(HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA)-- Paul Sanford will hold a news conference Thursday, December 11, 2008, at 2:00 p.m. in the banquet room at Gibson’s Barbecue, 3319 Memorial Parkway in Huntsville. At that time, Mr. Sanford will announce his intentions to run for the Alabama Senate in District 7 in the Republican Primary to be held on March 3, 2009. The special election has been called by Governor Riley to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Senator Parker Griffith who was elected to Congress last month.
Paul Sanford is a native of Huntsville where his family has been in the restaurant business (Gibson’s Barbecue) for many years. In 2001, Mr. Sanford formed Sanford Restaurant Group, Inc., and in May 2002, he opened Little Paul’s Barbecue. He is married to Danielle McCuan Sanford of Birmingham, and they have two children, Chase and Ryan.
After making his prepared remarks Thursday, Mr. Sanford will be available for questions.
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