Everett W. Wess, Alabama’s Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, met with voters in Mobile at Mary’s Southern Cooking in the Pinebrook Shopping Center on Airport Boulevard on Tuesday, September 29th from noon to 1:00. Clyde Jones, Democratic candidate for Alabama’s 1st Congressional District, was also in attendance speaking with members of the community.
With the general election approaching in November, Wess says he wants to be transparent to voters across the state: “I’m out meeting people, meeting people in the community, because we are all affected. It’s not just the Alabama citizens – I’m an Alabama citizen, and I’m being affected also.”
Wess cited high gas and grocery prices as a troubling concern at the moment, including his own $80 fuel-up cost to drive down from Birmingham. In reference to grocery prices, he spoke with a frustrated mother recently, “She told me bread is a dollar more than it was just in January. Orange juice prices are higher. She said ‘I just started drinking water, I stopped buying orange juice for my family,’” said Wess. “I threw my name in to run for United States Senate so that we can get control of our government and do what’s good for the Alabama citizen,” he added.
Wess addressed some concerns for Mobile in particular, including data centers, infrastructure and healthcare with a focus on rural communities and veterans. “What we need to do is have real healthcare reform and ideas that’s going to stay there and be there in the long term. We need doctors and nurses and social workers – we need real healthcare reform in Alabama in the rural and urban areas,” said Wess. One idea he wants to push is combining funding for healthcare addressing rural areas and veterans. “Veterans live in rural Alabama, and that way we can be efficient with our funding and take care of our veterans and our citizens in rural Alabama.”
With regard to infrastructure, Wess says he is excited about the funding for the Mobile Bay Bridge as well as his plan for continued improvement across the state. “Infastructure is a big thing, I hope that we can pass bills that will really help people in the state of Alabama. Broadband, continue to improve roads and bridges,” he said.
According to his campaign website, Everett W. Wess is focused on affordable healthcare, economic opportunity, and justice. He is cited as an experienced attorney, public servant, and civil rights advocate. According to his website, “As a Democrat, Everett W. Wess is running for the United States Senate to advocate for voting rights, equal justice, affordable healthcare, quality public education, and economic opportunity. He believes that the justice system should work for everyone—not just the powerful.”
At the event Tuesday, Wess also added, “I will always put Alabamians first, I will put my constituents first, I will put the people of Alabama before any loyalty to any administration, and that’s the difference in my opponent and I.”
The deadline to register to vote or update voter information for the 2026 election is October 19th. Absentee ballot applications will be due by October 27th by mail or October 29th in person. The general election will take place on November 3rd. There are resources available to find polling information and locations in Alabama.