U.S. Senate candidates Roy Moore, Luther Strange, Ed Henry report income, debt

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Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore. [Photo Credit: AP Photo|Brynn Anderson]

Even through suspension, former Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore had a decent payday last year, taking in $150,000, mostly through speaking engagements.

Al.com is reporting that Moore was one of three Republican candidates seeking the U.S. Senate seat filed documents this month with the Alabama Ethics Commission. Also filing was Sen. Luther Strange, the former Attorney General who now holds the seat.

Elected officials are required to report economic interests, detailing income and expenses.

Moore, Strange and Hartsville Republican State Rep. Ed Henry each submitted ethics statements.

Dr. Randy Brinson, former head of the Christian Coalition of Alabama, is not an elected official and therefore not required to file.

Last month, Gov. Kay Ivey moved up the Senate special election primary for Aug. 15; the general election is Dec. 12.

Records show Moore made $181,000 a year before his suspension over his defiance of a Supreme Court order on same–sex marriage. According to Al.com, Moore also listed speaking fees of between $50,000 — $150,000 in 2016 and Social Security income between $10,000 — $50,000.

Moore’s wife, Kayla, earned a salary of between $10,000 — $50,000 from Nichols Construction. She also made over $10,000 last year as president of the Foundation for Moral Law, which Roy Moore once led.

Moore has two bank debts of less than $25,000 each, and a credit union loan totaling between $150,000 and $250,000.

As for Strange, he earned about $168,000 as Alabama Attorney General, and earns $174,000 a year as U.S. Senator. Strange’s wife holds a part–time job at the Alys Stephens Center at UAB — earning more than $10,000; $1,000–$10,000 in director’s fees from Oakworth Capital Bank; $1,000 — $10,000 in rental income from condominiums in North Carolina and Needle Rush Point in Pensacola; pension income of $10,000–$50,000; and investment income of $50,000–$150,000.

Strange’s property in Lineville, North Carolina, has a listed value of $250,000, generating less than $10,000 in rental income. The senator’s debts include $150,000–$250,000 and mortgages between $150,000–$250,000. He also lists an individual or business debt of between $25,000.

Al.com notes that Henry, as a state representative, is considered a part–time employee earning $42,830 annually. He reports interests in two businesses: My Practice 24 and Lightwire Solutions. Henry owns 50 percent of My Practice 24, a chronic care management system servicing physicians, and 30 percent of Lightwire, an information technology company in Decatur, each providing more than $10,000 in income.

Henry’s debts include less than $25,000 each and mortgage debt of between $50,000–$100,000.