Lawsuit alleges Tommy Tuberville is Florida resident amid Alabama bid

politicsAug 5, 2026242,076

A lawsuit filed against U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville alleges his primary residence is in Florida and argues that claim disqualifies him from the Alabama governor race. Two news headlines framed the challenge as the biggest legal threat to Tuberville’s bid, with one headline reading "Tommy Tuberville Hit With Lawsuit Over Secret Life as Florida Man." Sample posts and commentary circulating online repeat the allegation, note claims that Tuberville lives in Florida while running in Alabama, and mock his campaign promises with references to a proposed 30-foot wall around Alabama. The filings seek to hinge Tuberville’s gubernatorial eligibility on Alabama residency rules; the articles provided do not include filing dates, court names, or the specific statutory grounds cited in the complaint. Next steps implied by coverage include court review of the residency claims and potential motions to dismiss or resolve candidate qualification before the election.

D. Earl Stephens

@dearlstephens.bsky.social

📌Mike Rogers and Tommy Tuberville live in Florida, and don’t give a shit about the people in the states they pretend to live in, Michigan and Alabama. -Cheers

5207h ago

Tre6

So does Roger Marshall from Kansas He really sucks

SafeWaterCleanAir 💦☮️🌏🌍🌎2

Is it Hawley or another senator from Missouri or Arkansas who actually lives in Virginia? I would look it up, but the question just popped up!

sacatlady.bsky.social2

Rep. Jack Bergman lives in Louisiana not northern Michigan. Republicans are all lying frauds but it never stops MAGAts voting for them. 🤬

Bobby Oliveira2

A 3rd member has joined our "Tommy lives in Florida" team

SafeWaterCleanAir 💦☮️🌏🌍🌎1

I would like to say Doug Jones, who is running for governor of Alabama is a brilliant man. He was the state attorney who finally brought the KKK members who killed the little girls in Birmingham by bombing the church in 1963 to justice in 2000 when he took office. If you’d like to donate, $5-10💙🇺🇸

They Say1

Trump-GOP does nothing but lie, criticize, and destroy. They never explain what they intend to do to improve the situation. Trump is no populist. He's a classic "RINO": tax cuts for the rich, deregulation and endless wars in the Middle East, all while distracting MAGA with racism and culture wars.

Noel Casler Comedy

@noelcaslercomedy.bsky.social

Tommy Tuberville says he’s gonna build a 30 foot wall around Alabama, or as I like to call it, Walabama.

4019h ago

Noel Casler Comedy36

‘This next tune is called ‘Sweet Home Walabama’.

Noel Casler Comedy35

‘Aww man, they opened with Walabama Getaway’

Mrs. Betty Bowers

@mrsbettybowers.bsky.social

If they build a 30-foot wall around Alabama to protect the integrity of its voting, how will Florida resident Tommy Tuberville be able to sneak in to vote illegally?

4267h ago

HemiScott1

Florida should cede the backward racist Panhandle to Alabama since it’s Floribama anyway. Good riddance. Might go a long way to improving Florida.

Aaron Vincent1

There'll be a rat flap for him.

Eizabeth Spann1

As someone who has voted in Alabama for fifty years, I was wondering the same thing.

Scott Horton

@robertscotthorton.bsky.social

Tommy Tuberville promises as governor of Alabama to build a 30' wall around the state to keep out Yankees... and people with darker skin color. Alabama currently lands in the range of 47-50 among US states in literacy, healthcare, maternal health... bsky.app/profile/atru...

20310h ago

Michael Markman7

How about this building a 30 foot wall around Tommy Tuberville and calling it a day.

Fata Morgana7

Stupidest man in the Senate is about to become the stupidest Governor in the country.

John Novio5

A wall isn't warranted, a lot of people already avoid going to the state?

theviolenceoftruth.bsky.social5

if you tried to give Alabama to another country, you’d have to include cash and draft picks and maybe a good blue state.

John S4

Hey! Tommy Tupperware. Just build the wall around yourself and do us all a favor. We will pay for it!

yellowdog1955.bsky.social3

Alabama is first in dumb senators.

Southern Djentleman

@hamsolo.bsky.social

Tommy Tuberville announces plans to leave Florida and move to Alabama

10510h ago

Quiz!Baby3

But sound like a good idea, to build a wall around Alabama, and don't let liberal money fund the state.

Erica2

Or just around his house.

Sterling B.1

I hope his probation officer in Florida will allow it?

Chris⚖️Justice

@chrisjustice01.bsky.social

Tommy Tuberville, another coup ringleader never held accountable. Failure of Justice is why we have ALL these problems bsky.app/profile/chri...

829h ago

Charlie Fox.

@realseafox.bsky.social

Dear Alabama Senator from Florida, Nobody wants to go to the state that is a joke when it comes to poverty levels illiteracy rates, child welfare, life expectancies and bigotry. If you need a wall, it’s to keep people in. www.rawstory.com/tommy-tuberv...

638h ago

They Say1

The Republicans are the problem. The GOP controls all three branches of government. It's not a good idea to elect Republicans who hate and despise the government—which they themselves label as the problem—while simultaneously working to undermine trust in that government.

Brian Lyman

@brianlyman.bsky.social

Also becoming a major issue in Alabama, where Doug Jones has called for a moratorium and Tommy Tuberville is embracing data centers; calling concerns about them “bullcrap” and suggesting opponents are being swayed by China. Here’s @annabjournalist.bsky.social on Monday.

6617h ago

Mark Pickens1

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it's coup for my family

@ghostesq.bsky.social

none of us can help how we're born, of course but I simply refuse to accept that Tommy Tuberville is a name of an elected member of Congress

618h ago

it's coup for my family11

that name is for a story about a little boy who lives in a town made entirely of potatoes

Moira2

Isn’t there someone named “Markwayne” as well, like his parents couldn’t decide what to name him so they created some kind of compound southern incest monstrosity? And then named him Markwayne?

bazzlecat.bsky.social

@bazzlecat.bsky.social

It is "Tommy Tuberville Thursday" Call him 202-224-4124 or 251-308-7233 Tommy wants to build a wall around Alabama to keep the immigrants out. Call him and offer to lay the brick Don't threaten us with a good time. Get building. Alabama rates 48th worst state for life expectancy. Do it!

358h ago

Catherine

@accomplishedseer.bsky.social

Approximately 1.2 million people in Alabama receive Social Security benefits. This total accounts for roughly 23% of the state's total population. This is their Senator. Tommy Tuberville. Currently running to become their governor. The treason is obscene.

209h ago

Carl LaFong: American Vermin4

Tommy Tube steak is a fucking idiot. It will be great to get him out of the Senate. But who am I kidding? Alabama can be trusted to replace him with someone just as bad, or worse.

mike taddow

@miketaddow.bsky.social

i know tommy tuberville ain’t talkin about playing defense lol

279h ago

Stately MC

@statelymc.bsky.social

If we straightened out this country's voting system, nobody would be retweeting Tommy Tuberville.

1110h ago

bcruikshank217.bsky.social

@bcruikshank217.bsky.social

To be fair, Tommy Tuberville is dumb as a box of rocks. He might not actually understand why people are angry.

107h ago

James Hughes

@dystopian-fashion.bsky.social

Shocking and racist. I guess it's not surprising after all.U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala, is alleging that Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed is a terrorist and radical Islamist. Tuberville criticized El-Sayed because he says he “will do everything he can to destroy America.”

46h ago

Wanderer1

Tuberville is a gutter racist.

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newrepublic.comTommy Tuberville Hit With Lawsuit Over Secret Life as Florida Man newsfromthestates.comWhat Tommy Tuberville’s residency issues say about Alabama

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Lawsuit alleges Tommy Tuberville is Florida resident amid Alabama bid

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