Earlier this Spring, John and Bettie Scott accepted a daunting challenge: to host a coffee at their house so I could meet their Republican friends.  On Sunday, May 16, I visited with over 30 of the Scott's friends, and we had a candid question-and-answer forum.  I was surprised by the number of self-proclaimed Republicans who pledged their support that day, and I am certain that our message will resonate with many more as this campaign grows. 

 

If you would like to host a coffee at your house, please visit our website and enter your email address, or click http://bit.ly/cwnWQS, then select "Host a Coffee."  If you have already registered your email, you will get an email with instructions for signing up.

 

In May, Tim Denny, of the Birmingham-based consulting firm Davis-Denny, joined our team.  Tim's work has won numerous awards, but more importantly, he has won numerous races.  Tim has developed a comprehensive media strategy for this campaign, and we are in the process of building a media budget.  Although the Montgomery media market is pricey, we are working hard to raise the money so we can go up on broadcast television in the final weeks of the campaign.  To help us meet our budget, you can make a secure, online contribution at http://bit.ly/81QbFo. 

 

We suffered through a barrage of the same tired political ads in the recent primary.  Tim's media strategy will cut through the clutter of those political ads in the Fall and present our positive message and plan in a fresh and meaningful way.  If you are interested in Tim's work, visit his website, http://www.davisdenny.com, or take a minute to look around our website, www.hubbardforhouse.com, which Tim designed.

 

On June 1, voters took to the polls to decide who I would face in the November election for District 73.  After a long and sometimes bitterly divisive Primary race between incumbent, David Grimes, and his challenger, Jeremy Walker, the race was decided by a mere 78 votes.  I called David late Tuesday night to congratulate him on the win, and I called Jeremy, as well, to congratulate him on a close race.  To read more about those conversations, read our press release, here: http://bit.ly/9uIsLE.

 

Tuesday night, I realized how polarizing a negative tone in a campaign can be.  It may well have cost Jeremy the Republican nomination, just as it almost cost David the nomination.  Sometimes, political ambition clouds better judgment.  This community is my home, and the people that live here are my friends, family, and neighbors.  We see each other at church or in the grocery store, and a negative tone alienated many in the community during the primary.  That is why I am pledging to run a clean and positive campaign on my plan to address the challenges that our community faces.  There will be no place in my campaign for personal attacks.  I have asked David to join me in that pledge, so keep checking our website for updates: http://bit.ly/9uIsLE.