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Tommy Tuberville

Tommy Tuberville

US Senator · Statewide

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Biography

Senator Tommy Tuberville, born on September 18, 1954, in Camden, Arkansas, is a Republican representing Alabama in the United States Senate. Elected in 2020, he is currently serving his first term. Prior to his political career, Tuberville had a distinguished 40-year tenure as a college football coach, most notably at Auburn University, where he led the Tigers to five Western Division titles and one SEC Championship. In 2004, he was named National Coach of the Year. After retiring from coaching, Tuberville worked as a sports broadcaster for ESPN.

Education and Political Experience

  • Education: Bachelor of Science in Physical Education from Southern State College .

  • Political Experience:

    • Elected to the U.S. Senate in 2020, representing Alabama.
    • Serves as Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee on Education and the American Family.
    • Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee.
    • Member of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee.
    • Member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee.

As Chairman of the HELP Subcommittee on Education and the American Family, Senator Tuberville focuses on empowering parents in educational decisions, preserving Title IX protections, opposing certain curricula in schools, and investing in workforce development and job training programs.

Committees

13 assignments
Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee Food and Nutrition, Specialty Crops, Organics and Research member
Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry member
Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee Commodities, Derivatives, Risk Management and Trade member
Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee Rural Development, Energy and Credit member
Armed Services member
Armed Services Committee Personnel chair
Armed Services Committee Strategic Forces member
Armed Services Committee Seapower member
Health, Education, Labor and Pensions member
Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Education and the American Family chair
Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Employment and Workplace Safety member
Special Committee on Aging member
Veterans' Affairs member

At a glance

Office
US Senator
District
Statewide
Born
September 18, 1954 (71 years old)
Mailing
455 Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510