Alabama — Governor

D Democratic Doug Jones

Lowering costs and raising worker wages

Jones advocates for immediate cost-of-living relief through targeted tax eliminations and wage increases. His plan includes suspending the state gas tax during price spikes, eliminating the state grocery tax, ending taxes on overtime, creating a state Earned Income Tax Credit, and raising the minimum wage. He also supports free community college for adults without credentials and occupational licensing reforms.

• Suspend the state gas tax during price spikes and eliminate the state grocery tax.
• Raise wages, including the minimum wage, and end taxes on overtime pay.
• Create a state Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and provide free community college for adults without credentials.

“Doug’s plan focuses on lowering everyday costs and making government more accountable. He would suspend the state gas tax when prices spike to provide fast relief, fully eliminate the grocery tax so families keep more of their money each week, raise wages including the minimum wage, end taxes on overtime...”

R Republican Tommy Tuberville

Cutting taxes, deregulation, and spending reduction

Tuberville promotes an 'Alabama First' economic agenda focused on reducing state taxes, eliminating government waste, and deregulating to attract manufacturing jobs. In the Senate, he supported tax deductions for tipped workers under the No Tax on Tips Act. He strongly opposes federal spending packages passed under Democratic administration, attributing recent inflation to increased national debt.

• Reduce state taxes, cut red tape, and eliminate government waste to attract manufacturing jobs.
• Co-sponsored and supported the No Tax on Tips Act establishing tax deductions for tipped workers.
• Supported President Trump's economic tax cuts and deregulation policies to spur job growth.

“As your Governor, I will work to further reduce taxes, get rid of waste, and make life in Alabama more affordable. I’m also committed to working with President Trump to cut red tape and bring more manufacturing jobs back to Alabama.”

D Democratic Doug Jones

Expanding Medicaid and protecting healthcare access

Jones makes Medicaid expansion a central campaign priority, estimating it would cover over 154,000 working Alabamians and capture approximately $182 million in annual federal funding. He supports protecting the Affordable Care Act and pre-existing condition coverage, alongside stabilizing rural hospitals. In the Senate, he introduced the SAME Act to allow states that deferred expansion to receive full federal matching funds.

• Expand Medicaid in Alabama to extend healthcare coverage to over 154,000 working residents.
• Capture an estimated $182 million in federal healthcare funds each year to support rural hospitals.
• Protect coverage for nearly one million Alabamians living with pre-existing conditions.

“Doug’s plan would expand Medicaid to cover more than 154,000 working Alabamians, stop Alabama from turning down roughly $182 million in federal healthcare funding each year, strengthen rural healthcare, and reduce uncompensated care across the state.”

R Republican Tommy Tuberville

Opposing Obamacare and favoring free-market healthcare

Tuberville advocates for repealing and replacing Obamacare with free-market competition among private insurers while maintaining protections for pre-existing conditions. In the Senate, he voted against federal spending legislation that extended expanded Medicaid subsidies and health insurance tax credits.

• Replace Obamacare with free-market competition among private insurance providers.
• Maintain protections for pre-existing conditions without government insurance mandates.
• Voted against Senate legislation extending Medicaid funding and health insurance subsidies.

“Obamacare must go. This failed experiment has led to higher costs, less quality care, and a system that hurts patients and doctors more than it helps. I believe that we need a return to the free-market where companies compete for your business, while ensuring that pre-existing conditions are not a deterrent to obtaining quality insurance and care.”

D Democratic Doug Jones

Funding public schools, HBCUs, and rural broadband

Jones emphasizes equal educational opportunity across all public school districts, focusing on closing the digital divide in rural communities through expanded broadband. During his Senate term, he authored the FUTURE Act to permanently renew funding for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). His gubernatorial platform includes free community college for adults without credentials and expanding childcare options.

• Authored the FUTURE Act, permanently renewing federal funding for HBCUs and minority-serving institutions.
• Expanded rural broadband funding to eliminate the 'homework gap' for rural students.
• Proposes free community college for adults without higher education credentials.

“In December 2019, Doug’s bipartisan bill – the FUTURE Act – was signed into law and permanently renewed funding for HBCUs and other minority-serving institutions.”

R Republican Tommy Tuberville

Expanding school choice and banning woke curricula

Tuberville advocates for expanding universal school choice, empowering parents to direct educational funding toward public, charter, magnet, private, or homeschool options. He seeks to remove Critical Race Theory (CRT) and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives from state classrooms. As Chairman of the Senate HELP Subcommittee on Education and the American Family, he stresses parental rights and opposes teachers' unions.

• Expand school choice options including charter, magnet, private, and homeschooling.
• Ban Critical Race Theory (CRT) and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programs in state schools.
• Return authority over education to local parents and administrators rather than teachers' unions.

“As Governor, I will expand school choice and make sure that parents, not the government, are in charge of their child’s educational future. You can count on me to support charter, magnet, private, public, and homeschools and to make sure that students, not woke teachers' unions, always come first.”

D Democratic Doug Jones

Protecting abortion rights and access to contraception

Jones supports defending reproductive rights, women's access to legal abortion, and funding for family planning services like Planned Parenthood. In the Senate, he voted against the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, which proposed a 20-week federal abortion ban. He also supports legislation to reduce maternal mortality and address racial disparities in maternal care.

• Defend a woman's right to choose and oppose restrictions on legal abortion access.
• Voted against a 20-week federal abortion ban in the U.S. Senate.
• Support funding for Planned Parenthood's preventative and reproductive healthcare services.

“I will defend women’s access to contraception and a woman’s right to choose and fight any legislation or executive action that would allow insurance companies to discriminate against women.”

R Republican Tommy Tuberville

Pro-life and opposing taxpayer-funded abortion

Tuberville holds a strict pro-life position, asserting that human life is sacred from conception. He maintained an 11-month hold on Department of Defense military promotions to oppose DoD policies funding travel for service members seeking abortions. In the Senate, he voted against the Women's Health Protection Act and the Right to IVF Act.

• Maintained an 11-month hold on military promotions to oppose DoD policies funding abortion travel.
• Voted against federal legislation codifying abortion access and IVF protections.
• Pledges to ensure zero state taxpayer dollars go toward abortion services.

“Alabama is a pro-life state and believes, as I do, that every life is sacred and created by God. I took a lot of heat when I stood up to the Biden administration for 11 months over their immoral, taxpayer-funded abortion policy at the Department of Defense.”

D Democratic Doug Jones

Supporting bipartisan border security and legal pathways

Jones supports border security funding paired with legislative pathways to citizenship for undocumented individuals brought to the U.S. as children. In the Senate, he voted for emergency humanitarian border funding and bipartisan immigration plans like the Coons-McCain proposal. However, he voted against President Trump's border wall national emergency declaration and sanctuary city funding bans.

• Voted for $4.6 billion in emergency supplemental humanitarian assistance and border security in 2019.
• Supported bipartisan immigration legislation providing citizenship pathways for Dreamers.
• Voted to terminate President Trump's national emergency border wall declaration.

“The bill proposed providing a path to citizenship for individuals brought into the U.S. without legal permission as children and conducting a study to determine what border security measures were needed.”

R Republican Tommy Tuberville

Securing the border and mass deportations

Tuberville advocates for strict enforcement of immigration laws, completing the southern border wall, and increasing resources for border patrol officers. In the Senate, he voted for the Laken Riley Act to mandate detention of undocumented immigrants arrested for theft crimes. As Governor, he promises to cooperate with federal authorities to deport illegal immigrants who commit crimes.

• Support constructing the physical southern border wall and resourcing border enforcement.
• Voted for the Laken Riley Act requiring detention of illegal immigrants arrested for theft or burglary.
• Pledges state law enforcement cooperation in deporting undocumented criminals.

“As Governor, I will back the blue, enforce the law, and work with President Trump to deport illegal alien criminals.”

D Democratic Doug Jones

Banning politician stock trading and expanding voting access

Jones centers his reform platform on banning elected state officials from trading individual stocks while in office. He also advocates for citizen-led state ballot initiatives, expanding early voting in Alabama, and establishing a state lottery subject to voter approval. In the Senate, he voted guilty on both articles of impeachment against Donald Trump in 2020.

• Ban elected state officials from trading individual stocks while in office.
• Promote citizen-led state ballot initiatives and expand early voting access.
• Establish a state lottery for voters to approve and dedicate revenue to state priorities.

“Doug’s plan would ban elected officials from trading individual stocks while in office, promote citizen-led ballot initiatives and referendums, expand early voting, end practices that weaken accountability, and empower local communities to solve local issues.”

R Republican Tommy Tuberville

Opposing federal election federalization and supporting election integrity

Tuberville focuses on election security, opposing federal efforts to standardize state voting laws. On January 6, 2021, he voted against certifying the presidential electoral votes from Arizona and Pennsylvania. In the Senate, he voted against the Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act and the Electoral Count Reform Act.

• Voted against certifying the 2020 presidential electoral votes for Arizona and Pennsylvania.
• Voted against federal voting rights legislation including the Freedom to Vote Act.
• Voted against the Electoral Count Reform and Presidential Transition Improvement Act.

“Tuberville voted against certifying the electoral votes from Arizona and Pennsylvania. The Senate rejected both objections by a vote of 6-93 for Arizona and 7-92 for Pennsylvania.”

D Democratic Doug Jones

Supporting veterans, military spouses, and defense personnel

Jones stresses supporting military families and veterans through targeted legislation. During his Senate term, he authored legislation eliminating the 'Widow's Tax' on military surviving spouses and secured 12 weeks of paid parental leave for federal workers in the NDAA. He also passed amendments mandating annual public reporting on VA nursing home quality.

• Authored the bill signed into law eliminating the 'Widow's Tax' on military surviving spouses.
• Secured 12 weeks of paid parental leave for federal defense personnel in the 2019 NDAA.
• Enacted requirements forcing the VA to publish annual quality reports for VA nursing homes.

“Doug introduced bipartisan legislation to eliminate the “Widow’s Tax” on veterans’ spouses... His legislation was included in the annual defense authorization bill passed by Congress in December 2019.”

R Republican Tommy Tuberville

Investing in defense and improving veteran services

Tuberville highlights his role on the Senate Armed Services and Veterans' Affairs committees, focusing on military pay raises and expanding defense sector investments. He strongly advocated for relocating the U.S. Space Command (SPACECOM) headquarters to Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville. Inspired by his father, a WWII Purple Heart veteran, he advocates for improved job training and healthcare access for veterans.

• Supported securing military pay raises and expanded defense procurement on the Senate Armed Services Committee.
• Successfully advocated for returning U.S. Space Command (SPACECOM) headquarters to Huntsville's Redstone Arsenal.
• Focuses on military-to-civilian job transition programs and veteran psychological healthcare access.

“As Governor, I will continue to expand the critical role Alabama is already playing in space and defense and will attract even more investments and jobs to our great state.”

D Democratic Doug Jones

Supporting small farms and opposing harmful tariffs

Jones supported the bipartisan 2018 Farm Bill and co-sponsored legislation protecting historically underserved and socially disadvantaged farmers. He voiced opposition to broad foreign trade tariffs, contending they disproportionately hurt Alabama's agricultural exporters and automotive sector.

• Co-sponsored the Assist Socially Disadvantaged and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers Act.
• Co-sponsored the Next Generation in Agriculture Act to support beginning farmers.
• Opposed administration trade tariffs that harmed Alabama agricultural exports.

“Doug is strongly opposed to the current trade war, which is harming Alabama’s automotive and agricultural industries. Doug is committed to standing up for Alabama’s farmers and manufacturers who are vulnerable to the effects of the high tariffs...”

R Republican Tommy Tuberville

Protecting farmers and enacting protective tariffs

Tuberville serves on the Senate Agriculture Committee and supports comprehensive trade resets to assist Alabama producers facing low commodity prices and high input costs. He advocates for aggressive tariffs on foreign catfish imports from Vietnam and shrimp from India to shield Alabama's seafood industry from unfair competition.

• Urged aggressive tariffs on catfish from Vietnam and shrimp from India to protect Alabama seafood.
• Advocates for federal disaster relief and trade reset policies to help Alabama farmers.
• Serves on the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee.

“I have urged the Trump administration to impose aggressive tariffs against Vietnam's catfish and India's shrimp—two areas critical to protecting Alabama's seafood industry.”

D Democratic Doug Jones

Advancing civil rights and anti-discrimination protections

Jones highlights his background as lead prosecutor in the 1963 Birmingham church bombing case. In the Senate, he sponsored the Civil Rights Cold Case Records Collection Act, co-sponsored the Equality Act to prohibit anti-LGBTQ discrimination in housing and employment, and backed the Paycheck Fairness Act to enforce equal pay.

• Authored the Civil Rights Cold Case Records Collection Act signed into law in 2019.
• Co-sponsored the Equality Act to extend federal non-discrimination protections to LGBTQ individuals.
• Co-sponsored the Paycheck Fairness Act to combat gender wage discrimination.

“To help victims of hate crimes seek justice, Doug introduced the bipartisan Civil Rights Cold Case Records Collection Act Of 2018, cosponsored by Senator Ted Cruz. This unanimously passed the Senate and was signed into law by President Trump in early 2019.”

R Republican Tommy Tuberville

Opposing woke policies and protecting traditional values

Tuberville focuses on opposing progressive cultural policies, taking steps to ban men from participating in women's sports categories and removing Critical Race Theory and DEI initiatives from public institutions. In the Senate, he voted against the Respect for Marriage Act and the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act.

• Proposes banning transgender women from competing in women's athletic events.
• Opposes Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) and Critical Race Theory (CRT) programs in state government.
• Voted against the Respect for Marriage Act codifying same-sex marriage protections.

“I believe, as Alabamians do, that men are men and women are women. Allowing men to compete in women's sports is wrong. Poisonous ideologies like Critical Race Theory (CRT) and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI), which teach our kids to hate each other, should have no place in our government or our schools.”

D Democratic Doug Jones

Enacting a one-year moratorium on data centers

Jones proposes declaring an immediate one-year state moratorium on data center construction to stop secret corporate tax deals and non-disclosure agreements. He argues that local communities must be fully informed and protected regarding environmental, energy, and financial impacts before additional facilities are approved.

• Declare a one-year moratorium on new data center developments across Alabama.
• Ban state tax breaks, secret deals, and corporate non-disclosure agreements signed by politicians.
• Require transparent community review and environmental/resource protection.

“As Governor, Doug will declare a one year moratorium on data centers until we ensure every community is informed and protected. No tax breaks for data center companies, no secret deals, no nondisclosure agreements...”

D Democratic Doug Jones

Increasing supply of affordable housing

Jones' platform focuses on expanding the availability of affordable housing for working families. His proposal involves partnering with municipal governments to increase housing supply, supporting smart growth policies, and pairing housing initiatives with higher wages so residents are not priced out of their communities.

• Partner with local communities to expand the state supply of affordable housing.
• Promote smart growth planning to keep housing costs manageable for working families.
• Integrate housing development with state wage growth and economic programs.

“Doug’s plan would increase the supply of affordable housing by partnering with local communities, support smart growth so working families are not pushed out as costs rise, and pair housing solutions with better wages and expanded economic opportunity.”