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SASC Member Tuberville To Run For Alabama Governor In 2026

By Matthew Beinart

Tuesday, May 27th, 2025

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SASC Member Tuberville To Run For Alabama Governor In 2026

Alabama Senator Tommy Tuberville visits Maxwell AFB for his introduction to Maxwell and his orientation to the U.S. Air Force’s Air University, Jun. 3, 2021. (US Air Force photo by Melanie Rodgers Cox//Released)

Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.), a member of the Armed Services Committee (SASC), on Tuesday announced plans to run for governor of Alabama in 2026. Tuberville’s confirmation that he would not seek reelection to the Senate followed several months of speculation over his political future, and will likely set up a competitive, open GOP primary for his Alabama seat. “Today, I will announce that I will be the future governor of the great state of Alabama,” Tuberville said in a Fox…

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