(AP)
Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville filed paperwork Monday to officially enter the 2026 race for Alabama governor, saying he wants to be the “chief recruiter to make our state better.”
Tuberville, who leveraged fame from his Auburn University football coaching days to win election to the U.S. Senate in 2020, announced last year that he planned to run for governor instead of seeking another Senate term. He signed paperwork at the Alabama Republican Party headquarters on Monday to officially enter the race.
“It’s time to come home, put together a staff and worry about the state of Alabama and the people here. People deserve a better state every day that they live here,” Tuberville said after filing the campaign paperwork…