Alabama Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville announced Tuesday that he will run for governor of the Yellowhammer State, following a recent trend of Republican congressmen and senators pursuing gubernatorial races.
“Today, I will announce that I will be the future governor of the great state of Alabama,” said Tuberville in his announcement on Fox News, adding:
I’m a football coach, I’m a leader, I’m a builder, I’m a recruiter.
And we’re going to grow Alabama. We’re going to bring manufacturing to this state. We’re going to stop this illegal immigration. We’re going to make education better again.
A former Auburn University football coach, the now 70-year-old senator assumed office in 2021 after winning more than 60% of the vote in the 2020 Senate race against then-incumbent Democrat Sen. Doug Jones.
