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Expand Medicaid to cover more than 154,000 working Alabamians on day one, stop Alabama from turning down roughly $182 million in federal healthcare funding each year, strengthen rural healthcare, and reduce uncompensated care across the state.

Tuberville has advocated repealing the Affordable Care Act and has not publicly outlined a replacement plan; he emphasizes free-market health care reforms and protection for individuals with pre-existing conditions.

Burnette says he is open to considering some Medicaid expansion but is concerned about wasteful use of funds. He says he would work with citizens, stakeholders, and investors to develop a better healthcare plan and explore alternatives to…

Jones’ economic platform centers on lowering costs for Alabama families and expanding opportunity. He supports eliminating the grocery tax, suspending the gas tax when prices spike, raising wages (including an enhanced minimum wage),…

Tommy Tuberville advocates pro-growth, small-government economics: lower taxes, less regulation, and policies to attract manufacturing and jobs in Alabama.

Burnette says Alabama should diversify its economy beyond dependence on tourism, entertainment, sports, and gaming-related revenues; become more tax-friendly; and attract innovative industries that promote entrepreneurship.

Doug Jones supports reducing energy costs for Alabama families as part of his 'Lower Costs & Tackle the Affordability Crisis' priorities, including suspending the state gas tax when prices spike to provide fast relief and fully eliminating…

Tommy Tuberville supports an all-of-the-above energy policy prioritizing domestic energy production and energy independence—including oil, natural gas, and nuclear energy—while opposing the Biden climate agenda and related federal…

Burnette's campaign platform proposes creating jobs in solar and renewable energy, wind and turbine technology, battery storage, microgrids, grid modernization, and energy-efficiency auditing.

Doug Jones supports expanding healthcare access in Alabama (including Medicaid expansion) and protecting reproductive health options by safeguarding contraception and IVF.

Pro-life; opposes taxpayer funding for abortion and supports policies to restrict abortion in line with Alabama's traditional values.

Burnette’s campaign says people should be free to make lawful medical decisions with licensed providers, and that state agencies should respect confidentiality, consent, and evidence-based standards.

During his Senate campaign and tenure, Jones opposed building a border wall (calling the idea reminiscent of the Berlin Wall), supported DACA and a pathway to legal status for immigrants brought to the country as children, favored…

Tommy Tuberville advocates a hardline immigration policy focused on border security and enforcement. He supports building the southern border wall, deporting illegal entrants, and strengthening immigration enforcement, and he backs the…

As a U.S. Senator, Jones called for universal background checks, raising the purchase age for semi-automatic weapons to 21, closing gun-show and private-sale loopholes, and three-day waiting periods, while describing himself as a…

Tommy Tuberville states that he will always defend the Second Amendment rights of Americans to keep and bear arms and will continue to fight against government overreach that curtails law-abiding citizens’ Second Amendment rights.

During his Senate tenure, Jones backed congressional checks on presidential military authority: he voted in 2019 to terminate the president's national emergency declaration for border wall construction, and in his 2020 reelection campaign…

Tommy Tuberville supports a hard-line national-security approach, including introducing the Student Visa Integrity Act (2025) to ban Chinese and Iranian nationals from studying in the United States.

Doug Jones supports protecting and expanding voting rights and civil rights protections, including defending access to the ballot, opposing policies that suppress participation, and advocating for reforms to ensure equal protection under the law for all Alabamians.

Tuberville opposes CRT and DEI initiatives in government and schools, and opposes policies allowing transgender athletes to compete in women's sports.

Burnette's campaign platform says every person—including LGBTQ Alabamians, veterans, seniors, youth, and people with disabilities—deserves equal access to state services without discrimination, describing fair treatment as foundational to…

Doug Jones's education-related proposals include providing free community college for adults without credentials and funding education through lottery revenue; these policies are part of his broader priorities to expand opportunity and…

Education policy centers on expanding school choice and putting parents in charge of their children's education, backing a mix of charter, magnet, private, public, and homeschooling options and opposing DEI and CRT curricula in schools.

Burnette says Alabama's public school system has been failing and that residents should be more involved and provide proper financial support in deciding who teaches their children. He also encourages students to pursue trades and identifies education as a gubernatorial focus.

Jones proposes declaring a one-year moratorium on new data center development until Alabama establishes statewide protections, including no tax breaks for data center companies, no secret deals or non-disclosure agreements, and full…

Tuberville supports using AI and data-center investment to boost Alabama's economy, aiming to attract data centers (including in rural areas) and to align energy infrastructure with new tech development; he views AI as a driver of energy…

Burnette supports semiconductor-sector jobs, but says new AI data centers should remain in abeyance until Alabama adopts strict safeguards.

Doug Jones supports expanding voting access (including statewide early voting) and enabling citizen-led ballot initiatives and referendums.

Tuberville supports the SAVE America Act, which would require a government-issued photo ID to vote in federal elections and proof of citizenship to register, and he has urged the Senate to pass it, calling election security the number one…

Doug Jones's plan for Alabama's local issues centers on lowering everyday costs while expanding opportunity and improving government accountability.

Opposes CRT and DEI initiatives in Alabama government and schools, and supports policies recognizing biological sex categories and opposing taxpayer funding for abortions, consistent with his stated conservative values.

Burnette says he would prioritize transportation and housing. His platform proposes additional transportation resources, potentially including subway systems in crowded larger cities; closely monitored programs to support proper housing…