Roby, Martha, 1976-

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Roby, Martha, 1976-

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Dubina, Martha Kehres, 1976-

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Martha Kehres Roby (née Dubina, July 26, 1976) is an American attorney and politician. A member of the Republican Party, she served as the U.S. Representative for Alabama's 2nd congressional district from 2011 to 2021.

Born in Montgomery, Alabama, she attended New York University, where she received a Bachelor of Music degree. She entered the Samford University Cumberland School of Law at Birmingham, Alabama, receiving her J.D. in 2001. After graduation, she worked at the law firm of Copeland, Franco. In 2003, Roby was elected to the Montgomery City Council. In 2010, Roby challenged Democratic incumbent Bobby Bright in Alabama's conservative 2nd District. She defeated Bright to become one of the first two women to be elected to Congress from Alabama in a regular election along with Democratic Representative Terri Sewell.

A strong conservative who voted in line with her party over 90 percent of the time, Roby described herself as "unapologetically pro-life." During the 2010 election, Roby promised to reduce government spending and that she would support a Balanced Budget Agreement, support a line-item veto, support ending the current earmark process, oppose government bailouts and takeovers of private companies, and support the requirement of budgets to be submitted for Social Security and Medicare. Roby repeatedly voted to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Roby voted to oppose the Violence Against Women Act because she says portions of the law are unconstitutional. These portions include the ability for non-Native Americans to prosecute Native Americans in tribal court for domestic violence charges.

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

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