Martha Roby
Martha Roby | |
|---|---|
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Alabama's 2nd district | |
| In office January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Bobby Bright |
| Succeeded by | Barry Moore |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Martha Kehres Dubina July 26, 1976 Montgomery, Alabama, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Riley Roby |
| Children | 2 |
| Relatives | Joel Fredrick Dubina (father) |
| Education | New York University (BM) Samford University (JD) |
Martha Kehres Roby (/ˈroʊbi/ ROH-bee; née Dubina; born July 26, 1976) is an American lawyer and politician who served as the U.S. representative for Alabama's 2nd congressional district from 2011 to 2021. A member of the Republican Party, she defeated the incumbent Democratic U.S. Representative Bobby Bright in 2010. That year, Roby and Terri Sewell became the first women elected to Congress from Alabama in regular elections. On July 26, 2019, Roby announced she would retire from Congress at the end of her fifth term, which ended in 2021.