Alabama 1st District candidates debate tolls, funding for $3.5 billion I-10 project

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The seven Republicans vying for the Alabama 1st congressional district seat participate in a candidates forum hosted by the Baldwin County Republican Party on Wednesday, April 29, 2026, at the Daphne Civic Center in Daphne, Ala.

Former U.S. Rep. Jerry Carl of Mobile speaks during a Congressional District 1 forum hosted by the Baldwin County Republican Party on Wednesday, April 29, 2026, at the Daphne Civic Center in Daphne, Ala.

State Rep. Rhett Marques, R-Enterprise, speaks during a 1st congressional district candidates forum hosted by the Baldwin County Republican Party on Wednesday, April 29, 2026, at the Daphne Civic Center in Daphne, Ala.

Robertsdale resident Joshua McKee participates in the 1st congressional district candidates forum hosted by the Baldwin County Republican Party on Wednesday, April 29, 2026, at the Daphne Civic Center in Daphne, Ala.

Austin Sidwell of Fairhope speaks during a 1st congressional district forum hosted by the Baldwin County Republican Party on Wednesday, April 29, 2026, at the Daphne Civic Center in Daphne, Ala.

John Mills speaks to Rep. Rhett Marques following the 1st congressional district candidates forum hosted by the Baldwin County Republican Party on Wednesday, April 29, 2026, at the Daphne Civic Center in Daphne, Ala.

Joshua McKee, Rhett Marques and John Mills.

James Richardson of Headland participates in the 1st congressional district candidates forum hosted by the Baldwin County Republican Party on Wednesday, April 29, 2026 at the Daphne Civic Center in Daphne, Ala.

Republican John Mills participates in a 1st congressional district candidates forum hosted by the Baldwin County Republican Party on Wednesday, April 29, 2026, at the Daphne Civic Center in Daphne, Ala.

State Rep. Rhett Marques, R-Enterprise, speaks to James Dees following a 1st congressional district candidates forum hosted by the Baldwin County Republican Party on Wednesday, April 29, 2026, at the Daphne Civic Center in Daphne, Ala.

The Republican candidates for Alabama’s 1st Congressional District largely agree that the $3.5 billion Interstate 10 Mobile River Bridge and Bayway project needs more federal support, two years after it received the largest federal infrastructure grant in state history.

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