Jones Holds Solo Debate After Tuberville Declines
Democratic Alabama gubernatorial candidate Doug Jones held a solo event in Birmingham, using clips and records to criticize Republican Tommy Tuberville after Tuberville declined to debate him. Jones highlighted disagreements over veterans’ issues and other state priorities while presenting his plans for Alabama; political observers noted candidates may avoid debates for strategic reasons.
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About Doug Jones
Gordon Douglas Jones is an American politician and attorney who served as a United States senator from Alabama from 2018 to 2021. A member of the Democratic Party, Jones was previously the United States attorney for the Northern District of Alabama from 1997 to 2001. As of 2026, he is the last Democrat to have won or held statewide office in Alabama.
Everything about Doug Jones →- Occupation
- lawyer, politician, prosecutor, actor
- Position held
- Assistant United States Attorney, United States Attorney, United States senator, United States senator
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- May 4, 1954
- Website
- https://www.jones.senate.gov/