Rick Barber – Alabama District 2

Rick Barber is a small business owner and a conservative Republican running for Congress in Alabama’s 2nd Congressional District.

Rick is a product of the South. He spent his childhood in Arlington, Texas in a modest home with a Christian upbringing. Rick was one of twelve Barber children. His parents had six children of their own and adopted six more from troubled families in the community.

The Barber family is a military family. Both Rick’s father and brother served honorably in the Marine Corps. Rick also heard the call to serve, and he answered in 1995. He enlisted in the Marine Corps and became an information technology expert. He served for four years, three of which were overseas in Okinawa, Japan. Rick was promoted four times in three years. He received several citations for excellence and was honorably discharged in 1999.

Rick has been very active in the TEA party movement in 2009. He’s thrown open the doors of his business for TEA party events. He’s spent considerable time, money and effort protesting Washington’s runaway federal spending. He is deeply troubled by the way Washington’s lawyers and bureaucrats are spending our tax dollars. Until this year, Rick had never considered running for an elected office.

As a successful small business owner, Rick Barber doesn’t need a Congressman’s salary. As a devoted father and husband, Rick doesn’t need to spend time away from his family on the campaign trail. Rick is running for Congress because Alabama’s 2nd Congressional district needs a Congressman who will stand and fight in the House of Representatives for fiscal responsibility and America’s founding principles of limited government.

Check out Rick’s stand on the issues (http://www.rickbarberforcongress.com/ISSUES.aspx) and consider supporting this candidate.