‘Governor’ Tuberville hosts third annual Alabama Prayer Breakfast on Capitol Hill

Riley McArdle

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June 16, 2025

U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) hosted the third annual Alabama Prayer Breakfast in the Russell Senate Office Building’s Kennedy Caucus Room on Wednesday morning.

Six of Alabama’s nine-member congressional delegation addressed the packed room, including Senators Tuberville and Britt (R-Montgomery), as well as Representatives Barry Moore (R-Enterprise), Robert Aderholt (R-Haleyville), Gary Palmer (R-Hoover), and Terri Sewell (D-Birmingham).

Tuberville opened the program by paying tribute to the late Rev. Chette Williams, the longtime Auburn football team chaplain who tragically passed away in December after an accident on Lake Martin. Tuberville noted that Williams was initially scheduled to speak at the breakfast.

A small table near the lectern bore an Auburn football helmet and a rose, a memorial to Williams.

Tuberville, having recently announced his campaign for Governor in 2026 after months of speculation, made a few indirect mentions of his bid for the state’s top job, saying that he hopes to be spending a lot more of his time in Alabama in the very near future.

In a brief moment of bipartisan levity, Sewell began her remarks by jokingly thanking the “governor” for his hospitality and glancing at Tuberville, before quickly correcting herself.

A consistent theme of the delegation’s remarks was unity, a notable shift away from a week marked by bitter partisanship in the nation’s capital.

“Think what a blessing we could be to this nation and to the world if we were all united in Jesus Christ,” Palmer said.

Building upon Palmer’s words, Sewell began, “I want to just say that we as a state may be small – nine of us in total in the delegation, but we often box above our weight, and I believe that’s because we try to set aside partisanship to work on behalf of our great state.”

Britt closed the program with brief remarks before leading attendees in a recitation of the Lord’s Prayer.

Riley McArdle is a contributor for Yellowhammer News. He is a Senior majoring in Political Science at the University of Alabama and currently serves as Chairman of the College Republican Federation of Alabama. You can follow him on X @rileykmcardle.