Federal Budget & Taxation:Voted against the House Republican budget and the 'One Big Beautiful Bill,' and introduced tax credit legislation to support new families.[1][2]
Healthcare Access:Identifies poor access to health care as a key issue in his district and supports partnerships to improve health infrastructure.[1]
Immigration & Border Security:Engaged in debate over immigration and border security, emphasizing both legal and illegal immigration concerns while contrasting his approach with Republican opponents.[1]
Immigration - Temporary Protected Status:Supports extending Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haiti, citing the severity of conditions there as warranting protection.[1]
Terri A. SewellDEMOCRATIC PARTY · IncumbentFEC filing ↗
Congressional Term Limits:Pledged to support a constitutional amendment limiting Congress members to three House terms and two Senate terms.[1]
Corporate Power & Economy:Criticizes corporate monopolies and PAC-funded politicians, calling for an economy that rewards labor over corporate consolidation.[1][2]
Economic Policy / Corporate Power:Criticizes corporate monopolies and PAC-funded politicians, advocating for policies that support independent farmers and working families over corporate interests.[1][2]
Government Reform / Term Limits:Pledged support for a constitutional amendment imposing three House terms and two Senate terms as limits on Congress.[1]
Broadband/Internet Access:Calls for improved access to internet service for communities in the district.[1]
Economic Development:Supports policies aimed at strengthening small businesses and driving economic growth in the district.[1][2]
Economic Growth and Jobs:Emphasizes the need for more jobs and economic growth, citing support for small businesses and working people in the district.[1][2]
Education:Advocates for improved access to quality education in the district, drawing on her career as a teacher, administrator and professor.
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Stated positions (7) ▾
Economy and Cost of Living:Advocates for raising paychecks and lowering everyday costs for working families, small businesses, farmers, and labor.[1][2]
Government Reform:Supports congressional reform, transparency, term limits, and campaign finance reform to make Congress more accountable to voters rather than corporate interests.[1][2][3]
Immigration:Supports comprehensive, humane immigration reform including a pathway to citizenship, ending family separation, restoring asylum protections, and greater ICE accountability while maintaining border security.[1]
Anti-Establishment Political Stance:Positions himself as an outsider opposing career politicians and the political establishment, aligning with an 'America First' approach.[1][2][3]
Congressional Term Limits:Pledged to support a constitutional amendment limiting House members to three two-year terms and Senators to two six-year terms, and to self-limit his own time in office.[1][2][3]
Defense & Veterans:Favors stable, responsible defense funding to protect local jobs, improved veteran transition programs, expanded PTSD/mental health resources, and reduced VA wait times.[1][2]
Defense / Veterans:Supports stable defense funding to protect local jobs, improved veteran transition programs, expanded PTSD and mental health resources, and reduced VA healthcare wait times through telehealth and staffing.[1][2]
Economy & Agriculture:Calls for protecting farmers from unstable trade policies and supporting small businesses and veteran-owned businesses.[1]
Economy / Trade:Supports protecting farmers from unstable trade policies and backing federal funding streams (USDA grants, defense/aerospace contracts) that sustain the district's economy.[1]
AI Data Centers & Corporate Subsidies:Opposes taxpayer subsidies and special regulatory treatment for AI data centers, favoring state/local control and equal permitting standards.[1]
AI Data Centers and Corporate Subsidies:Opposes special tax breaks or regulatory exemptions for AI data center projects, arguing such developments should follow standard permitting and zoning rules and not rely on taxpayer subsidies.[1]
Federal Spending & Government Size:Advocates for smaller government and reduced federal spending, criticizing both parties for failing to address the national debt.[1][2]
Federal Spending and Debt:Advocates for smaller government and reduced federal spending, criticizing both parties for failing to address the national debt.[1]
Government Reform / Ethics:Advocates for greater government transparency, ethics reform, and removing stock trading by members of Congress from politics.[1][2][3]
Government Reform/Ethics:Advocates for greater government transparency, adherence to constitutional law, and ending congressional stock trading by members of Congress.[1][2][3]
Healthcare:Supports expanding Medicaid in Alabama and extending enhanced ACA premium tax credits to reduce healthcare costs for residents.[1]
Agriculture:Advocates for better market access, credit, disaster assistance, and fair federal rules to support Alabama farmers, cattlemen, and producers.[1][2]
Congressional Redistricting:Argues Alabama's prior congressional map linking Mobile and the Wiregrass did not reflect real communities and favors district lines based on shared local interests.[1]
Criminal Justice & Public Safety:Supports law enforcement, aid for rural first responders, and policies to hold criminals accountable while helping prevent crime.[1]
Criminal Justice / Public Safety:Supports law enforcement, rural first responders, and policies that hold criminals accountable while helping communities prevent crime.[1]
Abortion and Reproductive Rights:Supports unrestricted access to abortion, birth control, and maternal care, opposing any restrictions on reproductive healthcare.[1][2][3]
Economic Policy:Emphasizes economic fairness for working families, addressing rising housing costs, stagnant wages, and disparities between urban growth and rural economic conditions.[1][2]
Economy / Working Families:Focuses campaign on economic fairness, addressing rising housing costs, stagnant wages, and disparities between tech-driven growth and rural economic conditions in North Alabama.
Abortion:Opposes abortion, holding that life begins at conception, supports defunding Planned Parenthood and protections for born-alive survivors.[1]
Border Security Funding for Illegal Immigrant Benefits:Criticizes taxpayer-funded benefits such as housing, food assistance, and cell phones going to illegal immigrants amid an unsecured border.[1]
Budget & COVID Relief Spending:Opposed the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act COVID relief bill as excessive federal spending.[1]
Budget & Government Spending:Opposed the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act COVID relief bill as excessive federal spending.[1]
Civil Rights / Constitutional Amendments:Supports keeping the ratification deadline for the Equal Rights Amendment and states racism has no place in society.[1]
Abortion:Describes himself as 100% pro-life and committed to protecting every child.[1][2]
Agriculture & Rural Alabama:Supports cutting red tape to protect farmers (peanut, cotton, poultry, timber), investing in rural broadband and storm infrastructure, and opposing foreign ownership of American land.[1][2][3]
Border Security:Supports securing the border with tactical precision to stop cartels and criminal trafficking.[1][2]
Education:Supports school choice and directing education funding to follow the student rather than bureaucracies.[1]
Abortion/Reproductive Rights:Identifies as pro-choice, favoring policies that keep government out of personal medical decisions while working to reduce the need for abortion.[1]
Cannabis Policy:Supports federal legalization of medical and recreational cannabis, directing resulting tax revenue toward clean water infrastructure.[1]
Corporate Power/Antitrust:Advocates stronger enforcement of antitrust laws against utilities like Alabama Power, arguing this would improve conditions for local residents.[1]
Data Centers:Opposes the rapid expansion of large data centers in Alabama, citing exploitation of residents and lack of community input into local approvals.[1][2]
Cost of Living / Economic Policy:Supports policies to lower costs for working families, increase competition, strengthen supply chains, and help families keep more of their earnings.[1]
Cost of Living / Economy:Supports policies to lower costs for working families, increase market competition, and strengthen supply chains amid rising prices for groceries, utilities, and healthcare.[1]
Data Centers:Expresses opposition to data centers, stating constituents are not in favor of them.[1]
Healthcare:Supports expanding access to affordable healthcare, protecting rural healthcare providers, improving mental health services, and increasing transparency in prescription drug pricing.[1]
Immigration:Along with other Democratic candidates in the race, favors ending aggressive immigration enforcement.[1]
Child Welfare & Education:Prioritizes child safety, calling for stronger school security measures and ensuring all students have access to adequate food.[1]
Child Welfare and Education:Supports increased school safety measures and ensuring all children have access to enough food to eat.[1]
Criminal Justice / Public Safety:Supports strengthening protections and enforcement against predators to keep children safe at home, school, and online.[1]
Criminal Justice and Public Safety:Supports strengthening protections and enforcement to keep predators away from children at home, school, and online.[1]
Economy / Cost of Living:Advocates for policies to control rising prices and lower costs so families can better manage expenses and build savings.[1]
Agriculture:Supports policies favorable to American farmers, referenced under a 'Farmers Feed America' initiative.[1]
Business Regulation:Opposes burdensome federal regulations on small businesses and supports reducing red tape to help Main Street and manufacturing thrive.[1][2]
Business Regulation & Jobs:Opposes burdensome federal regulations on small businesses and supports slashing red tape to help Main Street businesses and manufacturers thrive.[1][2]
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Programs:Opposes DEI programs and has worked to ban them.[1]
Federal Child Welfare Funding Reform:Supports legislation such as HR 5647 requiring states receiving Title IV-E funds to provide family advocates, aiming to reduce incentives for unnecessary child removals.[1]
Foster Care & Child Welfare System Reform:Supports reforming federal funding incentives (e.g., CAPTA, ASFA) that she says encourage removal of children from families, and backed HR 5647 requiring family advocates for states receiving Title IV funds.[1]
Government Accountability:Supports investigating alleged government waste and misconduct, citing DOGE findings, and calls for accountability of officials like Anthony Fauci.[1][2][3]
Immigration:Expresses concern about the societal costs of illegal immigration and links it to family tragedies, favoring stronger enforcement measures.
Abortion:States strong agreement that human life deserves legal protection from conception until natural death, including protection for embryos created through artificial methods.[1]
Abortion / Right to Life:Strongly agrees that human life deserves legal protection from conception until natural death, including protection for embryos created through artificial methods.[1]
Congressional Accountability & Constituent Engagement:Advocates for more active congressional engagement with constituents rather than concentrated power in a single long-serving representative.[1][2]
Congressional Accountability & Engagement:Argues Congress should be more active and engaged with constituents rather than deferring to single leaders, and pledges frequent visits to all district counties.
Campaign Finance & Government Accountability:Pledges to refuse donations from corporate PACs and PACs tied to foreign governments, and commits to holding regular open town halls for constituents.[1][2]
Campaign Finance and Representation:Pledges to refuse donations from corporate PACs and foreign-government-linked PACs, and commits to holding open town hall meetings for constituent accountability.[1][2]
Constituent Engagement:Emphasizes face-to-face listening sessions with residents over closed-door meetings with major donors as a governing approach.[1]
Economy & Taxation:Supports policies to raise wages and make life more affordable for working families, and calls for the wealthy to pay a fairer share of taxes.
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Rural Infrastructure & Poverty:
Advocates for increased federal investment in infrastructure and poverty-reduction programs for underserved and rural communities in his district.
Trade Tariffs:Opposes President Trump's global tariffs, arguing they harm everyday people and add to economic burdens on Americans.[1]
Transgender Participation in Sports:States that men should not be allowed to participate in women's sports.[1]
Voting Rights:Criticizes the Supreme Court's rulings as effectively ending protections under the Voting Rights Act and has pointed to evidence of racial bias in state redistricting processes.[1]
Supports treating healthcare as a human right, expanding Medicaid, and addressing rural hospital closures across Alabama.
Housing:Advocates for housing as a human right, including expanding affordable housing, preventing homelessness, and strengthening renter and homeowner protections.[1][2]
Immigration:Opposes aggressive immigration enforcement practices, calling for reform that protects family unity and due process regardless of immigration status.[1][2]
Justice System Reform:Supports reforming the justice system to ensure fairness and accountability for all, not just the wealthy.[1][2]
LGBTQIA+ Rights:Supports LGBTQIA+ rights and equality as part of a broader human rights platform.[1]
Veterans:Calls for a renewed federal commitment to veteran care and support programs.[1]
Veterans Affairs:Calls for a renewed federal commitment to veteran care and support, describing a 'new contract' for Alabama's veterans.[1]
Education & Community Access:Emphasizes the need for better access to quality education, jobs, internet, and healthcare for district residents, drawing on her background as an educator.[1][2]
Education Access:Advocates for improved access to quality education in Alabama's 7th District, drawing on her background as an educator and administrator.[1][2]
Government Accountability:Campaigns on a platform of government accountability and results-driven leadership rather than partisan politics.[1][2][3]
Government Accountability & Leadership Style:Advocates for 'fresh, productive leadership focused on results, not scoring political points' and greater government accountability.[1][2][3]
Healthcare Access:States that residents of the district need better access to healthcare services.[1]
Rural Community Development:Lists support for rural communities as part of her platform for economic growth.[1]
Rural Development & Economic Growth:Emphasizes support for rural communities and economic growth, including job creation and support for small businesses.[1][2][3]
Opposes Republican-led congressional redistricting, describing it as unfair gerrymandering that undermines fair representation.
Redstone Arsenal and Local Infrastructure:Supports pushing for federal funding to fix staffing and access delays at Redstone Arsenal gates, which he links to prior government funding cuts.[1]
Representation Style:Emphasizes accessible, town-hall style representation and listening to constituents as an alternative to what he calls divisive partisan politics.[1][2]
Trade and Agriculture:Opposes Trump-era tariffs and related agricultural bailout spending, saying they are hurting Alabama farmers, and wants to restore Congress's power over trade policy.[1]
Economy, Taxes & Small Government:
Supports limited government, free-market solutions, keeping taxes low for small businesses, and opposes what he calls overregulation and excessive federal spending.
Energy Independence:Prioritizes energy independence as part of his platform for economic freedom and national security.[1]
Energy Policy:Supports energy independence as part of his broader economic and national security platform.[1]
Fiscal Responsibility & Government Spending:Advocates cutting federal spending, addressing the national debt, curbing lobbyist influence and the 'administrative state,' and ensuring tax dollars are used wisely.[1][2][3]
Fiscal Responsibility & National Debt:Emphasizes reducing the national debt, blaming lobbyists and the 'administrative state,' and calls for stricter fiscal discipline in federal spending.[1][2][3]
Healthcare:Favors market-based approaches to lowering health insurance and healthcare costs rather than expanded government programs, and wants to reduce government overreach in the sector.[1]
Judicial Policy:Criticizes what he calls activist federal judges and says he would support confirming judges who adhere strictly to the Constitution.[1]
Judicial Reform:Criticizes what he calls activist federal judges and supports confirming judges who adhere strictly to the Constitution.[1]
Political Establishment & National Direction:Positions himself as an outsider and 'America First' Republican opposed to career politicians and the political establishment in both parties.[1][2][3]
Social Security:States a goal to stabilize and secure Social Security, though specific policy details are not elaborated in available sources.[1]
Taxes & Economy:Supports limited government, free-market solutions, and keeping taxes low for small businesses while opposing overregulation and excessive federal spending.[1][2]
Term Limits:Supports a constitutional amendment to limit Congress to three House terms and two Senate terms, and has pledged to self-limit his own time in office.[1][2][3]
Education:Supports expanding STEM and career/technical education pathways tied to local industries, increasing funding for rural and underfunded schools, and ensuring fair teacher pay.[1][2][3]
Family & Social Support:Supports expanding affordable childcare, paid family leave, food security programs, and investment in maternal health to address Alabama's maternal mortality rate.[1][2]
Family Policy & Labor:Supports expanding paid family leave, affordable childcare, workplace safety protections, and livable wages for working families.[1][2]
Healthcare:Advocates for expanding affordable healthcare access, reducing rural healthcare gaps through telehealth and staffing solutions, and improving VA healthcare wait times for veterans.[1][2]
Labor & Workplace Safety:Supports strengthening workplace safety protections (including OSHA enforcement) and expanding paid family leave for workers.[1]
Government Ethics & Accountability:Lists ethics reform and protecting liberty as campaign priorities, positioning himself as an accountability-focused outsider candidate.[1]
Healthcare & Health Freedom:Supports patient and family autonomy in healthcare decisions and has accepted endorsement from a health-freedom advocacy group.[1]
Healthcare and Health Freedom:Supports patients' and families' rights to make their own healthcare decisions and has been endorsed by a health-freedom advocacy group.[1]
Iran Policy:Opposes U.S. military engagement with Iran, citing concerns over cost, escalation risk, and lack of clear justification for intervention.[1]
Iran/Middle East Policy:Opposes U.S. military engagement with Iran, warning of costly, prolonged conflict and lack of clear justification for escalation.[1]
Taxation:Supports tax cuts as part of a broader push for reduced government size and spending.[1]
War Powers & Venezuela Action:Argues that military action against Venezuela's Maduro required explicit congressional authorization, asserting Congress's constitutional war powers.[1]
War Powers and Executive Authority:Argues that military actions like the Venezuela operation require explicit congressional authorization and that criminal indictments cannot substitute for constitutional war powers processes.[1]
Immigration:Calls for comprehensive immigration reform and changes to enforcement policy, though specific details are not fully outlined in available sources.[1][2][3]
Redistricting:Expressed support for the court-ordered congressional map over the 2023 legislature-drawn map, calling a court ruling against the latter a 'victory' for the district.[1]
Veterans Affairs:Supports strengthening veterans' benefits, care, and respect, drawing on his own military service background.[1]
Veterans/Defense:Supports stronger benefits, care, and respect for veterans, drawing on his own military service.[1]
Wages and Cost of Living:Raises concerns about wage stagnation relative to cost of living, citing the gap between the federal minimum wage and living expenses in Baldwin County.[1]
Defense & Veterans:Backs support for military families, housing, schools, health care, and infrastructure for Alabama's defense and aviation communities.[1]
Defense and Veterans:Backs support for military families, housing, schools, and health care, as well as infrastructure for aviation and defense readiness in the Wiregrass region.[1]
Family Affordability & Taxes:Supports tax relief, lower everyday costs, and policies to ease the financial burden on Alabama families raising children.[1][2]
Family Affordability / Cost of Living:Supports tax relief, lower everyday costs, and policies to ease expenses like groceries, housing, child care, and utilities for Alabama families.[1]
Political Alignment:Identifies as a battle-tested conservative aligned with President Trump's America First agenda, citing service in two Trump administrations.[1][2]
Political Identity / Trump Alignment:Identifies as a Trump-aligned conservative citing service in two Trump administrations, while stating he will continue his campaign despite Trump's endorsement of a rival.[1][2]
Supply Chain & Infrastructure:Supports strengthening ports, roads, rail, trucking, and domestic manufacturing to lower costs and reduce reliance on foreign imports.[1][2]
Supply Chain / Infrastructure:Supports strengthening ports, roads, rail, trucking, and domestic manufacturing to reduce costs and reliance on foreign imports.[1][2]
Federal Spending:Advocates reducing federal spending by targeting waste, fraud, and abuse, including concerns over SNAP benefit fraud.[1]
Military and Veterans:Supports increased resources for veterans and military families, and says he would work to remove 'woke ideologies' from the military.[1][2][3]
Taxation and Small Business Regulation:Supports lowering taxes and reducing regulations on small businesses to help entrepreneurs.[1][2]
Veterans and Military:Supports increased resources and legal assistance for veterans and opposes what he calls 'woke ideologies' in the military, citing recruitment and readiness concerns.[1][2][3]
Women's Sports / Title IX:Praised a Supreme Court ruling upholding state laws barring biological males from competing in girls' and women's school sports.[1]
Women's Sports and Title IX:Praised the Supreme Court ruling upholding state laws barring biological males from competing in women's and girls' school sports.[1]
Foreign Policy/Presidential Accountability:Called for Congress to impeach President Trump following his threats of military action against Iran, citing constitutional concerns.[1]
Government Reform:Supports overturning Citizens United to reduce money in politics and pledges to support impeachment of officials who violate their oath to the Constitution.[1][2]
Government Reform / Campaign Finance:Supports overturning Citizens United to reduce money's influence in politics and increase transparency and accountability in elections.[1]
Healthcare:Supports establishing universal healthcare, funded by cutting waste, negotiating drug prices, and raising taxes on wealthy individuals and corporations.[1][2]
Immigration:Criticizes current ICE enforcement practices, saying people are being detained without due process, and cites immigration enforcement as a motivating issue for his campaign.[1][2][3]
Presidential Accountability / Impeachment:States he would support impeachment of officials who violate their oath to the Constitution, and called for Trump's impeachment over threats of military action against Iran.[1][2]
Veterans:Advocates for protecting and expanding veterans' benefits, arguing veterans should not have to fight to keep benefits they earned.[1]
Veterans and Defense:Supports protecting veterans' earned benefits and ensuring they do not have to fight to keep them.[1]
Government's Role in Income/Welfare:Opposes the view that government is responsible for ensuring everyone has a livable income.[1]
Immigration & Border Security:Supports building a border wall, fully funding ICE, opposing amnesty, and reforming the legal immigration system while cracking down on illegal entry.[1][2][3]
Immigration Enforcement & Public Benefits:Criticizes provision of taxpayer-funded benefits such as housing, healthcare, and food assistance to illegal immigrants under the Biden administration.[1]
Immigration/Border Security:Supports building a border wall, fully funding ICE, opposes amnesty, and calls for fixing the legal immigration system while removing illegal immigrants.[1][2][3]
Labor & Jobs:Supports keeping Right-to-Work laws and voted against the PRO Act expanding union organizing protections.[1]
Labor/Right-to-Work:Opposes the PRO Act and supports maintaining Right-to-Work laws, voting against expanded union organizing protections.[1]
Support for Trump Agenda:States he will work with the Trump administration to advance an 'America First' legislative agenda in Congress.[1]
Taxation:Supports making Trump-era tax cuts permanent, simplifying the tax code, and eliminating the estate (death) tax.[1]
Guns:Supports defending the Second Amendment without compromise.[1][2]
Immigration/Border Security:Supports securing the border with tactical precision and stopping cartel and criminal trafficking activity.[1][2]
Medicaid & Healthcare:Supports focusing Medicaid resources on the most vulnerable, implementing work requirements for able-bodied adults, and market-based healthcare reforms.[1]
Second Amendment:Supports defending the Second Amendment without compromise.[1][2]
Social Security:Supports protecting Social Security for all generations while ensuring long-term sustainability, including exploring privatization options.[1]
Social Security & Medicaid:Supports protecting Social Security while exploring privatization options for sustainability, and favors work requirements and market-based reforms for Medicaid.[1]
Taxation:Supports the FairTax Act and abolishing the IRS.[1]
Taxation & Economy:Supports the FairTax Act and abolishing the IRS, cutting wasteful federal spending, and promoting free-market growth and manufacturing jobs.[1][2]
Veterans & National Security:Supports VA reform to expand access to local care and cut bureaucracy, strengthening the military while ending endless wars.[1][2][3]
Veterans Affairs:Supports reforming the VA by expanding access to local care, modernizing scheduling, and cutting bureaucracy.[1][2][3]
Opposes the expansion of data centers in Alabama and Alabama Power's business practices, advocating stronger antitrust enforcement to benefit residents.
Drug Policy / Cannabis:Supports federal legalization of medical and recreational cannabis, directing resulting tax revenue toward clean drinking water and water infrastructure upgrades.[1]
Education:Supports revitalizing and reinvesting in education at all levels.[1]
Immigration:Aligned with fellow Democratic candidates at a district forum in favoring an end to aggressive immigration enforcement.[1]
Immigration Enforcement:Aligned with fellow district Democrats in favoring an end to aggressive immigration enforcement practices.[1]
Reproductive Rights:Identifies as pro-choice and supports policies that reduce the need for abortions while ensuring access to reproductive healthcare without government interference.[1]
Economy and Cost of Living:Supports policies aimed at controlling rising prices and lowering costs of basic goods and services for families.[1]
Worker Rights:Supports fair wages, strong labor unions, and greater job security for workers, arguing corporations currently hold too much power.[1]
Worker Rights and Labor:Supports fair wages, strong labor unions, and greater job security for workers, and opposes concentrated corporate power over employees.[1]
Gender Policy in Sports:Supports policies to keep transgender girls/women out of female sports and locker rooms.[1]
Government Spending:Advocates eliminating wasteful federal spending and reducing government size to lower costs for families.[1]
Immigration:Supports ending unlimited birthright citizenship, increased deportation of criminal illegal immigrants, and stronger border security.[1][2][3]
Manufacturing & Trade:Supports onshoring supply chains and domestic manufacturing, aiming to bring back outsourced manufacturing jobs to Alabama.[1][2]
Manufacturing/Trade:Supports onshoring supply chains and bringing manufacturing jobs back to the U.S., emphasizing a 'Made in America' agenda.[1][2]
Social Issues:Supports banning transgender girls from participating in girls' sports and opposes diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs.[1]
Taxation:Supports cutting taxes, including halving the state grocery tax, eliminating sales tax on diapers and baby supplies, and providing tax relief for seniors.[1][2][3]
Taxation & Cost of Living:Supports cutting taxes, including reducing the state grocery tax, eliminating sales tax on diapers/baby supplies, and tax relief for seniors, and pledges federal tax cuts to fight inflation.[1][2][3]
Veterans Affairs:Criticizes treatment of veterans by the current system and pledges to prioritize veterans' care and benefits.[1]
Immigration and Public Safety:Highlights costs and harms of illegal immigration, including a case where an illegal immigrant was linked to a family tragedy, and links this to foster system problems.[1]
Medical Freedom:Supports the right to refuse or choose medical treatments and vaccines, including for children, and opposes job loss or CPS involvement tied to medical refusal.[1][2][3]
Parental Rights & Family Protection:Supports strengthening parental rights and opposes government agencies removing children, disabled, or elderly family members without due cause, citing cases of 'medical kidnapping.'[1][2][3]
Congressional Term Limits:Supports imposing term limits on members of Congress, citing this as a central pillar of his campaign.[1][2][3]
Economic Development:Calls for greater efforts to create high-paying jobs and reduce persistent poverty in Northwest Alabama.[1][2]
Economic Development & Jobs:Calls for greater economic development and creation of higher-paying jobs to address persistent poverty in Northwest Alabama.[1][2]
Federal Representation & Constituent Engagement:Advocates for more active, hands-on federal representation, pledging frequent visits to all counties in the district and closer engagement with constituents.[1][2][3]
Federal Spending / Fiscal Responsibility:Criticizes the incumbent for insufficient fiscal responsibility and calls for more prudent management of federal spending.[1][2]
Fiscal Responsibility:Criticizes the incumbent as not fiscally responsible and positions himself as a more fiscally prudent alternative.[1][2]
Infrastructure & Economic Development:Supports increased federal investment in infrastructure and economic development to address persistent poverty and lack of high-paying jobs in Alabama's 4th District.[1][2]
Infrastructure Investment:Advocates for increased federal investment in infrastructure across Alabama's 4th Congressional District.[1][2]
Economy and Taxation:Supports policies to make the economy work for working families, opposes tax policies that favor the ultra-wealthy over average earners.[1]
Education:Lists education as a campaign priority alongside middle-class economic needs.[1]
Healthcare:Supports expanding healthcare access to address rural healthcare deserts and opposes cuts to federal health care funding, including opposing budget provisions he says would cut $1 trillion from health care support.[1][2]
Veterans:States his campaign focuses on fighting for veterans' interests, drawing on his own military background.[1]