As speculation mounts over who might fill U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville's (R-Auburn) seat should he run for governor, former U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville) said it was "unlikely" he would reenter the fray, but not impossible.
Brooks told 1819 News that the "key" to any decision, which is a "long ways away," would come down to the quality of the candidates running in the GOP primary.
"It is possible I will run for the Senate, but unlikely. The key will be whether there are viable candidates in the Republican primary who are willing to put their country first above and beyond their personal ambitions to serve in the Senate forever," he said.
"We need citizen patriots in Washington who are willing to risk all in order to make America a better, more secure nation," Brooks added. "America cannot afford more of these namby-pamby congressmen and senators who care more about their egos and the stature of their position than they do our country. In short, we need elected officials like those who founded our country, who really were willing to risk everything in order to create America."
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Brooks encouraged voters to examine candidates' legislative track records to evaluate their likely performance once in office.
"When the heat is on from special interests, do they do the right thing for their country or the wrong thing for the special interests that finance their campaign?" he said.
Brooks served 11 years in the House of Representatives before running for the vacated seat of U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby (R-Tuscaloosa) in 2021. He placed second in the primary after U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery).
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