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Joe Roberts was a Democratic candidate for the 2nd Congressional District of Florida

Joe Roberts was a Democratic candidate in the 2008 congressional elections for the 2nd Congressional District (map) of Florida. He was seeking the Democratic nomination to challenge incumbent Rep. Allen Boyd (R-Fla.). He lost in primary elections which took place on August 26, 2008. [1]

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Positions, record and controversies

Bio

2006 elections

Roberts was the Democratic nominee in the 2006 congressional elections, challenging Rep. Allen Boyd (R-Fla.), who was reelected.

2008 elections

Roberts was seeking the Democratic nomination to challenge Rep. Allen Boyd (R-Fla.) in the 2008 congressional elections.[2][3] He lost in primary elections which took place on August 26, 2008. [1]

Money in politics

Information on this candidate's 2008 fundraising is not yet available. Stay tuned for live feeds of data from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org site.

Committees and affiliations

Committees

Roberts will be assigned committees if and when he is elected to Congress.

Affiliations

More background data

Contact

Campaign Contact Information

P.O Box 946
Pensacola, Florida 32591
info@JoeRoberts.US

Articles and resources

See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 “Florida 2008 General Election,"The Green Papers, August 27, 2008
  2. 2008 Race Tracker page on Florida's 2nd Congressional District
  3. Official Joe Roberts for U.S. House of Representatives, District 2, Florida website

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