Republican Rhett Marques, a two-term Alabama House member from Enterprise, confirmed to Alabama Daily News Wednesday he will consider a bid for Congress if current U.S. Rep. Barry Moore, R-Enterprise, runs for U.S. Senate.

Moore is making a “big” announcement Aug. 15 and is expected to try to replace U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville, who is running for governor.

“We’re just waiting to see what Barry does, and we’ll take a look at what the options hold,” Marques told ADN Wednesday morning. “I’m happy in the Alabama House, but if Barry does run for Senate, we’ll look at options, see what doors open, and go from there.”

Speculation that Marques will enter the race was first reported by 1819 News.

Alabama’s 1st Congressional District stretches across the state’s nine southernmost counties.

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