{"id":2439885,"date":"2025-05-28T12:55:56","date_gmt":"2025-05-28T16:55:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pro-trump-senator-to-leave-his-seat-open-as-he-pursues-a-gubernatorial-run\/"},"modified":"2025-05-28T12:57:02","modified_gmt":"2025-05-28T16:57:02","slug":"pro-trump-senator-to-leave-his-seat-open-as-he-pursues-a-gubernatorial-run","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pro-trump-senator-to-leave-his-seat-open-as-he-pursues-a-gubernatorial-run\/","title":{"rendered":"Pro-Trump Senator to Leave His Seat Open as He Pursues a Gubernatorial Run"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpro-trump-senator-to-leave-his-seat-open-as-he-pursues-a-gubernatorial-run%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2439885&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Republican Senator Tommy Tuberville of Alabama has announced that he will not seek re-election for his U.S.senate seat in 2026, opting rather to run for governor of Alabama. Tuberville, a supporter of former President Donald Trump, expressed his intention to help improve the state, highlighting his background as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/country-celebrates-natl-law-enforcement-appreciation-day\/\" title=\"Country celebrates Nat\u2019l Law Enforcement Appreciation Day\">football coach<\/a> and leader. He was elected to the Senate in 2020, and with incumbent Governor Kay Ivey unable to run again due to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/oregons-new-secretary-of-state-democrat-caught-hosting-birthday-gathering-in-defiance-of-governors-covid-orders\/\" title=\"Oregon\u2019s New Secretary Of State (Democrat) CAUGHT Hosting Birthday Gathering In Defiance Of ...\u2019s Covid Orders\">term limits<\/a>, Tuberville is positioning himself as a frontrunner in the gubernatorial race.<\/p>\n<p>On his campaign website, Tuberville emphasizes his commitment to Alabama values and his opposition to various social issues, including the inclusion of transgender women in women&#8217;s sports and what he refers to as &#8220;poisonous ideologies.&#8221; He aims to continue advocating for <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >conservative values<\/a> in the state and has garnered attention as other potential GOP candidates have stepped back from the contest.<\/p>\n<p>Tuberville&#8217;s decision marks him as the second GOP senator to announce they will not seek re-election in 2026, following Senator Mitch McConnell. The political landscape in Alabama is shifting, with figures like Attorney General Steve Marshall considering a Senate run if Tuberville vacates his seat. Simultaneously occurring, Tuberville has indicated that he does not foresee Auburn University&#8217;s basketball coach Bruce Pearl entering the race, preferring that he remain focused on his coaching responsibilities.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville of Alabama will not be defending his U.S. Senate seat in 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, Tuberville &ndash; a supporter of President Donald Trump &ndash; will be running for governor of Alabama, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/trump-ally-tuberville-announces-run-alabama-governor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m doing this to help this country and the great state of Alabama,&rdquo; Tuberville said. &ldquo;I&rsquo;m a football coach, I&rsquo;m a leader, I&rsquo;m a builder, I&rsquo;m a recruiter, and we&rsquo;re going to grow Alabama.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Tuberville was elected to the Senate in 2020. Incumbent Republican Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/alabama-governor-kay-ivey-announces-undergoing-lung-cancer-treatment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kay Ivey<\/a> cannot run again due to term limits.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) announces he is running for Governor of Alabama.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Today I will announce that I will be the future Governor of the great state of Alabama.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;ve still got 18 months to go with President Trump to Make America Great Again. We&rsquo;ve got a lot of work&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SfxTyRYEkh\">pic.twitter.com\/SfxTyRYEkh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; RedWave Press (@RedWave_Press) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RedWave_Press\/status\/1927461579324264501?\">May 27, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>On his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.coachforgovernor.com\/issues\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">campaign website<\/a>, Tuberville said he is &ldquo;standing up for Alabama values&rdquo; and &ldquo;fighting back against woke ideology.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;My record over the last four years in Washington has proven that I&rsquo;m not afraid to say it like it is. I believe, as Alabamians do, that men are men and women are women. Allowing men to compete in women&rsquo;s sports is wrong,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tuberville-single-handedly-brings-hope-trump-bid-electoral-vote-swap\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tuberville<\/a> said on the site.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Poisonous ideologies like Critical Race Theory (CRT) and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI), which teach our kids to hate each other, should have no place in our government or our schools. And zero taxpayer dollars should go towards abortions,&rdquo; he added.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Like President Trump, I&rsquo;ll continue to protect common sense and stand up for our d conservative values in Montgomery,&rdquo; he wrote.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">As Governor, I will work with President Trump to Make America Great Again and put Alabama First&#127482;&#127480; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/b5Cp3lF65T\">https:\/\/t.co\/b5Cp3lF65T<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Tommy Tuberville (@CoachForGov) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CoachForGov\/status\/1927467417824874876?\">May 27, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2025\/05\/27\/tommy-tuberville-alabama-governor-00371318\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Politico<\/a> labeled Tuberville the &ldquo;frontrunner,&rdquo; noting other possible GOP candidates were shying away from the contest.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.waff.com\/2025\/05\/27\/sen-tommy-tuberville-run-alabama-governor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WAFF-TV<\/a>, &nbsp;Republican Lt. Gov. Will Ainsworth has already decided he would not seek Ivey&rsquo;s post.<\/p>\n<p>As noted by <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/campaign\/5320504-who-could-replace-tuberville-in-the-senate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Hill<\/a>, Tuberville is the second GOP senator to announce he will not seek re-election in 2026. Sen.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/jd-vance-skewers-mitch-mcconnell-one-great-acts-political-pettiness-ever-seen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Mitch McConnell<\/a> of Kentucky announced that this would be his final term.<\/p>\n<p>Republican Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall, who is also term-limited, has said in recent weeks he might run for the U.S. Senate if Tuberville did not.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If that seat becomes open, the Senate&rsquo;s been sort of an overlay interest for what I&rsquo;ve had at attorney general, the work we&rsquo;ve done federally, many of the issues that we&rsquo;ve been involved with, if that&rsquo;s an open seat, I think we&rsquo;ll be prepared to pivot quickly and make an announcement on whether or not we&rsquo;d run,&rdquo; Marshall said.<\/p>\n<p>Auburn University men&rsquo;s basketball coach Bruce Pearl&rsquo;s name is also making the rounds, but Tuberville has said he does not believe Pearl would ultimately run.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-bidens-performance-was-so-bad-people-started-to-wonder-if-he-hallucinated-audience-during-debate\/\" title=\"Watch: Biden&#039;s Performance Was So Bad, People Started to Wonder if He Hallucinated Audience During Debate\">wouldn&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t let him do it because he did such a good job at Auburn,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;We need him there.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Instead, he plans to run for governor of Alabama, as reported by Fox News. Tuberville stated, &#8220;I&#8217;m doing this to help this country and the great state of Alabama,&#8221; emphasizing his background as a football coach and leader committed to growing the state. Elected to the Senate in 2020, he is stepping up since incumbent Governor Kay Ivey cannot run again due to term limits. On his campaign website, Tuberville expressed his commitment to &#8220;Alabama values&#8221; and opposition to &#8220;woke ideology,&#8221; asserting that men and women should compete in their respective sports categories and criticizing concepts like Critical Race Theory (CRT). He aims to collaborate with President Trump on initiatives that prioritize conservative values in Montgomery. Politico has identified him as the leading candidate for governor, especially since other potential GOP candidates are withdrawing from the race<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2439886,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Tuberville.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[34059,43876,5894,4053,4012],"class_list":["post-2439885","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-election-2024","tag-gubernatorial-run","tag-politics","tag-pro-trump","tag-senator"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Tuberville.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2439885","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2439885"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2439885\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2439889,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2439885\/revisions\/2439889"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2439886"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2439885"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2439885"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2439885"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}