By Southern Torch Staff • admin@southerntorch.com

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — On Monday, U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Ala.) announced his candidacy for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by longtime Republican Senator Richard Shelby in 2022.

Brooks, who has represented Alabama's 5th congressional district since 2011, labels himself as "the #1 Congressman on border security issues" and a leader in the "fight in Congress for honest and accurate elections by challenging the certification of 2020 Electoral College votes." 

“Radical Socialists seek to destroy the foundational principles that have made America the greatest nation in world history. I cannot sit on the sideline and watch Socialists destroy an America I love. The stakes have never been higher," said Brooks. "I am running for the Senate because America’s status as the greatest nation in world history is at risk, and because I am the only candidate for Senate with a proven record of conservative leadership that Alabama voters can trust and rely on.”

In his announcement, Brooks was endorsed by former Trump advisor Stephen Miller. 

“For the last four years, no one had President Trump's back more than Mo Brooks. Now, I need you to have HIS back," said Miller. "I need you to support Mo Brooks so he can proudly carry on the fight for the America First agenda. The campaign to save America begins right here in Alabama, and it begins with your vote for Mo Brooks.”

Brooks, 66, won his first election in 1982 as a member of the Alabama House of Representatives. He later served for 15 years as a member of the Madison County Commission before being elected to Congress. Brooks ran for the U.S. Senate in a 2017 special election where he finished third in the Republican primary.