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Doug Jones

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Won the General, 2017 Alabama U.S. Senate

Alabama U.S. Senate (2018 - Present)

Quick Facts
Personal Details

Education

  • JD, Law, Samford University, Cumberland School of Law, 1976-1979
  • BS, Political Science, University of Alabama, 1972-1976

Professional Experience

  • JD, Law, Samford University, Cumberland School of Law, 1976-1979
  • BS, Political Science, University of Alabama, 1972-1976
  • Shareholder, Jones & Hawley, Professional Company, 2013-present
  • Member, Haskell Slaughter Young & Rediker, Limited Liability Company, 2008-2013
  • Member, Whatley Drake, Limited Liability Company, 2001-2008
  • United States Attorney, Northern District of Alabama, United States Department of Justice, 1997-2001
  • Assistant United States Attorney, Northern District of Alabama, United States Department of Justice, 1980-1984
  • Staff Counsel, Senator Howell Heflin, United States Senate, Senate Judiciary Committee, 1979-1980

Political Experience

  • JD, Law, Samford University, Cumberland School of Law, 1976-1979
  • BS, Political Science, University of Alabama, 1972-1976
  • Shareholder, Jones & Hawley, Professional Company, 2013-present
  • Member, Haskell Slaughter Young & Rediker, Limited Liability Company, 2008-2013
  • Member, Whatley Drake, Limited Liability Company, 2001-2008
  • United States Attorney, Northern District of Alabama, United States Department of Justice, 1997-2001
  • Assistant United States Attorney, Northern District of Alabama, United States Department of Justice, 1980-1984
  • Staff Counsel, Senator Howell Heflin, United States Senate, Senate Judiciary Committee, 1979-1980
  • Senator, United States Senate, Alabama, 2018-present
  • Candidate, United States Senate, Alabama, 2017, 2020

Former Committees/Caucuses

Former Member, Federal Spending Oversight and Emergency Management Subcommittee, United States Senate

Former Member, Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, United States Senate

Former Member, Securities, Insurance, and Investment Subcommittee, United States Senate

Current Legislative Committees

Member, Armed Services

Member, Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

Member, Health, Education, Labor and Pensions

Member, Special Committee on Aging

Member, Subcommittee on Airland

Member, Subcommittee on Economic Policy

Member, Subcommittee on Employment and Workplace Safety

Member, Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection

Member, Subcommittee on Housing, Transportation, and Community Development

Member, Subcommittee on Primary Health and Retirement Security

Member, Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support

Member, Subcommittee on Strategic Forces

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

  • JD, Law, Samford University, Cumberland School of Law, 1976-1979
  • BS, Political Science, University of Alabama, 1972-1976
  • Shareholder, Jones & Hawley, Professional Company, 2013-present
  • Member, Haskell Slaughter Young & Rediker, Limited Liability Company, 2008-2013
  • Member, Whatley Drake, Limited Liability Company, 2001-2008
  • United States Attorney, Northern District of Alabama, United States Department of Justice, 1997-2001
  • Assistant United States Attorney, Northern District of Alabama, United States Department of Justice, 1980-1984
  • Staff Counsel, Senator Howell Heflin, United States Senate, Senate Judiciary Committee, 1979-1980
  • Senator, United States Senate, Alabama, 2018-present
  • Candidate, United States Senate, Alabama, 2017, 2020
  • Member, Advisory Board, Blackburn Institute, present
  • Member, Beta Theta Pi, present
  • Member, Advisory Committee on the Alabama Rules of Evidence
  • Member, Birmingham Civil Rights Institute
  • Member, Canterbury United Methodist Church

Other Info

— Awards:

  • Distinguished Service Award, Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, 2007

  • Gordon Jones

  • Gloria Jones

Names of Grandchildren:

Ever, Ollie

  • 2

Policy Positions

2020

Abortion

1. Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation?
- Pro-choice

Budget

1. In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket?
- Yes

2. Do you support expanding federal funding to support entitlement programs such as Social Security and Medicare?
- Yes

Campaign Finance

Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions?
- Unknown Position

Crime

Do you support the protection of government officials, including law enforcement officers, from personal liability in civil lawsuits concerning alleged misconduct?
- Unknown Position

Defense

Do you support increasing defense spending?
- Unknown Position

Economy

1. Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Yes

2. Do you support lowering corporate taxes as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Unknown Position

3. Do you support providing financial relief to businesses AND/OR corporations negatively impacted by the state of national emergency for COVID-19?
- Yes

Education

Do you support requiring states to adopt federal education standards?
- Unknown Position

Energy and Environment

1. Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, geo-thermal)?
- Yes

2. Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions?
- Unknown Position

Guns

Do you generally support gun-control legislation?
- Yes

Health Care

1. Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")?
- No

2. Do you support requiring businesses to provide paid medical leave during public health crises, such as COVID-19?
- Yes

Immigration

1. Do you support the construction of a wall along the Mexican border?
- Unknown Position

2. Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship?
- No

National Security

1. Should the United States use military force to prevent governments hostile to the U.S. from possessing a weapon of mass destruction (for example: nuclear, biological, chemical)?
- Unknown Position

2. Do you support reducing military intervention in Middle East conflicts?
- Unknown Position

Trade

Do you generally support removing barriers to international trade (for example: tariffs, quotas, etc.)?
- Yes

2019

Abortion

1. Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation?
- Pro-choice

Economy

1. Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Yes

2. Do you support lowering taxes as a means of promoting economic growth?
- No

Energy

Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, thermal)?
- Yes

Environment

Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions?
- Yes

Health Care

1. Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")?
- No

Immigration

1. Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship?
- No

Congress Bills
Speeches

Motion to Discharge--S.J. Res. 77

Dec. 9, 2020Floor Speech
Events

2020

Sep. 7
Drive-In the Vote with Doug Jones and Special Guests

Mon 6:00 PM – 9:15 PM CDT

Grand River Drive-In Alabama Leeds

Jun. 12
Online Forum with Senator Doug Jones

Fri 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM CDT