Mo Brooks expresses interest in running for Shelby in the Senate

Rep. Mo BrooksMorris (Mo) Jackson BrooksDemocrats should make the Bee-Gees the face of the Republican Party Ocasio-Cortez says she is a survivor of sexual assault while retelling riot. Freedom Caucus president blows up ‘sensational lies’ after riot on Capitol Hill MORE (R-Ala.) He said on Monday that he is interested in running for the Senate after the Senate. Richard ShelbyRichard Craig ShelbySen. Shelby considering retirement: Morning report from AP The Hill – presented by Facebook – Democrats pave the way for approval of Biden’s COVID-19 relief plan Night energy: automakers drop out of litigation over California’s vehicle emissions pattern | Senate confirms Buttigieg as transport secretary | Republicans present unlikely bill to bypass Biden in Keystone XL MOREAnnouncement by (R-Ala.) That he will not seek another term in 2022.

Brooks, a fundamental ally of the former President TrumpDonald TrumpDominion spokesman: MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell ‘is begging to be prosecuted’ DC officials who defended Capitol, Sicknick’s family honored in the U.S. Super Bowl will return to the UN Human Rights Council, was criticized by Democrats and some in his own party for their role in the Republican Party’s efforts to overturn the January 6 2020 election results, an impulse that led to the Capitol insurrection that left five people dead, including a Police capitol.

But Brooks said the criticisms he faced helped raise his profile and may help him in a primary race.

“I am running for election in 2022, either for my seat on the House or for the Alabama Senate seat,” Brooks said in a statement.

“To be honest, the last three months of rude and palpable and false attacks against me by Democratic socialists and their false media allies were a wonderful blessing, because they sent my name across the state and my primary Republican support through the roof. . ”

Brooks has been a staunch supporter of Trump, which some argue will give him a boost in the dark red state. He ran unsuccessfully for the upper house during a special election in 2017, where he finished third in the primaries. But Brooks supporters feel that their chances are greater in this cycle.

“Mo would be Trump’s unquestionable candidate in the Trumpiest of states – with high name identification across the state and more than a million in cash to boot. What angle could another challenger try with Alabama voters? ”A GOP agent told The Hill.

Shelby, 86, announced that she would not run for seventh term on Monday.

In addition to Brooks, sources familiar with the Alabama GOP political scene speculate Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill, Shelby’s former chief of staff, Katie Boyd Britt and Rep. Gary PalmerGary James PalmerCapitol Police Tribute Becomes Political NIGHT ENERGY: Nine, including former Michigan governor, is accused of the Flint water crisis | Regulator finalizes rule that forces banks to serve oil and arms companies | Administrator Trump adds hurdles to raising efficiency standards for ovens and water heaters READ: Republicans who voted to contest election results MORE (R-Wing.) I could jump in the race.

Ex-Rep. Bradley ByrneBradley Roberts ByrneEx-Rep. Mike Conaway, former launch advisor for the lobbying world lobbying company Lawmakers question the Pentagon about Trump’s withdrawal from Germany MORE (R-Ala.), Who was defeated in the primaries for the seat now held by Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.), Said he is leaning against another race, but is leaving his options open.

“I am not considering the race at the moment. The primary is too far away and I don’t feel the need to think about it now. I have doubts whether I will run, however. It’s very crazy up there and I’m enjoying life far from it, ”he told The Hill.

A senior Republican party source said he is unlikely to be a former senator. Jeff SessionsJefferson (Jeff) Beauregard SessionsDoug Jones joining CNN as political commentator DOJ rescinds the ‘zero tolerance’ policy bordering on family separations With another caravan heading north, a closer look at our asylum law MORE (R-Ala.) It will be executed again. Rep. Robert AderholtRobert Brown Aderholt – Will Biden continue NASA’s Artemis program to return to the moon? READ: Republicans who voted to challenge election results Congress is eyeing the 1-week plug-hole, the longest session to reach an agreement MORE (R-Ward.) He is also unlikely to run, as he is a senior member of the House’s powerful Appropriations Committee and could one day serve as a senior member or president. A move to the Senate would make him a backbencher in the upper house.

“I don’t think Robert runs, but Mo is likely to. He’s counting on Trump’s endorsement, and if he doesn’t, he can stand still, ”said a second Alabama GOP source. “The field is really open.”