BALDWIN COUNTY, Ala. ( WKRG ) — Jerry Carl and Barry Moore, two incumbent Alabama congressmen vying for the Republican nomination in newly drawn District 1, participated Wednesday in their first and only planned debate.
Both candidates emphasized their conservative voting record.
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The new Alabama District 1 is considered the sixth most conservative congressional district in the nation, according to the Cook Partisan Voting Index.
While generally agreeing on most issues, differences between the candidates emerged during the debate at the Daphne Civic Center.
On abortion, Moore supports a federal ban. Carl says it’s a state issue.
“The sanctity of life is one of those issues that I feel absolutely we as a federal government should support and protect the unborn,” Moore said. “That’s my position plain and simple.”
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“It’s funny we want the federal government out of our business until we want them in our business,” Carl said. “I truly believe that to be a state issue.”