35 Facts About Martha Roby

Martha Kehres Roby is an American lawyer and politician who served as the US representative for from 2011 to 2021.

On July 26,2019, Martha Roby announced she would retire from Congress at the end of her fifth term, which ended in 2021.

Martha Roby Dubina was born in Montgomery, Alabama, to Joel Dubina, a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.

Martha Roby attended New York University, where she received a Bachelor of Music degree.

Martha Roby then entered the Samford University Cumberland School of Law at Birmingham, Alabama, receiving her JD in 2001.

Martha Roby opposed privatizing the disposal of household garbage, supported a 10 cent cigarette tax increase, and argued for a state sales tax holiday.

Martha Roby spent a total of $1,240,275.64 on her 2010 election.

Martha Roby won 7 of the district's 16 counties: Autauga, Elmore, Covington, Coffee, Geneva, Dale, and Houston Counties.

Martha Roby defeated Bobby Bright, the incumbent she first defeated in 2010 and who had since switched to the Republican Party, in the Republican primary and subsequent run-off.

Martha Roby voted in September 2013 to cut $39 billion from the food stamp program.

Martha Roby helped secure over $3.6 million to expand broadband internet access in rural Autauga County, Alabama.

In July 2019, Martha Roby said she would retire from Congress at the end of her term.

In December 2019, Martha Roby voted to oppose the first impeachment of Donald Trump in her position on the House Judiciary Committee.

Martha Roby supports efforts to include "preborn human person[s]" in the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution and co-sponsored a bill to do so.

Martha Roby has a "D" rating from marijuana legalization advocacy group the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws and a score of zero out of six from the National Cannabis Industry Association regarding her voting record on cannabis-related matters.

Martha Roby opposes the legalization of medical, recreational, and veterans' use of marijuana.

Martha Roby voted to oppose the Violence Against Women Act because she says portions of the law are unconstitutional.

Martha Roby opposes increasing the federal minimum wage and supports abolishing the federal minimum wage, saying "The best thing the federal government can do to ensure increasing wages is to get out of the way," claiming it stifles growth.

In 2010, Martha Roby opposed reduced dependence on foreign oil and cap and trade.

Martha Roby opposes the Environmental Protection Agency from regulating greenhouse gases.

Martha Roby opposes federal funding being used to fund research using human embryos.

In 2010, Martha Roby expressed support for Paul Ryan's "Roadmap for America's Future", which would privatize portions of Medicare.

Martha Roby has stated publicly that she opposes privatization of Medicare and Social Security.

Martha Roby has repeatedly voted to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

In stating her support for the American Health Care Act, Martha Roby said the Affordable Care Act was a "failed law" and that the AHCA put in place a "patient-centered system that lowers costs, increases choices, and isn't run by the government".

Martha Roby supports Trump's efforts to build a border wall.

Martha Roby opposes efforts to raise the retirement age for social security, to reduce in Social Security benefits and to increase in payroll taxes for Social Security benefits.

In 2010, Martha Roby signed a pledge sponsored by Americans for Prosperity to not vote for any global warming legislation that would raise taxes.

Martha Roby supported the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act.

Martha Roby voted in support of terminating funding of National Public Radio.

In October 2016, Martha Roby withdrew her presidential endorsement of Donald Trump, saying, "Donald Trump's behavior makes him unacceptable as a candidate for president, and I won't vote for him".

Martha Roby earned Trump's endorsement in the primary reportedly after House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy encouraged Trump to endorse her.

In October 2019, Martha Roby voted for a resolution condemning Trump for removing US military forces from Syria, which had protected greatly endangered Kurdish civilians, as well as fighters and their military resistance to the Islamic State in Syria, enabling attacks upon them by Turkish forces and the Assad government in Syria.

Martha Roby voted yes on banning armed forces in Libya without congressional approval.

Martha Roby opposed the removal of armed forces in Afghanistan in 2011.