HUNTSVILLE — While still undecided about a potential bid for Alabama governor, U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) is downplaying concerns over his eligibility to run for the office.
Questions about Tuberville's residency that have been around since he ran for Senate resurfaced with speculation of him running for governor. Alabama currently requires candidates for governor to be a state resident for at least seven years.
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Following a tour of Redstone Arsenal on Thursday, Tuberville was asked about his future political plans.
"As I tell people, I'm either going to be a senator, I'm going to work for President Trump, I could possibly be governor or I'm going home," he said. "I did this to help the people of Alabama. I hadn't thought about it much. Of course, a lot of people are speculating, but you got to remember, that's two years down the road. We've got a lot of work to do in our country. I just hope we have a country and a state left if we don't get things going in the right direction… I'm looking forward to two years with Trump, and we'll let what happens happen."
When asked by 1819 News about whether or not he would be ineligible to run, Tuberville said, "I've been a United States Senator representing the state of Alabama for the last four years with two more years remaining. There's no problem with that. We looked at that six, seven years ago. It's just people that are probably, maybe wanting to run for governor. Hey, if you want to run, go run. Go run on your abilities, not try to trick somebody else. But there's nothing to that."
Alabama Republican Party chair John Wahl said Tuesday that there was no "basis right now for a challenge on [Tuberville's] residency" but that "the specifics have to be looked at."
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