The Alabama House District 20 seat is now contested since former U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks made a last-minute decision to jump in the race.
The incumbent for HD20, State Rep. James Lomax (R-Huntsville), was looking at an uncontested primary until Brooks announced his bid on Friday after previously saying he would not run.
Lomax issued a scathing response to Brooks' decision, calling him a "political opportunist" driven by ego.
"Mo Brooks is the very definition of a political opportunist who has spent over 40 years chasing public office for his own ego, not for the people of Alabama," said Lomax. "From his embarrassing failures as a defeated District Attorney to his do-nothing stints in the Alabama House, Madison County Commission, and U.S. Congress, Brooks has proven time and again that he's nothing more than an ineffective placeholder. He's collected taxpayer-funded paychecks for longer than I've been alive, all while achieving nothing for hardworking Alabamians. Now, after an embarrassing crash out in Congress and turning into a bitter commentator for the liberal media, he's crawling back to the same scam he's peddled for the last four decades."
Lomax also accused Brooks of being a "self-absorbed careerist" who "betrayed" President Donald Trump and the Republican Party.
"Mo Brooks has spent his post-congressional career as a member of the liberal media, taking pot shots at conservatives while I've been working to improve the lives of the people of my district," Lomax added. "I can see why he wants back in– we're finally accomplishing meaningful results for the people of our state, and he sees an opportunity to take credit after never accomplishing anything. Mo's grievance-filled, victimhood style of politics is dated and stale. While he sits at home writing anti-Republican blog posts and daydreaming about the good old days; I'll keep working to ensure the best days are yet to come."
Lomax was elected to HD20 — which covers South Huntsville, Hampton Cove, Green Mountain and Monte Sano — in November 2022, unopposed.
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