FILE - Alabama Rep. Anthony Daniels speaks with the media during the opening of the legislative session at the Alabama State House in Montgomery, Ala., Jan. 11, 2022. The two Democrats — Daniels and Shomari Figures — running for Alabama's newly redrawn congressional district stressed their experience — one at the federal level and one at the Alabama Legislature — in a debate that aired Tuesday night, April 9, 2024. (Mickey Welsh/The Montgomery Advertiser via AP, File)
FILE - In this image provided by the Figures for Congress campaign, Shomari Figures, former deputy chief of staff to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland, poses for a photo. The two Democrats — Figures and Alabama Rep. Anthony Daniels — running for Alabama's newly redrawn congressional district stressed their experience — one at the federal level and one at the Alabama Legislature — in a debate that aired Tuesday night, April 9, 2024. (Terri Baskin/Figures for Congress via AP, File)