Private citizen (retired insurance company chief information officer)

Jim Toomey of Vestavia Hills is a retired technology executive who spent four decades as a chief information officer at Loyal American Life Insurance in Mobile and Protective Life Insurance in Birmingham². He studied information technology at Southwest State Technical Institute and the University of South Alabama². He ran for this seat in 2018, losing to David Wheeler with 45.7 percent, and is the Democratic nominee against incumbent Mike Shaw in 2026¹.

Where they stand 4 issues · tap any issue for the evidence

• HealthcareKeep the Affordable Care Act and fix what is brokenlow

  Said · low confidence

  • Says Alabama's refusal to expand Medicaid to about 235,000 uninsured low-income residents is hurting the state's economy and rural hospitals, and supports expansion. (2026) source
• Election rulesPhoto ID, but with free IDs and more early votinglow

  Said · low confidence

  • Says Alabama should make it easier to vote, not harder, with more registration locations, convenient hours and expanded ID options. (2026) source
• Childcare and pre-KOffer free pre-K to every 4-year-old, and expand childcare aidlow

  Said · low confidence

  • Supports investing in high-quality pre-K, saying every dollar invested returns seven dollars in savings, and describes himself as a strong supporter of public education from pre-K through two years of post-secondary study. (2026) source
• RedistrictingNo single answer fitslow

  Said · low confidence

  • Calls for an end to gerrymandering of voting districts through manipulation of boundaries. (2026) source

No public position found on: Safety net programs, Minimum wage, Business regulation, Abortion, Guns, Immigration, Energy and climate, School choice, Curriculum and books, Housing and growth, Policing and crime, Judges, Politicians trading stocks, Marijuana, Gender care for minors, Term limits, Campaign finance, Electoral College, Ranked-choice voting, Death penalty, Qualified immunity, Mandatory minimums, Drug prices, Paid leave, Student loans, AI regulation, Kids online, School vaccines, Nuclear power, E-Verify mandate, Transgender athletes, DEI programs, Religion in schools, China policy.