Allison Bronner, David Bronner's youngest daughter, was found dead at her Birmingham home on March 3, 2011. Allison Bronner, 25, was a third-year student at the University of Alabama School of Law and reportedly worked at a Birmingham firm and planned to focus on securities law. She was described as an outstanding student--bright, energetic, and engaged in numerous charitable and community activities. She reportedly had received multiple job offers in Washington, D.C.
The Crimson White, the University of Alabama's student newspaper, reported that Allison Bronner apparently died of natural causes related to a recent illness. We've seen no other details in the press about health problems she might have experienced.
Is there any firm information that points to suspicious activity connected to Allison Bronner's death? We don't know of any at the moment. But when someone dies unexpectedly and has connections to Alabama's power structure--given our state's toxic political environment over the past 10 to 15 years--questions should not be summarily dismissed.
As for the GOP's RSA-related bills, they failed to pass in the 2011 legislative session--in fact, they did not come close to passing. But it appears GOP leaders have not given up on the idea of sticking their hands in the RSA cookie jar. We suspect that's why Leura Canary might wind up on the RSA payroll--for her "legal expertise," of course.
Does Bronner have strong feelings about the possibility of mixing politics with control of RSA? Yes, indeed. Consider this July 2011 article on the subject from al.com:
Bronner said allowing political appointees "will have a devastating effect on the RSA."
"It potentially opens the funds to criminal activities like those that have occurred in Illinois, New York and California," Bronner wrote in the July edition of The Advisor, his monthly newsletter to RSA's 330,000-plus members. "Much less looking back at some of the past Alabama governors, who would have used the RSA as their political piggy bank."
Bronner is known as opinionated guy who doesn't pull punches. You can see how he earned that reputation.
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