Johnny Cochran is the Libertarian candidate running to represent Alabama’s Fourth Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives. Cochran is challenging incumbent Congressman Robert Aderholt.
“For the last 25 years, AL’s 4th Congressional district has been represented by Robert Aderholt,” Cochran said in a statement. “He often runs unopposed, and if someone does run against him, he wins by a typical spread of 80%-20%. Many politicos consider Alabama’s 4th to be the most Republican district in the entire country. While Aderholt represents pro-life conservatives well, his record on fiscal responsibility is terrible.”
Even though Cochran is a Libertarian, he claims that he would be more fiscally conservative than Aderholt.
“Aderholt has a lifetime score from the conservative Heritage group of 66% and a lifetime score from the Club for Growth of 63%,” Cochran continued. “How come his scores are so low? The national debt has increased 600% during Aderholt’s 25 years in D.C. from $5 trillion to now over $31 trillion. Aderholt voted for a giant portion of that spending. Whether it was bloated omnibus spending bills or things like Obama’s Cash for Clunkers, Aderholt is a big fan of spending our hard-earned tax dollars. He routinely votes to increase the debt ceiling, the equivalent of kicking the can down the road for younger generations to deal with.”
Rick Neighbors is the Democratic nominee running against Aderholt and Cochran on the ballot on Tuesday. Cochran claims that he, and not Neighbors, has the best chance of unseating Aderholt.
“The historical voting data shows that Democrat Rick Neighbors is unlikely to win,” Cochran claimed. “2020 is a year where Democrats made gains all over the country, Mr. Neighbors lost 82%-18%. The Democrats in D.C. are doing such a poor job that many are projecting a “red wave.” Being generous, Mr. Neighbors isn’t likely to break 30% – aka, he can’t win.”
Cochran stated that if he wins, “It is a victory for fiscal responsibility. It would send shockwaves to the Establishment class in D.C. and perhaps spook enough politicians to reign in their blatant disregard of squandering our hard-earned tax dollars.”
Cochran claims that if he loses, but “Outperforms most third-party candidates, maybe comes in second, at a minimum, it should give pause to Mr. Aderholt. If he wants to continue being a resident of metro D.C., perhaps it will cause him to vote in a more fiscally responsible manner.”
Cochran says that he supports term limits, and if eight years is enough for a President, then it should be enough for a member of Congress.
Cochran is married and the father of two. He is a graduate of the University of Alabama and Vestavia Hills High School. The Cochrans live in Tuscaloosa.
Republicans are hoping for a red-wave election that will vault them into control of one or both Houses of Congress. If the Republicans take control of the House of Representatives (and Aderholt is re-elected), there is a strong likelihood that Aderholt would be the Chairman of the powerful House Appropriations Committee.
The Libertarians have 65 candidates running for office across Alabama.
Polls open at 7:00 am on Tuesday and close at 7:00 pm. Voters must bring a valid photo ID with them to the polls in order to participate in any Alabama election. If you do not have a photo ID, you can obtain a free photo ID from your local board of registrars or by contacting the Alabama Secretary of State’s office.
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