OPELIKA, Ala. (WTVM) – U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville spoke Monday at the Alabama Sheriff’s Association annual summer conference in Opelika as he campaigns for the November governor’s race.
A Montgomery Circuit judge ruled last Thursday that Tuberville is eligible to run for governor after dismissing a residency lawsuit that claimed his primary residence is in Florida. Tuberville entered the race approximately a year and a half ago.
“I’m 110% qualified to run,” Tuberville said. “I wouldn’t give up the Senate seat to do this if I wasn’t.”
Tuberville’s pitch to sheriffs
Tuberville, who has spent more than five years in Washington, D.C., told the gathering he wants to increase funds for public works across the state and said strong law enforcement is key to economic growth…