Huntsville, AL — Today, members of the Blue Dog Coalition announced their endorsement of fiscal conservative Steve Raby for Alabama’s 5th Congressional District. The Blue Dogs, who have been fighting for fiscal responsibility and greater accountability in Washington for more than 15 years, consistently work with members of both parties to promote commonsense, middle-of-the-road policies.

Steve Raby has won the Democratic primary for the 5th Congressional District, besting three other candidates to earn the party nomination without a runoff...

Huntsville, AL – Today, AL District 5 Congressional Candidate Steve Raby announced a new addition to his campaign staff. Raby has named Jim McCamy as the District Director for the Raby for Congress campaign. The last and longest serving District Director for U.S. Congressman Bud Cramer, McCamy served as a key member of Cramer’s staff from May of 2003 until the Congressman’s retirement in 2008.

Huntsville, AL – Despite a later start in qualifying for the election for the 5th Congressional District, the Raby campaign has finished the first reporting period strong. With almost $200,000 in contributions, Steve Raby’s message is resonating with people in the Tennessee Valley.

Raby stated “I am proud of our fundraising effort. While this is just the start of the campaign, I am so thankful to our early contributors. My message is simple; this election is not about politics and name calling. This election is about which candidate has the experience to serve in Congress and best protect the interest of North Alabama. I believe this support reflects my years of service to North Alabama, not only for my work with Senator Howell Heflin but also for years of working with state and local officials, and with Congress, on economic development projects to create jobs across the Tennessee Valley.”....

Steve Raby thought about running for Congress a couple of times before he actually did it. This time, the timing was as good as it could get for him.

His two sons are off at college, and he said there's no other candidate besides himself (and the incumbent) who wouldn't need "on the job training, and that's essential for our district, given the fact that we just lost seats on the transportation committee and the committee that authorizes spending at NASA."

"The 5th District has benefited greatly from the federal government, and we need to make sure that continues," said Raby, 51. "I know how it works up there. And for years, I watched a man who didn't just talk about being bipartisan. He was one."

JACKSON COUNTY—Congressional hopeful Steve Raby told Jackson County Democrats Thursday night he could sum up in three words what he would work for in Washington—jobs, jobs, jobs.

Raby told the Democrat Club that he believes a congressman is the people's first line of defense with the federal bureaucracy.

Raby, a Madison County native, said that while some have called him a lobbyist, he has a public relations company working with economic development projects. He previously worked with United States Sen. Howell Heflin for some 13 years, 10 of those as Heflin's chief of staff.