I’m going to be very interested to watch the race in Alabama CD-7, with Earl Hilliard Jr. announcing his intent to run. He is the son of the man Artur Davis defeated to be the Congressman from the 7th, but he sounds much more like Artur than his father in this quote…

Hilliard said he could talk about any number of issues facing the district and its next congressman – the need to improve schools, transportation, health care, water and sewer services, among them – but almost all of them boil down to one overriding issue: economic development.

“And by economic development, I mean jobs,” Hilliard said. “The district has been hard hit by what we’re seeing with the economy; mills have closed, and jobs have been lost. I’m committed to work to bring economic development to the district, to work to bring jobs that will help people lead better lives.”

Economic development was a top issue for Artur Davis as well. I will be very interested to observe the compare and contrast between Hilliard Jr. and Terri Sewell. I think they are both able candidates and hope they run a campaign with a very high level of integrity.

via Earl Hilliard Jr. to run for seat in U.S. House – al.com.

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