Henry, Moore running for District 53 seat
On March 7, the first day candidates could file qualifying papers to run for election in the May 24 primary, Sen. Jeff Mullis of Chickamauga announced he would not run for reelection as Georgia state senator for District 53, and Catoosa County Board of Commissioners chair Steven Henry stepped down from his position and filed qualifying papers to try for the Senate seat.
Also qualifying to run in the primary election is Colton Moore, who ran unsuccessfully against Mullis in a three-way District 53 primary race in 2020. Moore was serving as state representative for state House District 1 at the time and served in that position for one term. Moore is an auctioneer specializing in heavy equipment and cattle and he helps run his family’s excavation and trucking business in Dade County.
Henry, a Ringgold resident, was a year into his second term as chairman of the Catoosa County Board of Commissioners when he decided to throw his hat in the race for state senator. Henry owns and operates a construction business.
Moore says he is running on the philosophy of “getting government off our backs and out of our pockets.” He said he does not view politics as an occupation.
“I have a career outside politics that has served me well,” Moore says. “I don’t have any interests or relationships that would lure me to compromise politically. My only goal is to promote good legislation and stop bad legislation.”
Moore says the two things that keep him grounded are his faith and his family. “I’m a born-again Christian. I’ll fight for my family and my community. I have experience serving in Atlanta (as state representative for District 1), so I know what I’m up against. I will be true to the Constitution and to the principles of liberty.”
Moore has a lifetime rating of 90.86% by the American Conservative Union, which has been rating elected officials at the state and federal level on how