U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) wants to be Alabama’s next governor so he can help fight against crime in the Yellowhammer State.
The Republican nominee in the gubernatorial race released a 21-page governing agenda Thursday titled “Back to Basics: The Golden Age Playbook,” laying out seven priorities, eight bills for his first legislative session and a public scoreboard he says voters should use to grade him, less than two weeks before the November 3 general election.
“President Trump says America’s golden age has begun,” Tuberville said. “Alabama should lead it. Back to Basics means state government does the few jobs that truly belong to it and does them well. Keep you safe. Teach your children. Keep the lights on and the roads open. Spend your money like it’s yours. Then get out of the way.”
According to the playbook, one of his priorities is “Safe Streets and Safe Homes.” That means backing law enforcement, locking up dangerous criminals, and protecting the Alabama children.
“Protecting innocent people is the first job of government. When a city can’t keep its people safe, that’s not just a local problem,” Tuberville said. “It’s a state problem, and it’s a national security problem.”
Tuberville is promising bring violent crime in Alabama’s four largest cities down by 20% before the end of the first term.
The plan is for the state to bring in troopers, investigators, resources, and works side by side with local police when violent crime is out of control. They will also stay in the city until the streets are safe.
“I respect local government,” Tuberville said. “Mayors, sheriffs, and police chiefs know their communities, and most days the state’s job is to back them up. But when a city is losing the fight against violent crime, I won’t stand by. We’re going to clean up our cities.”
He also wants to partner with the Trump administration to fight against illegal immigrants and gangs. This means the state will partner with the President’s task forces against the cartels and gangs he has named as terrorist organizations, like MS 13 and Tren de Aragua, and enforce the state law that requires employers to check that new hires can work here legally
“Republican states have already shown what works. Louisiana put a state police troop in New Orleans, and last year the city had its fewest murders in half a century,” Tuberville said. “Tennessee teamed up with President Trump in Memphis, with more than 10,000 arrests and more than 1,700 guns off the street. Georgia built a statewide gang unit that has won more than 140 convictions. Alabama will learn from all of them.”
Tuberville will call on legislators to pass “The Safe Streets Act,” which will implement truth in sentencing, so violent offenders serve the time they’re given. Mandatory prison for
recruiting kids into gangs. And clear authority in law for the state to back up any city fighting violent crime with troopers, investigators, and resources, side by side with local police.
Yaffee is a contributing writer to Yellowhammer News and hosts “The Yaffee Program” weekdays 9-11 a.m. on WVNN. You can follow him on X @Yaffee.
