The Alabama Republican Party (ALGOP) steering committee on Sunday unanimously voted against holding a formal hearing regarding U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville's (R-Auburn) residency in his gubernatorial bid
In a letter to the ALGOP steering committee exclusively viewed by 1819 News, Tuberville's team provided documentation proving that the former Auburn coach received an Alabama driver’s license and registered to vote in Alabama in March 2019 and has only voted in the state since then. The letter asserts that evidence alone should put to bed any questions about his residency.
In a statement to 1819 News, Tuberville campaign chairman Jordan Doufexis called the primary opponent who filed the "made-up 'residency' hoax" challenge, Ken McFeeters, "desperate."
“Finally, common sense has prevailed and this made-up 'residency' hoax will be put to bed for good," said Doufexis. "I thought we were done with this after his opponents and the liberal media used this same line of attack in 2019 and Coach went on to hammer incumbent Senator Doug Jones during the 2020 Senate campaign by 20 points – but apparently a desperate primary opponent didn't get the message."
He continued, "The facts are the facts: Coach Tuberville spent a decade in Alabama coaching football and raising his family. After his sports career ended, he moved back home to Alabama and has held a driver's license, voted, and lived in Auburn, Alabama, since 2019. He has spent the past 6 years proudly representing Alabama in the United States Senate."
"Senator Tuberville looks forward to securing the nomination, destroying Doug Jones again, and being sworn in as Alabama's next governor," Doufexis concluded.
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