1998–2015 Henry became involved in politics when he worked for the campaign of Alabama State Representative
Mike Ball in 1998 and again in 2002. In the
2008 presidential election, he helped lead the
Morgan County chapter of Huck PAC, supporting the
candidacy of
Mike Huckabee. In the
2010 election, he was a candidate for the 9th state legislative district and defeated the
Democratic Party nominee. As a member of the state House, Henry supported
anti-abortion legislation. At a 2012 anti-abortion 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
Donald Trump's presidential campaign and a Trump delegate to the
Republican National Convention. In 2016, Henry said that he would file a resolution calling for the
impeachment of Republican
Governor Robert J. Bentley over his alleged misuse of state funds. In 2017, he sought to remove Alabama House Majority Leader Republican
Micky Hammon from his leadership position, citing what he called Hammon's "'watered-down' agenda" for the legislative session and "grave" concerns about Hammon's business dealings. In April 2017, Henry declared his candidacy for the
2017 special election for the U.S. Senate seat vacated by
Jeff Sessions. At the time, he was one of four candidates, the others being former
Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange, who was appointed to the seat by Bentley;
Roy Moore, the former chief justice of the
Alabama Supreme Court who resigned from the bench after being suspended from his post for judicial ethics violations; and
Randy Brinson, former state chair of the
Christian Coalition. Henry then endorsed
Mo Brooks's candidacy. Henry called for the accusers to be prosecuted, 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
Trump on his last day in office on January 20, 2021. ==References==