Senator Doug Jones upcoming Town Hall in Anniston, AL

Calhoun County Democrats
3 days ago
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Senator Jones and his beautiful wife Louise, invite you to join them for a community dialogue at the Anniston Meeting Center, 1615 Noble Street, on Thursday, October 16^th from 6-8 pm. More details to follow - just 'save the date' for now!

The gathering aims to foster civil, fact-based discussion across party lines. Senator Jones will speak briefly and then there will be a question-and-answer session designed to provide attendees with insight into the workings of the federal government and the current political climate. Jones would like to hear your personal experience and concerns about how the current administration's actions have impacted your life.

Doug has built his career on fighting impossible battles.

A celebrated prosecutor who brought long-overdue justice to the victims of the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing, Doug has built his career on fighting impossible battles. Jones is the author of Bending Toward Justice: The Birmingham Church Bombing that Changed the Course of Civil Rights which recounts a key moment in our long national struggle for equality and the successful prosecution of two Ku Klux Klan members 40 years later.

When Jones celebrated his Senate win on Dec. 12, 2017, with a kiss for Louise, he was also celebrating their 25th wedding anniversary.

In 2017, he shocked the political establishment by winning a special election to fill a U.S. Senate seat in Alabama—the first Democrat to do so in 25 years. When Jones celebrated his Senate win on Dec. 12, 2017, with a kiss for Louise, he was also celebrating their 25th wedding anniversary. “I couldn’t have done this without her. The love, the support, the encouragement,” Jones said of his wife at the time, according to USA Today. He quickly built a reputation as a well-regarded and effective legislator, passing more than two dozen bipartisan bills into law in just three years. During his tenure, he sponsored or co-sponsored over two dozen bipartisan bills that became law and received the 2020 Jefferson-Hamilton Award for Bipartisanship from the US Chamber of Commerce.

Don't just invite friends, invite the community.

Senator Jones spoke to a capacity crowd at Hubbard’s Off Main in Oxford, also hosted by the Calhoun County Democrats earlier this year. Though the event was quite successful, Jones wanted to hear from a more ‘diverse’ group. He offered us a challenge – he said he’d come back in the fall if each of us will bring 2 people who don’t necessarily ‘think like us.’ It's time folks!

“Don’t just invite friends, invite the community. All politics is personal. We need to not only talk to people, we need to listen to people, and we need to listen to their fears and concerns,” Jones said.

“You’re not going to get everybody. That’s not the way society and our elections are made. But if you get somebody thinking twice, you’ve accomplished something,” Jones said. “We need to get more involved. The social media algorithms play on hate and they play on fear, and we’ve just got to counter that with what we care about: community and people."

The former senator has not announced his plans for the 2026 gubernatorial race, but has not yet ruled out the possibility.” (Excerpts taken from Alabama Reflector, Anna Barrett, July 31, 2025)