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Tommy TubervilleREPRepublican United States Senator
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Thomas Hawley Tuberville (born September 18, 1954) is an American politician and retired college football coach who is the senior United States senator from Alabama, a seat he has held since 2021. Before entering politics, Tuberville was the head football coach at Auburn University from 1999 to 2008. He was also the head football coach at the University of Mississippi from 1995 to 1998, Texas Tech University from 2010 to 2012, and the University of Cincinnati from 2013 to 2016. Tuberville won five national Coach of the Year Awards (AP, AFCA, Sporting News, Walter Camp, and Bear Bryant) following Auburn's 13–0 season in 2004, in which Auburn won the Southeastern Conference title and the Sugar Bowl, but was left out of the BCS National Championship Game. He earned his 100th career win in 2007. Tuberville is the only coach in Auburn football history to beat in-state rival Alabama six consecutive times. In 2015, he was the president of the American Football Coaches Association. He worked for ESPN as a color analyst for its college football coverage during 2017.In his first political campaign, Tuberville won the Republican nomination for the 2020 Senate election in Alabama and defeated Democratic incumbent Doug Jones by over 20 points. Establishing himself as an ally of President Donald Trump, he was among a group of Republican senators who attempted to overturn Democratic president-elect Joe Biden's victory over Trump in the 2020 presidential election. Tuberville became Alabama's senior senator in 2023 when Senator Richard Shelby retired.From February to December 2023, Tuberville blocked all promotions of senior officers in the U.S. military.

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Education4 - 4 of 2
Southern Arkansas University
Harmony Grove High School
Past Positions1 - 12 of 12
Senator
United States Senate, Alabama
2021 - Current
Full-Time Broadcast Staff Member
ESPN
2016 - Current
Head Football Coach
University of Cincinnati
2012 - 2016
Head Football Coach
Texas Tech University
2010 - 2012
Head Football Coach
University of Mississippi
1995 - 1998
Graduate Assistant
University of Miami
1986 - 1993
Assistant Football Coach
Arkansas State University
1980 - 1984
Former Defensive Coordinator
University of Miami
Former Head Coach
Hermitage High School
Former Head Football Coach
Auburn University
Studio Analyst
ESPN
Studio Analyst
ESPNU
Other Experience1 - 3 of 3
Former Member
Subcommittee on Conservation, Climate, Forestry, and Natural Resources
Former Member
Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities
Former Member
Subcommittee on Personnel