U.S. Senator from Alabama

Tommy Tuberville is a Republican U.S. senator from Alabama, in office since 2021, who is running for governor instead of seeking a second Senate term². Before politics he was head football coach at Ole Miss, Auburn, Texas Tech and Cincinnati and worked as an ESPN analyst². He won the May 19, 2026 Republican primary for governor with 85.5 percent².

Where they stand 15 issues · tap any issue for the evidence

• Transgender athletesNo, and Congress should set a biological sex rule nationwidemedium

  Official action · medium confidence

  • Sponsored the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025, a federal rule basing girls' and women's school sports teams on sex at birth. (2025-01-07) source
  • Voted to begin debate on his sports bill; the procedural motion failed 51 to 45 because it needed 60 votes. (2025-03-03) source
  • His campaign site says allowing men to compete in women's sports is wrong. (2026) source
• DEI programsBan them and cut federal funds to schools and contractors that keep themmedium

  Official action · medium confidence

  • Original cosponsor of the Dismantle DEI Act of 2025, which would close federal DEI offices, end federal DEI training, and add anti-DEI terms to federal contracts and grants. (2025-02-04) source
  • His campaign site says DEI should have no place in government or schools. (2026) source
  • In a Senate floor speech he called DEI a racist and anti-American ideology. (2025-03-13) source
• School choiceYes, universal school choice for every familymedium

  Said · medium confidence

  • His campaign site says that as governor he will expand school choice and support charter, magnet, private, public and home schools so parents are in charge of their children's education. (2026) source
  • He supports the CHOOSE Act, which lets households claim tax credits to pay for private school tuition, homeschooling and other non-public school costs, according to the Alabama Reflector voter guide. (2026-09) source
• GunsRemove most restrictions; bearing arms is a rightmedium

  Said · medium confidence

  • His campaign site says the Constitution gives every American the right to protect themselves and tells those who want to take away guns: come and take it. (2026) source
  • Original cosponsor of the Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2025. (2025-01-09) source
• ImmigrationSecure the border first; deport those with criminal records; keep legal immigration steadymedium

  Said · medium confidence

  • His campaign site says that as governor he will enforce the law and work with President Trump to deport illegal alien criminals. (2026) source
• Safety net programsKeep them, but add work requirements for able-bodied adultsmedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • Voted for the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which added work requirements for able-bodied adults in Medicaid and expanded SNAP work requirements; it passed 51 to 50 after a 50 to 50 tie was broken by the vice president. (2025-07-01) source
• E-Verify mandateRequire it for all employersmedium

  Official action · medium confidence

  • Original cosponsor of the Mandatory E-Verify Act of 2026, which would require all employers to use E-Verify. (2026-05-21) source
• Term limitsYes, strict limits, such as three House terms and two Senate termsmedium

  Official action · medium confidence

  • Original cosponsor of a constitutional amendment (S.J.Res. 2) that would limit House members to three terms and senators to two terms. (2023-01-23) source
• Kids onlineAlso require safe-by-default design and a legal duty of caremedium

  Official action · medium confidence

  • Cosponsored the Kids Online Safety Act, which would place a duty of care on online platforms and require safer default settings for minors. (2025-10-09) source
• Childcare and pre-KHelp through tax credits, employer incentives, and parent choicemedium

  Official action · medium confidence

  • Cosponsored the Child Care Availability and Affordability Act, which would expand the employer-provided child care tax credit. (2025-05-07) source
• China policyGet tougher: broad tariffs, state bans on land purchases, and forced app salesmedium

  Official action · medium confidence

  • Sponsored the Protecting America's Agricultural Land from Foreign Harm Act of 2025, which targets purchases of U.S. farmland by people tied to foreign adversaries such as China. (2025-02-18) source
• AbortionIllegal, except to save the mother's life or in cases of rape or incestlow

  Official action · low confidence

  • Original cosponsor of the Life at Conception Act of 2026, which would protect life from fertilization and lists no exceptions. (2026-01-15) source
  • His campaign site says every life is sacred and cites his 11-month hold on military promotions over the Defense Department's abortion travel policy. (2026) source
• Drug pricesNo single answer fitsmedium

  Official action · medium confidence

  • Cosponsored the Affordable Insulin Now Act of 2023, which would cap insulin costs for privately insured patients. (2023-06-13) source
  • Original cosponsor of the INSULIN Act of 2026. (2026-03-25) source
• HealthcareNo single answer fitsmedium

  Said · medium confidence

  • The Alabama Reflector voter guide reports that he opposes the Affordable Care Act and has supported individual health savings accounts. (2026-09) source
• Business regulationNo single answer fitsmedium

  Said · medium confidence

  • His campaign site says he will work with President Trump to cut red tape. (2026) source

No public position found on: Minimum wage, Energy and climate, Curriculum and books, Housing and growth, Policing and crime, Election rules, Judges, Politicians trading stocks, Marijuana, Gender care for minors, Redistricting, Campaign finance, Electoral College, Ranked-choice voting, Death penalty, Qualified immunity, Mandatory minimums, Paid leave, Student loans, AI regulation, School vaccines, Nuclear power, Religion in schools.