Tommy Tuberville announces U.S. Senate bid

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April 6, 2019

Former Auburn University football coach Tommy Tuberville on Saturday announced that he will be a 2020 Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Sen. Doug Jones (D-AL).

Tuberville tweeted the big news shortly after 1:00 p.m., confirming Yellowhammer News’ reporting that an announcement was imminent.

He joins Congressman Bradley Byrne (AL-01) as the only announced candidates against Jones thus far.

This came after Yellowhammer News reported in its most recent edition of “Rumors and Rumblings” that Tuberville was “all-in” on running for the Senate.

CBS Sports is also reporting that former White House press secretary Sean Spicer will be on Tuberville’s campaign team. Yesterday’s Rumors and Rumblings advised that the two men met recently.

Spicer tweeted on Saturday, “This will be a [Republican] pickup with @TTuberville in #ALSEN race.”

As discussed Friday in Episode Three of The Insider, an offering from the new Yellowhammer Podcast Network, Congressman Matt Gaetz (FL-01) is now saying he will not move into Alabama to run for the Senate.

Sean Ross is a staff writer for Yellowhammer News. You can follow him on Twitter @sean_yhn

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