President Bush, Secretary of State Rice, and several cabinet level officials have visited Alabama's Gulf Coast in recent days to tour the devastation and to offer their continuing support and prayers for everyone affected by the storm.

(born November 19 1959) is the U. In the primary he ranked first with 40% of the vote but failed to reach the 50% threshold needed to win outright. According to Federal Election Commission records Bonner spent $650000 on his re-election campaign.

Josiah Robins "Jo" Bonner Jr. Representative for Alabama's 1st congressional district having served since 2003. He is a member of the Republican Party.