Democratic former Sen. Doug Jones launches campaign for Alabama governor

Former U.S. Sen. Doug Jones, the last Democrat to hold statewide office in Alabama, kicked off his campaign for governor Friday, saying voters deserve a choice and a leader who will put aside divisions to address the state's pressing needs. The campaign kickoff came on the eighth anniversary of Jones' stunning 2017 win over Republican Roy Moore, and Jones said Alabama proved back then that it can defy “simplified labels of red and blue.” “You said with your votes that our values, Alabama values, are more important than any political party, any personality, any prepackaged ideology.”