The Hill: “Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Ala.) said Monday he is interested in running for the Senate in the wake of Sen. Richard Shelby’s (R-Ala.) announcement that he will not seek another term in 2022.
Brooks, a key ally of former President Trump, has come under fire by Democrats and some in his own party for his role in GOP efforts to overturn the 2020 election results on Jan. 6, a push that led to the insurrection at the Capitol that left five people dead, including a Capitol Police officer.
But Brooks said the criticisms he’s faced have helped raise his profile and could help him in a primary race.https://91b285ccb0dd67445869e5c7f01c431f.safeframe.googlesyndication.com/safeframe/1-0-37/html/container.html
“I am running for election in 2022, either for my House seat or for the Alabama Senate seat,” Brooks said in a statement.
“Quite frankly, the last three months of scurrilous and palpable false attacks on me by Socialist Democrats and their fake news media allies have been a wonderful blessing because they have sent my state-wide name I.D. and Republican primary support through the roof.””