William "Ed" Henry (born July 30, 1970) is an American politician who is a

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member of the

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. He represents the 9th district, which includes portions of Morgan, Cullman and

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counties.

Early life

Henry attended Hartselle High School. He spent two years at

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before completing his

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in radiological sciences at

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Political career

1998–2015

Henry became involved in politics when he worked for the campaign of Alabama State Representative

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in 1998 and again in 2002. In the 2008 presidential election, he helped lead the Morgan County chapter of

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, supporting the candidacy of

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. In the 2010 election, he was a candidate for the 9th state legislative district and defeated the

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nominee. As a member of the state House, Henry supported

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legislation. At a 2012 anti-choice rally, he acknowledged that in 1991 he had accompanied his pregnant girlfriend to have an abortion. He said that he regretted the decision and that it was a "very significant scar that I have on my soul".

2016–2019

In 2016, Henry was the state co-chair of

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's presidential campaign and a Trump delegate to the

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. In 2016, Henry said that he would file a resolution calling for the

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of Republican

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over his alleged misuse of state funds. In 2017, he sought to remove Alabama House Majority Leader

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. At the time, he was one of four candidates, the others being former

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, who was appointed to the seat by Bentley;

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, the former chief justice of the

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who resigned from the bench after being suspended from his post for judicial ethics violations; and

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, former state chair of the Christian Coalition. In May 2017, Henry dropped out of the race and harshly criticized Strange, alleging corruption and claiming that Strange had escaped impeachment from the office of attorney general through his appointment to the Senate. Henry then endorsed

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's candidacy. In November 2017, Henry defended

after Moore was accused of making sexual advances on four teenage girls when in his 30s. Henry called for the accusers to be prosecuted, on the grounds that " they believe

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is predatory, they are guilty of allowing him to exist for 40 years". In an interview, Henry called Moore the "victim" with respect to the allegations.

Indictment

In May 2018, Henry was indicted for allegedly engaging in a conspiracy with a Montgomery doctor, Gilberto Sanchez, to defraud Medicare. The superseding indictment filed in July 2018 alleges he engaged in similar conspiracies with Dr. Punuru Reddy of Decatur and Dr. Nicole Scruggs of Huntsville. Henry pleaded guilty to the charge of government property theft. He was sentenced to two years probation and fined $4,000.

Pardon

Henry was pardoned by President

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on his last day in office on January 20, 2021.

References

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