Tommy Tuberville
Bio |
Prior to announcing his candidacy to represent Alabama in the US Senate, Tuberville held coaching positions for several college football teams in the US. |
Status and Position |
Former Candidate of N/A |
Political Party and Jurisdiction |
Republican, N/A |
Elections |
Election Jurisdiction |
Started Campaign |
Campaign Status |
Poll Rankings (of the vote) |
| 2020 Senate Election Alabama 1 | Alabama 1 | Yes | Running | 54.0% |
Campaign Financing |
Tuberville has missed deadline for filing financial disclosure and that made his opponent on the Republican seat Jeff Sessions to call him out for hiding who is funding his campaign. In addition, we know that Tuberville has also spent from his own pocket to finance part of his campaign. |
Voting Rights |
Tuberville has made no stance on this issue. |
Opinions on Issues
Issues |
Stance |
Summary |
| Universal Healthcare | Against | Tuberville has never liked the idea of universal health care. Tuberville has shown strong opposing opinion to the Idea. |
| Socialized Healthcare | Against | Tuberville has made it clear when he said that: "Obamacare must go". Tuberville also added: "This failed experiment has led to higher costs, less quality care, and a system that hurts patients and doctors more than it helps.". Tuberville has some other plans to help people with mental health issues especially Veterans, but still this doesn't change his opposing stance towards Socialized Healthcare plans. |
| Private Healthcare | For | Tuberville stated that it's better to replace federal healthcare with free market. Tuberville said: "I believe that we need a return to the free-market where companies compete for your business, while ensuring that pre-existing conditions are not a deterrent to obtaining quality insurance and care." |
| LGBT Rights | Against | Tuberville is an anti-LGBTQ and he is proud of it. Tuberville conveyed this problem in many occasions. The worst one was in the Christmas of 2019 when he posted on Facebook denouncing a local LGBTQ oragnization Pride on the Plains'. In his post he said: “Hard to believe that right in my own backyard the city of Opelika allows drag queens in the city Christmas Parade which was held this weekend. What is next?” |
| Taxes | Against | Tuberville supports Trump's tax cuts plan. Tuberville supports Trump's tax cuts plan. |
| Flat Tax Rate | For | Tuberville as a Republican candidate has shown implicitly that he is okay with Flat Tax Rate. Tuberville supports Trump's tax cuts plan. |
| Abortion | Against | Tuberville has shown total opposition to abortion and its idea. Tuberville talked about abortion in an interview on “The Jeff Poor Show” on Huntsville’s WVNN and said: “I'm pro-life. The thing about it – there’s not just Alabama. There’s other states across the country making these tough decisions. And it’s really not a tough decision. It’s about life or death. We've killed 60 million babies in the last 45 years – 60 million. I mean, what the heck is going on? People need to open their eyes and just think a little bit about what we're doing. We're supposed to be a civilized country. We're thinking sometimes that we've got all the answers. But we got too much government involvement.” |
| Gun Control | Against | Tuberville is a pro-Second Amendment. Tuberville said in his official website: "While we are fighting out-of-touch liberals to protect life and liberty, we must also stand up for the time-honored traditions we hold dear in Alabama. Being a sportsman has always been a part of my life. That is why I will always vote to protect and preserve our Second Amendment rights." |
| Assisted Suicide | Against | Tuberville is a pro-life politician. Tuberville said in his official website: "While we are fighting out-of-touch liberals to protect life and liberty, we must also stand up for the time-honored traditions we hold dear in Alabama. Being a sportsman has always been a part of my life. That is why I will always vote to protect and preserve our Second Amendment rights." |
| Government Interference | Against | Given his views on gun control, voter rights and healthcare. He is against interference from the government. |
| Planned Parenthood | Against | Tuberville is a pro-life politician. |
| Welfare | Against | Tuberville has shown opposition to welfare! In his speeches on this issue, he always urges people to go find a job instead of leaning on food stamps and welfare. In one of his speeches, Tuberville said: “We need to get away from that. We're getting more and more into being politically correct, and it is hurting this country. I tell people this — there’s nothing in the Constitution that says you can't have your feelings hurt. We need to start hurting people’s feelings because they have got to do their duty for this country. Quit leaning on this country for a handout. Go to work and earn your way. That’s what we've got to do." |
| Welfare | Against | Tuberville is a pro-life politician. |
| Death Penalty | For | Tuberville has supported a couple of bills backing the death penalty under specific charges. Tuberville has backed HB 59, the bill passed by the Alabama Senate on Thursday that would make killing an on-duty first responder a capital offense. bill would also add on-duty law enforcement officers, prison guards and first responders as victims in the list of aggravating circumstances to a capital offense. This would make the death penalty more likely in the sentencing phase of this kind of capital offense. |
| Mandatory Prison Sentence | Unknown | Tuberville has made no stance on this issue. |
| Military Spending | For | Tuberville is a pro-military politician. On his website, Tuberville siad: "I will support a strong and robust military. I know we must provide our Armed Forces with the tools and resources they need to protect Americans at home and abroad. Alabamians are proud and we stand with our military and our Veterans who have given so much for our nation." |
| War on Terrorism | For | Tuberville has shown support to Trump's procedures toward terrorism. |
| Foreign Policy International Interaction | Unknown | Tuberville has shown mixed views on foreign policy, where sometimes he showed support and other times showed opposition, depends on the country and the region. Tuberville has shown mixed views on foreign policy, where sometimes he showed support and other times showed opposition, depends on the country and the region. |
| United Nations power | For | Tuberville has shown support to the idea of the United States to remain in the UN, but he also suggested to scale back the United States' current involvement. |
| Nationalism | For | Tuberville has shown from his political views and in more than one occasion that he is a nationalist. |
| Free Markets | For | Tuberville has shown support to the Free Market. Tuberville in his official website said: "I believe that we need a return to the free-market where companies compete for your business, while ensuring that pre-existing conditions are not a deterrent to obtaining quality insurance and care." suggesting a return to the free market can easily tell you that he supports the Idea. |
| Brexit | Unknown | Tuberville has made no stance on this issue. |
| Affirmative Action | Unknown | Tuberville has made no stance on this issue. |
| Government Spending | For | Tuberville as a pro-military politician, supports an increase in government spendings on military. |
| Charter Schools | For | Tuberville was asked many times about charter schools and his answer was always positive towards this subject. |
| Common Core | Against | Tuberville has shown opposition to Common Core national standards. Tuberville is a “strong opponent” of Common Core, Tuberville said that he blames Democrats and liberals for declines in education quality. |
| Clean Energy | Unknown | Tuberville has made no stance on this issue. Tuberville has made no stance on this issue. |
| Religious Freedom | For | Tuberville supports the right of the religious freedom. Tuberville supports the right of the religious freedom. |
| Separation of Church and State | For | When he was asked about What does "separation of church and state" mean to you? Tuberville answered: "We've taken prayer out of the schools, and I think this was a huge mistake. Our society now frowns upon a player taking a knee after scoring a touchdown, but celebrates taking a knee and disrespecting our country and all that it stands for. People need to remember what the "separation of church and state" means. It gives us freedom to practice any religion of our choice, but also prevents the government from officially recognizing or favoring any religion. The attitude toward Christians in the public sphere is hostile, forcing our children to grow up in a society that rejects anything related to Christianity." |
| Slavery Reparations | Unknown | Tuberville has made no stance on this issue. |
| Border Control | For | Tuberville is a pro-wall and strong supporter to Trump's strict policies toward illegal immigration. On his official website, Tuberville said: "We must first secure our border as we attempt real immigration reforms that will impact our nation for decades to come. I fully support President Trump’s plan to build a wall and make our nation more secure. And I will make sure our border patrol, detention centers, and law enforcement officers along and near the border have the resources they need to fight the scourge of illegal immigration that brings drugs, terrorists, and criminals into our country on a daily basis." |
| Passenger Profiling | Unknown | Tuberville has made no stance on this issue. |
| DACA | For | Tuberville has not explicitly mentioned it, but he is a supporter of DACA. |
| Sanctuary Cities | Against | Tuberville is a strong opponent to sanctuary cities. |
| Legalizing Marijuana | Against | Tommy Tuberville said in one of the interviews, “They’re going to have to prove to me that medical marijuana is good. As long as it’s medical marijuana as long as you have to have a prescription. If we ever put marijuana on our streets legally, it’s over.” |