Alabama Rep. Rhett Marques is running for Congress in Alabama’s 1st District, he told Alabama Daily News this morning.
“I’m a proven conservative fighter with a strong record of putting Alabama’s families first and protecting our values,” the Republican from Enterprise said. He’s been a state lawmaker for two terms.
“In Congress, I will be a strong champion for hardworking Alabamians to help President Trump advance his agenda and reverse four years of failed Biden economic policies,” Marques said. “While President Trump was providing tax relief to Americans with the One Big Beautiful Bill, I was working on the state level in the Alabama legislature to slash the state taxes on groceries, eliminate the state tax on diapers and baby supplies that are critical for young families, and implement a substantial tax relief package for our seniors. That is the same commitment to helping Alabamians from the wiregrass to the coast that I will take to DC to help President Trump pass bills that truly help working Americans.”
Alabama’s 1st District runs across the state’s most southern counties.
It was formerly held by Mobile Republican Jerry Carl until last year, when he was defeated by fellow GOP incumbent Rep. Barry Moore, R-Enterprise, after redistricting. Moore is now running for the U.S. Senate and Carl announced his congressional bid this week.
Marques lives in the eastern part of the district, but is originally from Baldwin County.
I am also proud to live in the Wiregrass and to have raised my girls in Coffee County,” Marques said.
“I have a love for the First Congressional District that lies in my passion for and understanding of the Wiregrass region where I live today and for the coastal area where I was born and where my roots run deep,” he said. “That combination uniquely prepares me to unify this district and represent the entirety of Alabama’s first congressional from a place of first-hand understanding and a passion for the entire area – from the peanut fields to the beaches and everything in between.”
The GOP primary is May 19.