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Few people in Congress came to the job better trained or more ready for
the challenges on day one than U.S. Rep. Jo Bonner, R-Mobile. In his third
term representing Alabama's First District, Bonner has become one of the
hardest-working members of the House of Representatives and has given
tirelessly of his time for the benefit of his constituents.
Bonner served as press secretary during Callahan's first campaign for
Congress in 1984. He became Callahan's congressional press secretary in 1985
and his chief of staff in 1989. In 1997, he and his family moved back to
Mobile where he became one of the few congressional chiefs of staff
nationally to reside in the district.
Bonner continues to serve on the Committees on Agriculture, the Budget, and
Science and Technology. He has served on these committees since he first
arrived in Congress. At the beginning of the 110th Congress, Bonner was
asked to serve on the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, also
known as the Ethics Committee, and the Republican Policy Committee. Bonner
was also named ranking member on the House Agriculture Committee's Department
Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry Subcommittee.
In addition to these assignments, Bonner is again serving as an assistant
on the Republican Whip Team, a position to which he was named by Republican
Whip Roy Blunt (R-MO) as an incoming freshman.
Josiah (Jo) Robins Bonner, Jr., was born in Selma and reared in the town of
Camden in rural Wilcox County. In 1982, he received his B.A. in Journalism
from The University of Alabama.
Bonner grew up in a family where public service was looked upon as an obligation,
not an option. His father, the late Judge Josiah Robins Bonner, led Wilcox
County during the tense 1960s and early 1970s. Other relatives, including
his grandmother and great-uncle, served with distinction in both local and
state government. His mother, an Army nurse during World War II, was often
seen volunteering at local blood drives.
Upon returning home ten years ago, Bonner became active in the life of Mobile
and south Alabama. Today, he is a member of the Rotary Club of Mobile, the Mobile
Lions Club, Mobile United and the Touchdown Club. Additionally, he serves as a
member of the University of Mobile's President's Advisory Council, the advisory
board for the Salvation Army, and the board of community advisors for the Junior
League of Mobile.
He has served as a member of the board of directors for the Mobile Area Chamber
of Commerce, Rotary Club, Leadership Mobile and the Mobile Chapter of The University
of Alabama Alumni Association.
In 2000, the College of Communications at The University of Alabama honored him
as their Outstanding Alumnus in Public Relations. He was a member of Leadership
Mobile, Class of 2000, where his classmates elected him co-president.
Jo Bonner is married to the former Janée Lambert of Mobile. They are parents
of a daughter, Jennifer Lee, age 12, and a son, Josiah Robins, III, age 9.
The Bonners make their home in Mobile and are members of St. Paul's Episcopal
Church.
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