U.S. House · Alabama's 1st Congressional District
Clyde Jones
CandidateD
- Race
- U.S. House · Alabama's 1st Congressional District
- Result
- Jerry Carl, projected winner
- Opponent
- Jerry Carl (R)
- Research
- Basic
Party linenone
No recorded floor votes — not a current legislator in our records.
Said vs. did2 statements · 0 votes
I believe in the expansion of Medicaid , and ACA Enhanced Premium Tax Credits to ease the burden of health care on every day Americans
Expand public health coverage
Compare statements with votes ›On the ballotU.S. House · 1
2026-11-03
| Jerry Carl R | challenger |
| Clyde Jones D | challenger |
Advanced from the Democratic primary unopposed.
Said vs. did
Each documented position next to the recorded floor votes we map to the same issue. Votes are compared one at a time; no overall stance is inferred from them.
I believe in the expansion of Medicaid , and ACA Enhanced Premium Tax Credits to ease the burden of health care on every day Americans
Supports expanding Medicaid in Alabama and extending ACA Enhanced Premium Tax Credits, and backs a federal proposal to create a direct federal Medicare-style coverage program for residents of states, including Alabama, that continue to refuse Medicaid expansion.[6]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
I will fight for real immigration reform — a clear, straightforward path for undocumented people to get documented — because the people doing the work that holds our communities together deserve better than to live in fear. Secure borders are important, but lives and families shouldn't be put on the line to hit arrest quotas.
Supports a path to documentation for undocumented immigrants and says lives and families should not be put on the line to hit arrest quotas, while saying secure borders are important.[6]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
Biography
Clyde Jones, a Democrat, retired U.S. Army First Sergeant (1984-2005) and Baptist associate minister, lost the November 3, 2026 election for Alabama's 1st Congressional District to Jerry Carl. A former corporate safety coordinator, he was a first-time candidate for federal office and advanced to the general election without a primary opponent. He ran on affordability, restoring checks and balances in Congress, healthcare for all and immigration reform.[1][2][3][4][5]
Basic profile — the most important sourced facts we found.
Jones is a native of Charles City, Virginia, and graduated from Charles City High School. He served 21 years in the U.S. Army Signal Corps, from 1984 to 2005, retiring as a First Sergeant, and received the Bronze Star Medal for his service in Operation Desert Storm and Operation Iraqi Freedom II.[1][2][3] He earned a bachelor's degree in liberal arts, with a focus on administration and management, from Excelsior University in 2008.[1][2][3]
Jones relocated to South Alabama in January 2013 for a job with DuPont, and his family moved to Baldwin County that August. He retired from FMC Agriculture Solutions in May 2024, where he was a Process Safety Management Coordinator.[2][3] He is an Associate Minister at Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church in Daphne, Alabama. He served two years as President of the Board of Directors of the nonprofit Alabama Arise, and he sits on the Steering Committee for Leadership Baldwin and the Executive Committee of the Commission on Social Justice and Racial Reconciliation of the Episcopal Diocese of the Gulf Coast.[2][3] According to his campaign website, he has chaired the Education, Political, and Veterans Affairs Committee of the Baldwin County NAACP and served as president of the board of Supporting Educational Excellence in Daphne Schools (SEEDS). He is married to Nichelle Barnes Jones, and they have three children and six grandchildren.[3]
Jones's 2026 campaign was the first listed for him on Ballotpedia. The Democratic primary for the seat was canceled, and he advanced to the general election without appearing on the ballot.[1] He received 40.9% of the vote to Jerry Carl's 59.1%, according to unofficial results reported by NBC News.[4]
In their own words
Priorities
- Says Congress should be accountable to voters rather than party leadership or the White House, and calls for total government transparency.[7]
- Wants comprehensive healthcare coverage for all Alabamians.[7]
- Says his campaign will not take corporate PAC money and supports congressional reforms such as banning stock trading by members of Congress and their families and imposing term limits.[6]
Statements, quoted without a stance
- Raise the minimum wage
“In Baldwin County alone, a single person has to make at least $22 an hour to live here. If that person has a child and needs childcare, the minimum is $27. The federal minimum wage is still $7.25.”[6]
On his campaign website
- Universal, publicly funded child care
“Child care is the backbone of our economy, our communities, and our children's future.”[6]
On his campaign website
Campaign money$86K raised · 98% from individuals · FEC through 2026-07-22
Totals this cycle
Bars share one scale (raised = full). Cash on hand can include money carried over from earlier cycles.
Who gave
- Individuals $84K
- PACs & committees $2,000
Largest committee contributions
- Committee to Elect Shomari Figures for Congress Candidate committee$2,000
- American Postal Workers Union Committee on Political Action PAC$2,000
Direct contributions only; outside spending is not included. Individual donors are itemized in the FEC’s receipts. All itemized receipts ↗ FEC filing ↗
Profile: /people/clyde-jones
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Sources cited in this profile
- 1.Clyde W. Jones Jr. · Ballotpedia Reference
- 2.Clyde Jones's Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey responses · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey · 2026-02-17 Candidate's own words
- 3.Meet Clyde Jones · Clyde Jones for Congress campaign website Candidate's own words
- 4.Alabama's 1st Congressional District results 2026 · NBC News News report
- 5.Issues · Clyde Jones for Congress campaign website Candidate's own words
- 6.Issues · Clyde Jones for Congress campaign website Candidate's own words
- 7.Clyde Jones's Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey responses · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey · 2026-02-17 Candidate's own words