Candidate · November 3, 2026
Doug Jones
On the ballot for Governor · Alabama
- issues with public statements
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§1On the ballot
Why this matters: This is exactly how the candidate appears on your ballot, from the state's official candidate list.
| Office | Governor · Alabama1, |
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| Party on the ballot | Democrat1, |
| Status | Open seat — no incumbent is running for this seat. |
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§2Who they are
Why this matters: Background and experience help you judge how someone might do the job. These come from public records and the candidate's own materials.
Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.
Doug Jones was born in Fairfield, Alabama, earned his undergraduate degree at the University of Alabama and graduated from Samford University's Cumberland School of Law.5 He worked as staff counsel to U.S. Senator Howell Heflin on the Senate Judiciary Committee, then returned to Alabama to practice law.5 As U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama, he reopened the case of the 1963 bombing of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church in Birmingham and prosecuted two former Ku Klux Klan members for it.5 He was elected to the U.S. Senate from Alabama in 2017.5
Why they say they're running
His campaign website says he is running to give Alabamians a choice, and says that if state leaders listened to voters, Alabama would already have policies such as Medicaid expansion, early voting and a state lottery.6 His priorities page says he is running to lower costs, expand opportunity and restore trust in state government.7
Websites and accounts
- Campaign websitedougjones.com8,
9 - Facebookfacebook.com/dougforalabama9
- Instagraminstagram.com/dougforalabama9
- X (Twitter)x.com/DougJones9
- TikToktiktok.com/@dougforalabama9
§3What they've said on the issues
Why this matters: These are positions the candidate has stated publicly — on their campaign website or in public statements — summarized in plain words with a link to where they said it. Issues they haven't spoken about publicly are left out.
Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.
Each issue has its own range of views. A position is marked on that range only when the candidate's own statement clearly matches one option; there is no overall left–right score.
Energy and Climate
His campaign website says that as governor he would declare a one-year moratorium on data centers until communities are informed and protected, and would give data center companies no tax breaks.7
- Encourage new data centers with tax breaks and faster approvals
- Require data centers to pay the full cost of the power plants and lines they need
- Pause or limit new data centers
Taxes and Budget
His campaign website says he would fully eliminate the state sales tax on groceries.7
- Lower sales tax rates or stop taxing necessities such as groceries
- Keep current sales taxes
- Raise sales taxes or apply them to more goods and services, to replace other taxes or fund state programs
His campaign website says he would end state taxes on overtime pay and create a state earned income tax credit.7
State Government
His campaign website says he would raise wages, including the minimum wage.7
His campaign website says he would promote citizen-led ballot initiatives and referendums.7
Health Care
Education
His campaign website says he would provide free community college for adults who lack credentials.7
§4Money
Why this matters: Campaigns report where their money comes from and how much they have left.
Candidates for governor file campaign-finance reports with the state, not the FEC, so this guide doesn't include their fundraising. Search the state's reports: Campaign finance database search (FCPA reporting system) — Alabama Secretary of State.10