Suspended Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore announced Monday he plans to challenge Sen. Luther Strange in Alabama’s GOP Senate primary.
Moore announced his intention to run at a press conference Wednesday, telling reporters, “I’ll stand for the rights and liberties of the people.”
Strange was appointed to fill Attorney General Jeff Session’s vacant Senate seat by former Gov. Robert Bentley in February. Bentley stepped down as governor in early April over allegations that he committed felony-level crimes while covering up an extramarital affair with a female aide. Current Gov. Kay Ivey has scheduled a special election in December for the remainder of Sessions’ term, which extends through 2020.
This is not Moore’s fist foray into running for public office, he has run unsuccessfully for governor twice. His recent suspension from Alabama’s Supreme Court came after his refusal to offer same-sex marriage licenses. He also gained national notoriety for violating an order from a federal judge to remove a public display of the Ten Commandments.
“We can make America great again, we’ve got to make America good again,” Moore said.
Moore has also submitted his resignation from Alabama’s Supreme Court.
