}}</ref> He served as Chief of Staff to Alabama governor [[Kay Ivey]] from 2019 to 2021, before becoming the president of the University of South Alabama. He was officially inaugurated in December 2021.<ref name="USA">{{Cite web|url=https://www.wkrg.com/mobile-county/university-of-south-alabama-officially-welcomes-new-president-jo-bonner/|title=University of South Alabama officially welcomes new president, Jo Bonner|last=Schleisman|first=Nicolette|work=WKRG|date=December 2, 2021|accessdate=January 10, 2022}}</ref>

==Early life, education, and early political career==
Bonner was born in [[Selma, Alabama]], but was reared in [[Camden, Alabama]],<ref>{{cite book |title=2014 Almanac of American Politics |last2=Barone |first2=Chuck |last1=McCutcheon|first1=Michael |publisher=The University of Chicago Press |year= 2013}}</ref> to Josiah Robins Bonner and the now deceased Imogene Virginia Lyons.<ref>{{cite web |title= Rep. Bonner |url=http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~battle/reps/bonner.htm  |work=RootsWeb |publisher=Ancestry.com}}</ref> He graduated in 1982 with a degree in journalism from the [[University of Alabama]] in [[Tuscaloosa, Alabama|Tuscaloosa]].<ref name="bio">{{cite web |title= Rep. Jo Bonner (R) |url=http://www.nationaljournal.com/almanac/person/jo-bonner-al/  |work=National Journal Almanac |publisher=[[National Journal]]}}</ref>

Two years later he started working as campaign press secretary for U.S. Congressman [[Sonny Callahan]], a Republican representing [[Alabama's 1st congressional district]]. In 1989, Bonner was promoted to Callahan's chief of staff and moved to [[Mobile, Alabama|Mobile]].<ref name="bio"/>

Bonner has served as a member of the board of directors for the Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce, [[Rotary International|Rotary]] Club, Leadership Mobile, and the Mobile Chapter of the University of Alabama Alumni Association. In 2000, the College of Communications at the University of Alabama honored him as their Outstanding Alumnus in Public Relations. He was a member of Leadership Mobile, Class of 2000, where his classmates elected him co-president.<ref name="official">{{cite web|url=http://bonner.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2164&Itemid=83|title=Congressman Jo Bonner, Biography|publisher=Jo Bonner's Congressional Website|access-date=2012-02-24|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120514132047/http://bonner.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2164&Itemid=83|archive-date=2012-05-14}}</ref>

==U.S. House of Representatives==
===Elections===
;2002
Callahan did not run for reelection in 2002, and Bonner entered the race to succeed him. He ranked first in the crowded seven-way Republican primary with 40% of the vote, but failed to reach the 50% threshold needed to win outright.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=87126 |title=AL District 1 - R Primary Race - Jun 04, 2002 |publisher=Our Campaigns |access-date=2017-11-16}}</ref> In the run-off election Bonner defeated Tom Young, chief of staff to [[U.S. Senator]] [[Richard Shelby]] 62%–38%.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=87127 |title=AL District 1 - R Runoff Race - Jun 25, 2002 |publisher=Our Campaigns |access-date=2017-11-16}}</ref> In the general election, he defeated Democrat Judy Belk with 61% of the vote.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=914 |title=AL District 01 Race - Nov 05, 2002 |publisher=Our Campaigns |access-date=2017-11-16}}</ref>  However, he had effectively clinched a seat in Congress with his primary victory.  The 1st is one of the most Republican districts in Alabama and the South, and has been in Republican hands without interruption since 1965.  Bonner was also endorsed by his predecessors, Callahan and [[Jack Edwards (American politician)|Jack Edwards]].

;2004&ndash;2010
During this time period, Bonner never won re-election with less than 63% of the vote.  He even ran unopposed in 2008 and 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=2529 |title=Candidate - Jo Bonner |publisher=Our Campaigns |access-date=2017-11-16}}</ref>

;2012
{{See also|2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Alabama#District 1}}

After redistricting, Bonner decided to run for a sixth term. In the Republican primary, he drew three opponents.<ref>[http://blog.al.com/live/2012/02/mobile_bar_polls_judicial_race.html ''Alabama Press-Register'' "Mobile Bar polls judicial races; new candidate in AL-01 (Political Skinny)" February 13, 2012]</ref>  For the third election in a row, no other party even put up a candidate, meaning that whoever won the primary would be all but assured of election.

An anti-incumbent super [[Political Action Committee|PAC]] called the [[Campaign for Primary Accountability]] spent $21,000 to try to unseat Bonner. Bonner told ''[[The New York Times]]'' that "obviously, when the Supreme Court made their decision to open up corporate war chests, this is the result." Bonner said he believed he would survive the primary challenge because his campaign expenditures far exceed the money being spent against him. "If I hadn't had $1 million in my account, I could be underwater right now," said Bonner.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/08/us/politics/anti-incumbent-super-pac-adds-to-congresss-insecurity.html?_r=2 ''New York Times'', "‘Super PAC’ Increasing Congress’s Sense of Insecurity", March 8, 2012]</ref> According to [[Federal Election Commission]] records, Bonner spent $650,000 on his re-election campaign. His three opponents spent a combined total of under $275,000. No Democratic candidates have filed to run against Bonner in the general election.<ref>''[[Press-Register|Alabama Press-Register]]''[http://blog.al.com/live/2012/03/post_173.html , "Rep. Jo Bonner wins GOP nomination for Alabama's 1st Congressional District", March 13, 2012]</ref>

Bonner won the Republican primary with 56% of the vote. He won all of the counties in the district.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=743052 |title=AL District 01 - R Primary Race - Mar 13, 2012 |publisher=Our Campaigns |access-date=2017-11-16}}</ref>

===Tenure===
Bonner was somewhat conservative by national standards, but moderate by Alabama Republican standards. Perhaps his most notable dissension was his opposition to on-shore [[liquefied natural gas]] (LNG) terminals for Mobile, but went on to propose an off-shore option for the future. He pushed for Callahan's seat on the [[United States House Committee on Appropriations|House Appropriations Committee]] but did not carry the support of his colleagues. Bonner hosted the [[Gulf Coast Congressional Report]] from 2003 to 2006, when the program was halted in response to an equal-time complaint by Vivian Beckerle, Bonner's opponent in the 2006 election.<ref>{{cite web|title=Watch Gulf Coast Congressional Report Free Online|url=http://www.ovguide.com/gulf-coast-congressional-report-9202a8c04000641f80000000055901f8#|publisher=[[OVGuide]]|access-date=March 10, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Notes on Mobile & Baldwin Politics & Law|url=http://modmobilian.com/notes/notespolitics/|publisher=Mod Mobilian|access-date=March 10, 2012|url-status=usurped|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120714070111/http://modmobilian.com/notes/notespolitics/|archive-date=July 14, 2012}}</ref>

Prior to being sworn into the 108th Congress, [[Majority Whip]] [[Roy Blunt]], a [[Missouri]] Republican, named Bonner an Assistant Whip. The appointment made Bonner one of a number of freshmen who were part of weekly leadership meetings with Blunt, the second-ranking member in the Republican Leadership behind only  the [[Majority Leader]]. On December 14, 2005, Bonner voted for the reauthorization of the [[USA PATRIOT Act]]. On June 29, 2005, he voted for a $25 million increase in funding for anti-[[Cannabis (drug)|marijuana]] print and television ads. On October 6, 2005, he voted for the [[United States Department of Homeland Security|Department of Homeland Security]]. On July 13, 2006, he was one of thirty-three votes against renewal of the [[Voting Rights Act]].<ref name="bio"/>

In December 2011, Bonner voted in support of H.R. 10, the "Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act," which would have required Congressional approval for any "major regulations" issued by the executive branch but, unlike the 1996 [[Congressional Review Act]], would not require the president's signature or override of a probable presidential veto.<ref name="wapo111207">{{cite news |first=Felicia |last=Sonmez |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |title=REINS bill to expand congressional power over executive regulations passed by House |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/2chambers/post/reins-bill-to-expand-congressional-power-over-executive-regulations-passed-by-house/2011/12/07/gIQAs6VMdO_blog.html |date=December 7, 2011 |access-date=October 10, 2013}}</ref><ref name="FreedomWorks">{{cite web|title=FreedomWorks Scorecard|url=http://congress.freedomworks.org/legislators/jo-bonner-0}}</ref>

Bonner is a signer of [[Taxpayer Protection Pledge|Americans for Tax Reform]]'s [[Taxpayer Protection Pledge]].<ref name="ATR">{{cite web|title=The Taxpayer Protection Pledge Signers 112th Congressional List|url=http://s3.amazonaws.com/atrfiles/files/files/091411-federalpledgesigners.pdf|publisher=Americans for Tax Reform|access-date=November 30, 2011}}</ref>

According to the website Open Congress, Bonner votes with the Republican Party 93.5% of the time. This ranked 88th among the 242 House Republicans in 2011.<ref>[http://www.opencongress.org/people/votes_with_party/house/republican ''Open Congress'' "Voting With Party," Accessed October 28, 2011] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120318112332/http://www.opencongress.org/people/votes_with_party/house/republican |date=March 18, 2012 }}</ref>

[[Heritage Action]], a conservative policy advocacy organization, reports that 55% of Bonner's votes align with Heritage's preferred policy stances.<ref>[http://heritageactionscorecard.com/scorecard/index.html#B001244#member ''Heritage Action for America'' "Scorecard," Accessed March 10, 2012] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120531010213/http://heritageactionscorecard.com/scorecard/index.html |date=May 31, 2012 }}</ref>

Bonner has received a 0% on the legislative scorecards  for [[NARAL Pro-Choice America]], the [[Human Rights Campaign]], and the [[American Civil Liberties Union]].<ref>[https://thehill.com/resources/lawmaker-ratings/58973-rep-jo-bonner-r-ala-1st/ ''The Hill'' "Rep. Jo Bonner (R-Ala., 1st) Lawmaker Scorecard," Accessed March 10, 2012]</ref>  The [[American Conservative Union]] gave him an 86% evaluation in 2013.

In 2008, following Bonner's appointment to the [[United States House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations|Appropriations Committee]], free-market advocacy group [[FreedomWorks]] called on Bonner to accept a personal one-year moratorium on accepting earmarks. A FreedomWorks statement said that "Representative Bonner has a long history of securing earmarks for his district, and voting in favor of egregious pork projects on the House floor."<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.freedomworks.org/press-releases/freedomworks-calls-on-rep-jo-bonner-r-al-to-take-p |title=''FreedomWorks'' "FreedomWorks Calls on Rep. Jo Bonner (R-AL) to Take Personal Earmark Pledge," February 15, 2008 |access-date=March 10, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110702045159/http://www.freedomworks.org/press-releases/freedomworks-calls-on-rep-jo-bonner-r-al-to-take-p |archive-date=July 2, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Bonner has declined to join the [[Tea Party Caucus]], saying, "I try not to get involved in caucuses that make me look like a radical, right-wing nut. I don't think that's what the Tea Party is, but I want to avoid the appearance."<ref>Talbot, George.  [http://blog.al.com/live/2010/08/talbot_jo_bonner_runs_into_ang.html "Talbot: Jo Bonner runs into anger during weeklong district tour"], ''[[Press-Register]]'' (August 25, 2010).</ref>

In 2007, Bonner voted to increase the federal [[minimum wage]].<ref>[http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2007/roll018.xml ''House of Representatives Vote Results'' "Fair Minimum Wage Act," January 10, 2007]</ref> In 2008, he voted in favor of [[Troubled Asset Relief Program|TARP]], the financial bail out package.<ref name=post>[https://web.archive.org/web/20160310174404/https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/jo-bonner-r-ala/gIQAoL2cKP_topic.html ''Washington Post'' "Jo Bonner (R-Ala.)," Accessed February 24, 2012]</ref> Bonner voted against Republican-supported regulations on the credit-card industry and the Cash for Clunkers program.<ref>[http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2009/roll228.xml ''House of Representatives Vote Results'' "Credit Cardholders’ Bill of Rights Act of 2009," April 30, 2009]</ref> Bonner supported the Iraq war and opposed a timetable for withdrawal of American troops.<ref name=post/> He supports warrantless wiretapping. Bonner supports amending the U.S. Constitution to ban same-sex marriage and he voted against repealing "Don't Ask Don't Tell."<ref>[http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2010/roll317.xml ''House of Representatives Vote Results'' "Patrick Murphy of Pennsylvania Amendment No. 79," May 27, 2010]</ref> In the summer of 2011, Bonner voted to raise America's debt ceiling.<ref>[http://blog.al.com/live/2011/11/congressional_hopeful_pete_rie.html ''Al.com'', "Congressional hopeful Pete Riehm wants larger federal budget cuts, including to defense", November 30, 2011]</ref>

In March 2013, ''[[Mother Jones (magazine)|Mother Jones]]'' reported that in August 2012 Bonner and his wife took a $16,214.66 trip to a private 66,000-acre ranch in Kenya, paid for entirely by the [[International Conservation Caucus Foundation]]. The ranch is owned by members of the [[Guy Wildenstein|Wildenstein family]] and was the filming location of the 1985 film ''[[Out of Africa (film)|Out of Africa]]''.<ref name='Hiar01'>{{cite news | first = Corbin | last = Hiar | title = The Congressman, the Safari King, and the Woman Who Tried to Look Like a Cat | date = March 2013 | url = https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2013/03/iccf-conservation-caucus-congress-environment-nonprofit | work = [[Mother Jones (magazine)|Mother Jones]] | access-date = March 15, 2013}}</ref> Bonner said that the trip was for the purposes of researching a link between illegal wildlife poaching and [[Al-Qaeda]].<ref name='Hiar02'>{{cite news | first = Corbin | last = Hiar | title = Former Congressional Ethics Chair: My $16,000 African Safari Was to Research Al Qaeda | date = March 15, 2013 | url = https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2013/03/former-congressional-ethics-chair-my-16000-african-safari-was-research-al-qaeda | work = [[Mother Jones (magazine)|Mother Jones]] | access-date = March 15, 2013}}</ref>

===Committee assignments===
*'''[[United States House Committee on Appropriations|Committee on Appropriations]]''' (since February 2008)<ref name="bio"/>
**[[United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies|Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies]] (Vice Chair)
**[[United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense|Subcommittee on Defense]]
**[[United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government|Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government]]
*'''[[United States House Committee on Ethics|Committee on Ethics]]''' (Chairman)

===Caucus memberships===
*Congressional Travel & Tourism Caucus
*[[United States Congressional International Conservation Caucus|International Conservation Caucus]]
*Sportsmen's Caucus
*Congressional Cement Caucus
Bonner was a member of the [[Republican Study Committee]] until October 2011, when he dropped out of the group.<ref>{{cite web|title=Republican Study Committee is GOP's 'circular firing squad'|url=http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1011/65583.html|publisher=[[Politico]]|date=October 10, 2011|access-date=March 10, 2012}}</ref>

==Chief of Staff to the Governor of Alabama==
After Steve Pelham, the then-chief of staff to Alabama governor [[Kay Ivey]], took a job with [[Auburn University]], Bonner was announced as Pelham's replacement in January 2019. In a press release, Ivey said of Bonner, "Steve has been a close friend and a trusted confidant for a number of years and has provided our office with outstanding leadership."<ref name="Cason">{{Cite web|url=https://www.al.com/news/2019/01/ivey-names-former-congressman-jo-bonner-chief-of-staff.html|title=Ivey names former Congressman Jo Bonner chief of staff|last=Cason|first=Mike|website=AL.com|date=January 15, 2019|accessdate=January 10, 2022}}</ref> Bonner officially took office as chief of staff following Ivey's inauguration for a full term as governor.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://yellowhammernews.com/jo-bonner-accepting-ivey-chief-of-staff-to-set-up-future-run-for-office-did-not-even-enter-into-my-mind/|title=Jo Bonner: Accepting Ivey chief of staff to set up future run for office 'did not even enter into my mind'|work=Yellowhammer News|last=Poor|first=Jeff|date=January 28, 2019|accessdate=January 10, 2022}}</ref> Bonner left the position in 2021 to become president of the [[University of South Alabama]], and was succeeded by Liz Filmore.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.al.com/news/2021/11/alabama-gov-kay-ivey-names-liz-filmore-chief-of-staff-to-replace-jo-bonner.html|title=Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey names Liz Filmore chief of staff to replace Jo Bonner|last=Cason|first=Mike|website=AL.com|date=November 16, 2021|accessdate=January 10, 2022}}</ref>

==Academic career==
Bonner resigned from the U.S. Congress in 2013 to become the vice chancellor of government relations and economic development for the [[University of Alabama]].<ref name="Cason" />

In November 2021, Bonner, while serving as chief of staff to Governor Kay Ivey, was announced as the next president of the [[University of South Alabama]], following the retirement of Tony Waldrop.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fox10tv.com/news/mobile_county/jo-bonner-selected-as-new-president-of-the-university-of-south-alabama/article_04b1a23a-4251-11ec-a970-87db2183c0d6.html|title=Jo Bonner selected as new president of the University of South Alabama|work=FOX 10|date=November 10, 2021|accessdate=January 10, 2022}}</ref> Bonner faced skepticism from some faculty and alumni<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.alreporter.com/2022/01/03/opinion-jo-bonner-is-a-politician-maybe-thats-what-south-alabama-needs/|title=Opinion - Jo Bonner is a politician. Maybe that's what South Alabama needs|last=Moon|first=Josh|work=Alabama Political Reporter|date=January 3, 2022|accessdate=January 10, 2022}}</ref> over his political background; in response, Bonner stated, "all I can ask of those who still have doubts and concerns is to meet me halfway and give us a chance to show what we can do by working together."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://apnews.com/article/education-alabama-kay-ivey-university-of-alabama-jo-bonner-d325385fbf087a09119cc683a70ca26c|title=Alabama university president to skeptics: "Meet me halfway"|publisher=Associated Press|date=December 5, 2021|accessdate=January 10, 2022}}</ref> Bonner was officially inaugurated as the university's fourth president on December 2, 2021.<ref name="USA" /> Bonner has a base salary of $525,000, over three times his congressional salary at the time of his resignation.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fox10tv.com/news/mobile_county/details-of-jo-bonner-s-contract-with-south-alabama-525-000-salary-car-allowance-and/article_e2c04d84-5eca-11ec-8e90-cbc4d7ce9c05.html|title=Details of Jo Bonner's contract with South Alabama: $525,000 salary, car allowance and more|last=Kirby|first=Brendan|work=FOX 10|date=December 16, 2021|accessdate=January 10, 2022}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Bonner is married to Janée Lambert of Mobile. They are parents of a daughter, Jennifer Lee, and a son, Josiah Robins, III. The Bonners make their home in Mobile and are members of St. Paul's Episcopal Church.<ref name="official"/> His sister [[Judy L. Bonner|Judy]] served as the President of the [[University of Alabama]] from 2012 to 2015.<ref>Melissa Brown, [http://blog.al.com/tuscaloosa/2013/06/bonner_to_receive_350000_in_un.html Jo Bonner to receive $350,000 in University of Alabama System position], ''The Birmingham News'', June 12, 2013</ref>

Bonner is a member of the Reformers Caucus of [[Issue One]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.issueone.org/reformers/|title=Issue One – ReFormers Caucus|language=en|access-date=2019-11-07}}</ref>

==Electoral history==
{{Election box begin no change| title=Alabama's 1st congressional district Republican primary election, 2002}}|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sos.state.al.us/downloads/election/2002/r-certresults-6-10-02.xls|title=Certified Final Results 6/10/02|date=June 10, 2002|access-date=May 24, 2012|publisher=[[Secretary of State of Alabama]]|format=[[Microsoft Excel]]|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100316214204/http://www.sos.state.al.us/downloads/election/2002/r-certresults-6-10-02.xls|archive-date=March 16, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.sos.state.al.us/downloads/election/2002/al-r-04102992-pri.pdf | title=Qualified Statewide Candidates | publisher=[[Alabama Republican Party]] | date=April 10, 2002 | access-date=May 24, 2012 | page=1 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130903033308/http://www.sos.state.al.us/downloads/election/2002/al-r-04102992-pri.pdf | archive-date=September 3, 2013 }}</ref>
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Jo Bonner
  |votes      = 29,587
  |percentage = 40.3
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
  |party       = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate   = Tom Young
  |votes       = 15,087
  |percentage  = 20.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
  |party       = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate   = David Whetstone
  |votes       = 10,997
  |percentage  = 14.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
  |party       = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate   = [[Albert Lipscomb]]
  |votes       = 7,429
  |percentage  = 10.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
  |party       = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate   = [[Chris Pringle (politician)|Chris Pringle]]
  |votes       = 6,001
  |percentage  = 8.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
  |party       = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate   = [[Rusty Glover]]
  |votes       = 4,374
  |percentage  = 5.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
  |party       = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate   = Joe J. Gottler
  |votes       = 411
  |percentage  = 0.6
}}
{{Election box total no change|
  |votes       = 74,156
  |percentage  = 100.0
}}
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{{Election box begin no change| title=Alabama's 1st congressional district Republican primary runoff election, 2002}}|<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.sos.state.al.us/downloads/election/2002/r-cert-070102.pdf | title=Election Night Returns: Final Tally | publisher=[[Alabama Republican Party]] | date=July 1, 2002 | access-date=May 24, 2012 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130902201108/http://www.sos.state.al.us/downloads/election/2002/r-cert-070102.pdf | archive-date=September 2, 2013 }}</ref>
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Jo Bonner
  |votes      = 32,421
  |percentage = 62.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Tom Young
  |votes      = 19,501
  |percentage = 37.6
}}
{{Election box total no change|
  |votes      = 51,922
  |percentage = 100.0
}}

{{Election box begin no change| title=Alabama's 1st congressional district election, 2002}}<ref>{{cite web | url=http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/2002election.pdf | title=Statistics of the congressional election of November 5, 2002 | publisher=[[Clerk of the United States House of Representatives]] | date=May 1, 2003 | access-date=May 24, 2012 | author=Trandahl, Jeff | page=1 | author-link=Jeff Trandahl }}</ref>
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Jo Bonner
  |votes      = 108,102
  |percentage = 60.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Judy Belk
  |votes      = 67,507
  |percentage = 37.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
  |party      = Libertarian Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Dick Coffee
  |votes      = 2,957
  |percentage = 1.6
}}
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  |party      = Write-ins
  |candidate  =
  |votes      = 1,350
  |percentage = 0.8
}}
{{Election box total no change|
  |votes      = 179,916
  |percentage = 100.0
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{{Election box hold with party link without swing|
  |winner     = Republican Party (United States)
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{{Election box begin no change| title=Alabama's 1st congressional district election, 2004}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 2, 2006|url=http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/2004election.pdf|access-date=July 9, 2020}}</ref>
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Jo Bonner (incumbent)
  |votes      = 161,067
  |percentage = 63.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Judy Belk
  |votes      = 93,938
  |percentage = 36.8
}}
{{Election box candidate no change|
  |party      = Write-ins
  |candidate  =
  |votes      = 159
  |percentage = 0.1
}}
{{Election box total no change|
  |votes      = 255,164
  |percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box hold with party link without swing|
  |winner     = Republican Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no change| title=Alabama's 1st congressional district election, 2006}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2006|url=http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/2006election.pdf|access-date=July 9, 2020}}</ref>
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Jo Bonner (incumbent)
  |votes      = 112,944
  |percentage = 68.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Vivian Beckerle
  |votes      = 52,770
  |percentage = 31.82
}}
{{Election box candidate no change|
  |party      = Write-ins
  |candidate  = 
  |votes      = 127
  |percentage = 0.08
}}
{{Election box total no change|
  |votes      = 165,841
  |percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box hold with party link without swing|
  |winner    = Republican Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no change| title     = Alabama's 1st congressional district election, 2008<ref name="results">{{cite web |url=http://www.sos.alabama.gov/downloads/election/2008/general/statecert-2008-general-election-11-25-2008-without-write-in-appendix.pdf |title=Certified General Election Results without write-in appendix |date=2008-11-25 |access-date=2008-12-03 |publisher=[[Secretary of State of Alabama]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081127012656/http://www.sos.alabama.gov/downloads/election/2008/general/statecert-2008-general-election-11-25-2008-without-write-in-appendix.pdf |archive-date=2008-11-27 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Jo Bonner (incumbent)
  |votes      = 210,660
  |percentage = 98.27%
}}
{{Election box candidate no change
  |party      = Write-ins
  |candidate  = 
  |votes      = 3,707
  |percentage = 1.73%
}}
{{Election box total no change
  |votes      = 214,367
  |percentage = 100.00%
}}
{{Election box hold with party link without swing
  |winner     = Republican Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no change|title=Alabama's 1st congressional district Republican primary election, 2010}}<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.sos.state.al.us/downloads/election/2010/primary/2010-06-01-repPrimaryResults.xls | title=Election Results – Republican Primary | publisher=[[Secretary of State of Alabama]] | date=June 11, 2010 | access-date=May 24, 2012 | format=[[Microsoft Excel]] | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120505203032/http://www.sos.state.al.us/downloads/election/2010/primary/2010-06-01-repPrimaryResults.xls | archive-date=May 5, 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.sos.state.al.us/downloads/election/2010/2010-Primary-Amended-RepCert-2010-04-13.pdf | title=Amended Certification of Republican Party candidates | publisher=[[Secretary of State of Alabama]] | date=April 13, 2012 | access-date=May 24, 2012 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120505203612/http://www.sos.state.al.us/downloads/election/2010/2010-Primary-Amended-RepCert-2010-04-13.pdf | archive-date=May 5, 2012 }}</ref>
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Jo Bonner (incumbent)
  |votes      = 56,937
  |percentage = 75.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Peter Gounares
  |votes      = 18,725
  |percentage = 24.8
}}
{{Election box total no change|
  |votes      = 75,662
  |percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no change| title=Alabama's 1st congressional district election, 2010<ref name="Certified General Election Results">{{cite news|url=http://elections.nytimes.com/2010/results/house|title=New York Times Election Results 2010 | work=The New York Times}}</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Jo Bonner (incumbent)
  |votes      = 128,802
  |percentage = 83.1%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
  |party      = Constitution Party (United States)
  |candidate  = David M. Walter
  |votes      = 26,294
  |percentage = 16.9%
}}
{{Election box total no change
  |votes      = 155,096
  |percentage = 100.0%
}}
{{Election box hold with party link without swing
  |winner     = Republican Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no change| title=Alabama's 1st congressional district Republican primary election, 2012}}<ref name=rep_primary>{{cite web|url=http://www.sos.state.al.us/downloads/election/2012/primary/Primary_Results_Certified-Republican-2012-03-23.pdf|title=Republican Primary Results - Certified|date=March 23, 2012|access-date=April 11, 2012|work=[[Secretary of State of Alabama]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120911125016/http://www.sos.state.al.us/downloads/election/2012/primary/Primary_Results_Certified-Republican-2012-03-23.pdf|archive-date=September 11, 2012|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Jo Bonner (incumbent)
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 48,481
| percentage = 55.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Dean Young
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 21,216
| percentage = 24.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Pete Riehm
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 13,744
| percentage = 15.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Peter Gounares
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 3,828
| percentage = 4.4
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 87,269
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no change
| title = Alabama's 1st congressional district, 2012<ref name="sos.state.al.us">{{cite web|url=https://www.sos.alabama.gov/sites/default/files/voter-pdfs/2012/2012GeneralResults-AllStateAndFederalOfficesAndAmendments-WithWrite-inAppendix.pdf|title=Secretary of State Canvass of Results General Election November 6, 2012}}</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Jo Bonner (incumbent)
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 196,374
| percentage = 97.9
}}
{{Election box candidate no change
| candidate =
| party = Write-ins
| votes = 4,302
| percentage = 2.1
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 200,676
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = Republican Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Jo Bonner}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070315174909/http://bonner.house.gov/ Congressman Jo Bonner] official U.S. House website
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080619032128/http://www.jobonner.com/ Jo Bonner for Congress] 
* {{CongLinks | congbio=b001244 | votesmart=27522 | fec=H2AL01077 | congress=jo-bonner/1703 }}
*[http://topics.politico.com/index.cfm/topic/JoBonner Collected news and commentary] from ''[[Politico (newspaper)|Politico]]''
*{{C-SPAN|1003546}}

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