At a September 16 town hall in Mobile, Democratic nominee for governor Doug Jones discussed challenges facing Gulf Coast families. His campaign said Jones drew on a lesson from his time in the U.S. Senate: Listen to people living with a problem, then work to fix it.
Jones said high diesel prices were keeping Gulf Coast shrimpers at the dock and raising costs for farmers, truckers and families.
“You’ve got shrimpers sitting at the dock right now that can’t afford the diesel cost to get out there for their livelihood,” Jones said. “That’s going to affect that industry. It’s going to affect food. It’s going to affect a lot of people.”
While answering a question about veterans, Jones recognized Cathy Milford in the crowd. The two worked to repeal the Military Widow’s Tax, an effort his campaign cited as an example of people affected by a problem helping solve it.
“I get asked all the time, what is the single proudest thing that you did as a United States senator? And it was eliminating that Military Widow’s Tax for people like Cathy Milford right here, who worked her rear end off to make it happen,” Jones said.
The Mobile County Democratic Executive Committee hosted the town hall. Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor Phillip Ensler joined Jones to take questions. State Senator Vivian Figures and State Representatives Sam Jones, Adline Clarke and Napoleon Bracy attended.
Jones is scheduled to return to Mobile on Wednesday, September 23, for a free rally with Alabama musician Jason Isbell at Crown Hall. Rally information is available on Jones’ campaign website. The full town hall is available on YouTube.
