Doug Jones
Recent media appearances
None found as of Nov 9, 2026
Top articles
WBHM'A governor who builds bridges': Jones makes his pitch for Alabama's top officeOct 29, 2026
Alabama Public RadioIt's Tuberville versus Jones for Alabama Governor, and a runoff for U.S. Senate, AGMay 20, 2026
Associated Press / WBHMFormer political rivals head to rematch in Alabama governor's raceMay 19, 2026
Overview
Doug Jones is a Democrat and former U.S. senator from Alabama who won a 2017 special election and lost his 2020 reelection bid to Tommy Tuberville. Before running for office he was a lawyer and U.S. attorney known for prosecuting two Klansmen in the 1963 Birmingham church bombing. wbhm.org
Jones won the 2026 Democratic primary for governor and ran against Tuberville in the general election for the open seat. apr.org
Platform
- Proposes a one-year moratorium on data centers and eliminating tax breaks for data center companies.dougjones.com
- Proposes fully eliminating the grocery tax and suspending the state gas tax when prices spike.dougjones.com
- Proposes expanding Medicaid to cover more than 154,000 working Alabamians.dougjones.com
- Proposes putting a state lottery before voters.dougjones.com
- Proposes banning elected officials from trading individual stocks while in office.dougjones.com
- Says he would phase out the CHOOSE Act and redirect the money to public schools.wbhm.org