Former Sen. Doug Jones (D-AL) officially started his bid for Alabama governor on Friday, sharing his campaign vision with voters at a Birmingham rally. Jones, the last Democrat to hold statewide office in Alabama,

Jones is no stranger to the campaign trail. In 2017, he won the race for U.S. Senate, but lost his reelection bid in 2020 to Senator Tommy Tuberville, who is campaigning to be the Republican governor candidate, setting up a potential rematch.

IN 2017, DOUG JONES DID THE UNTHINKABLE. He won a special election in Alabama for the U.S. Senate, defeating Republican Roy Moore by half a percentage point. At the time, it shocked the political system. Democrats were believed to be extinct in the Deep South.

I believe that instead of resisting change, Alabama should embrace change, hold it tight, and never let it go,” the GOP governor said.