Tommy Tuberville

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Also running: Doug Jones (D)

Position history

Data centers: support for building them

1. Jul 13, 2026 (Alabama Sheriffs Association conference, Opelika)

   We're going to do data centers. It will help you tremendously. The tax money that comes from those things is unbelievable for schools, for law enforcement, for anything that's done.

   Source: WSFA/WBRC, Jul 14, 2026
2. Sep 1, 2026 (his op-ed in Alabama Political Reporter)

   If your community says no, my answer is no.

   Source: Alabama Political Reporter, Sep 1, 2026
3. Sep 1, 2026 (same op-ed in Alabama Political Reporter)

   Build what you need. Replace what you take.

   Source: Alabama Political Reporter, Sep 1, 2026
4. Oct 14, 2026 (to reporters before speaking to the Birmingham Rotary Club)

   I am 100 percent for data centers because I've studied them for the last three or four years. I was watching TV this morning and the superintendent of Birmingham Schools basically said, 'We've got a data center here that's going to pay us $30 million a year.' We need money. We need money in this state.

   Source: Alabama Political Reporter, Oct 16, 2026

Data centers: are water and power impacts a real concern?

1. Jul 13, 2026 (Alabama Sheriffs Association conference, Opelika)

   It makes too much noise. It's going to ruin the climate — bull crap. They are listening to all this nonsense they see on social media that's coming from China because China does not want us to grow.

   Source: WSFA/WBRC, Jul 14, 2026
2. Sep 1, 2026 (his op-ed in Alabama Political Reporter)

   Power companies stand to make a lot of money selling electricity to data centers. We must protect Alabama ratepayers while new facilities are built. Third, data centers must replace the power and water capacity they take.

   Source: Alabama Political Reporter, Sep 1, 2026
3. Oct 14, 2026 (to reporters before speaking to the Birmingham Rotary Club)

   It uses as much water as two McDonald's. That's a fallacy when people say it uses too much water.

   Source: MAGA Report Cards, Oct 18, 2026

Alabama Supreme Court embryo (IVF) ruling

1. Feb 22, 2024 (to reporters at CPAC, asked about the ruling)

   Yeah, I was all for it. We need to have more kids. We need to have an opportunity to do that, and I thought this was the right thing to do.

   Source: NBC News, Feb 22, 2024
2. Feb 27, 2024 (ABC News interview; asked "So, to be clear, you believe it's the wrong move?")
   On the campaign website: “My record over the last four years in Washington has proven that I'm not afraid to say it like it is.” (Campaign website)
   Source: Raw Story (reporting ABC News interview), Feb 27, 2024

Senate filibuster

1. Nov 2024 (to NBC News during the Senate GOP leadership race)

   No. No. No. We need to keep the filibuster.

   Source: Alabama Political Reporter, Nov 7, 2025 (quoting NBC News)
2. Nov 5, 2025 (after a breakfast with President Trump)
   On the campaign website: “I believe, as Alabamians do, that men are men and women are women.” (Campaign website)
   Source: Alabama Political Reporter, Nov 7, 2025

Data centers: tax breaks

1. Sep 1, 2026 (his op-ed)

   No more tax abatements. No more tax incentives.

   Source: Alabama Political Reporter, Sep 1, 2026
2. Oct 22, 2026 (his campaign policy plan, "The Golden Age Playbook")

   I’m changing how Alabama treats data centers. No more tax breaks. They go in the highest property tax class, pay the full cost of the power lines, substations, and water systems they need, and replace the power and water capacity they take.

   Source: Tuberville campaign, "The Golden Age Playbook" (coachforgovernor.com/playbook), released Oct 22, 2026

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