Governor of Alabama
Tommy Tuberville
U.S. Senator from Alabama (since January 2021)R
- Race
- Governor of Alabama
- Election
- 2026-11-03
- Opponent
- Doug Jones (D)
- Research
- Basic
Party linenone
No recorded floor votes — not a current legislator in our records.
Said vs. did3 statements · 0 votes
I'm running against people that believe in killing the unborn.
Protect legal access to abortion
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2026-11-03
| Tommy Tuberville R | challenger |
| Doug Jones D | challenger |
Won the Republican primary; Alabama elects its lieutenant governor separately. Endorsed by President Trump.
Said vs. did
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His campaign agenda lists expanding school choice.
Documented position[5]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
Promises strong border enforcement and deportation of people in the country illegally who have criminal records.
Documented position[5]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
Biography
Tommy Tuberville is Alabama's senior U.S. senator and a former college football head coach, including at Auburn University from 1999 to 2008. First elected in 2020 when he defeated Sen. Doug Jones, he is now the Republican nominee for governor, running on an "Alabama First Agenda" of cutting taxes and government waste, expanding school choice, protecting Second Amendment rights and tougher border enforcement.[1][2][3][4]
Basic profile — the most important sourced facts we found.
Tuberville was born in Camden, Arkansas, and earned a B.S. in physical education from Southern State College (now Southern Arkansas University) in 1976.[1]
He was head football coach at Ole Miss from 1995 to 1998, Auburn from 1999 to 2008, Texas Tech from 2010 to 2012 and Cincinnati from 2013 to 2016, a coaching career of about forty years, and worked as a broadcaster for ESPN in 2017.[1][7]
In 2020, in his first political campaign, Tuberville was elected to the U.S. Senate, defeating incumbent Democrat Doug Jones. He announced in 2025 that he would run for governor, and he and Jones won their parties' nominations in May 2026.[1][3][4] He lives in Auburn, Alabama, with his wife, Suzanne.[7]
On the record
Official actions: bills, executive acts, filings and court records.
- vote2025-07-01 · Voted yea on H.R. 1, the budget reconciliation bill (One Big Beautiful Bill Act), which passed the Senate 50–50 with the Vice President breaking the tie.[8]
- action2026-01-12 · Secured funding for the expansion of the Wiregrass Public Safety Center, a law-enforcement training facility in Dothan, and has introduced veterans-related bills that became law.[9]
In their own words
Priorities
- Cutting taxes, reducing government waste and bringing manufacturing jobs back to Alabama.[5]
- Expanding school choice and supporting workforce development and job training.[5][6]
- Strong border enforcement and deportation of illegal immigrants with criminal records; opposition to taxpayer-funded abortion; support for farmers, the defense sector and veterans.[5]
- Expanding community-care options for veterans.[9]
Campaign moneyNo FEC filing summary matched — state candidates file with their state, not the FEC.
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Sources cited in this profile
- 1.Tommy Tuberville · Wikipedia · 2026-10-21 Reference
- 2.Alabama Governor's Race 2026, Jones Vs. Tuberville Takes Shape · Tuscaloosa Thread · 2026-07-27 News report
- 3.Washington farewell: Tuberville announces run for governor · 256 Today · 2025-05-28 News report
- 4.Doug Jones, Tommy Tuberville win gubernatorial nominations, setting up 2020 rematch · Alabama Reflector · 2026-05-19 News report
- 5.Washington farewell: Tuberville announces run for governor · 256 Today · 2025-05-28 News report
- 6.Doug Jones, Tommy Tuberville win gubernatorial nominations, setting up 2020 rematch · Alabama Reflector · 2026-05-19 News report
- 7.About Coach Tuberville · Office of Sen. Tommy Tuberville · 2026-10-19 Official record
- 8.Roll Call Vote 119th Congress, 1st Session: H.R. 1, July 1, 2025 · U.S. Senate · 2025-07-01 Official record
- 9.Tuberville speaks to military members in Dothan, discusses 2026 gubernatorial campaign priorities · WSFA / WTVY · 2026-01-12 News report