Doug Jones
Democratic · AL
Doug Jones is an attorney and former U.S. Senator from Alabama who is the 2026 Democratic nominee for Governor of Alabama.
Track record
Anti-Corruption
· 2 records
Jones voted in February 2020 to convict President Donald Trump on impeachment articles, saying the evidence showed abuse of office to seek foreign election interference.
February 5, 2020For
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Jones introduced the ILLICIT CASH Act in 2019 with bipartisan co-sponsors to require shell companies to disclose beneficial owners and update anti-money-laundering rules.
June 1, 2019For
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Public Safety and Crime Control
· 2 records
Jones voted in December 2018 for the First Step Act, a criminal-justice bill aimed at reducing recidivism and changing some federal sentencing rules.
December 18, 2018For
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As U.S. Attorney, Jones coordinated the state and federal task force after Eric Rudolph bombed the New Woman All Women Health Care Center in Birmingham and advocated trying Rudolph first in Birmingham.
January 29, 1998For
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Public Education Quality
· 1 record
Jones introduced the Addressing Teacher Shortages Act in 2019 with Senator Tina Smith to help school districts recruit and retain teachers.
July 1, 2019For
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Civil Rights
· 2 records
Jones spoke against parole for Thomas Edwin Blanton Jr. in 2016, and the Alabama parole board denied Blanton release.
August 3, 2016For
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Jones prosecuted Ku Klux Klan members Thomas Edwin Blanton Jr. and Bobby Frank Cherry for the 1963 16th Street Baptist Church bombing; Blanton was convicted in 2001 and Cherry in 2002.
May 22, 2002For
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Public Infrastructure
· 1 record
Jones voted for the 2018 conference farm bill, which included provisions he backed for farmers, rural health, wastewater infrastructure, and high-speed internet.
December 11, 2018For
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General
· 2 records
In 2022, the Biden administration named Jones as a nomination advisor for legislative affairs to help with Supreme Court nominations, including Ketanji Brown Jackson s nomination.
February 1, 2022
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Jones served as U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama from 1997 to 2001 after presidential appointment and Senate confirmation.
November 8, 1997
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Elections
- Governor · November 3, 2026 · Alabama
Profile last researched July 4, 2026.