Office sought: Governor of Alabama. Party: Democrat. Previously: U.S. Senator from Alabama (2018–2021). 2026 general opponent: Tommy Tuberville (R).

What he says he’ll do

From his campaign platform, “A Vision for Alabama.”

• Expand Medicaid, which he calls his intended first act as governor. [source]
• Protect rural hospitals. [source]
• Strengthen government ethics and transparency laws. [source]
• Let voters decide on a state lottery and create a citizen-led ballot-initiative process. [source]
• Impose a one-year moratorium on new AI data-center projects until taxpayer and ratepayer safeguards exist. [source]

What he’s actually done

Record as U.S. Senator (2018–2021).

• Cosponsored the bipartisan Rural MOMS Act (2019) to improve rural maternal health care. [source]
• Voted to convict President Trump on both articles of impeachment on February 5, 2020. [source]
• Voted against the confirmation of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh in October 2018. [source]

Scorecard — said vs. did

Healthcare: his platform centers on Medicaid expansion and rural hospitals; as senator he cosponsored a bipartisan rural maternal-health bill. Medicaid expansion is a state decision, so it has no matching federal vote.

Factual and nonpartisan — stated positions matched against the public record, each line sourced. Updated as the race continues.