Roy Moore says he will run for Senate in Alabama
By Max Greenwood - 06/20/19 03:22 PM EDT
Roy Moore, the controversial former Alabama Supreme Court justice who lost his 2017 Senate bid, announced on Thursday that he will seek to challenge Sen. Doug Jones (D-Ala.) for his seat in 2020.
Moore’s candidacy comes with a great deal of political baggage. He was once favored to win the 2017 special election to replace Jeff Sessions (R) in the Senate in deep-red Alabama after the latter had been named President Trump’s attorney general.
But Moore’s electoral prospects tanked amid allegations that he had pursued sexual and romantic relationships with teenage girls decades ago when he was in his 30s. Moore has denied the allegations.
Jones ultimately defeated Moore in that election by less than 2 points, becoming the first Democrat elected to represent Alabama in the Senate in 25 years.
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