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Montgomery Chamber hosts Congressional debate

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Alabama’s Second Congressional District Candidates met in Montgomery Wednesday to participate in a moderated discussion.

The event sponsored by the Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce featured topics like workforce growth national security and economic development.

Former Congresswoman Martha Roby was the moderator.

Shomari Figures, a Democrat, and Caroleene Dobson, a Republican are running to represent Alabama’s 2nd Congressional District, which was redrawn after a lengthy redistricting battle.
The two faced off in Montgomery in a candidate forum hosted by the Montgomery Chamber of Commerce and online broadcast by WSFA.

Melanie began her career as a work study student, working in the areas of news reporting, anchoring and news-gathering. After graduating from Alabama State University, she worked as a production assistant at the local NBC affiliate, WSFA-TV. As a News Director at WVAS-FM, Melanie leads her team to produce award- winning newscasts and talk shows. Her professional achievements includes News Reporter of the Year for a number of years and awards for talk show producer, by the Alabama Broadcasters Association and the Associated Press. She is an active member of the Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce. Her goals are to expand the reach of WVAS FM into more homes locally, regionally and nationally.