Big Luther Strange -
An Honest Attorney General

The most important job of the Alabama Attorney General is making sure that the citizens of Alabama can live their lives and support their families protected by the honest rule of law. A good attorney general does most of his work behind the scenes, helping others — supporting local law enforcement and elected local district attorneys as they prosecute criminals, managing his own teams of investigators and attorneys to enforce the state’s laws, and working with the governor and the legislature to ensure that Alabama is a safe and fair place to live, work and play. The attorney general must be a leader who can work with the state’s entire law enforcement team to protect Alabama and make sure that all the laws are faithfully enforced and applied equally to everyone.

As your next attorney general, I will:

  • Fight Public Corruption
  • Encourage Job Creation
  • Support Local Law Enforcement
  • Stop The Secret Deals & Corruption Behind Illegal Gambling
  • Fight Illegal Immigration
  • Push Back Against Federal Encroachment
  • End Lawsuit Abuse
  • Ensure Honest Elections
  • Prosecute The War On Illegal Drugs
  • Protect Consumers
  • Preserve Alabama Values
  • Protect Our Second Amendment Rights

There is nothing more important than the trust we as citizens place in our government and our elected officials. Alabamians deserve honesty and integrity in Montgomery. If elected, I promise to serve you with honesty and integrity – that’s the most important promise I can make.

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I will make the government work fairly and honestly for everyone in Alabama:

Fighting Public Corruption

I will face corruption head-on and work to pass enabling legislation to confront corruption wherever it is found. I will never allow myself to be put in a position of having to recuse the Office of Attorney General from prosecuting a public corruption case because of ties to the scandal.

Public corruption has too often tarnished the image of Alabama. I am willing and able to face this corruption head on. Abuses by public officials destroy the public’s confidence in our government and destroy the morale of our hard-working civil servants.

Encouraging Job Creation

I will lead the Attorney General’s office to make Alabama a welcoming place to do business.

I will support a favorable environment for starting and growing business in Alabama. I will fight to streamline regulations, cut red tape, and prevent tax increases to make Alabama attractive to businesses which want to add jobs. I will support new laws and enforce existing laws that bring new businesses and new jobs to Alabama and that encourage expansion and job creation among existing businesses. I will fight to protect our right to work law and oppose schemes to eliminate the secret ballot in union elections. I will promote good schools that help draw businesses to our state. I will fight to protect Alabama’s consumers with sensible regulations and ensure they are applied fairly to all businesses.

Supporting Local Law Enforcement

I will repair the weakened relationships between the State Attorney General and Alabama’s District Attorneys.

Our law enforcement personnel and district attorneys are doing yeomen’s work across this state. They are working each and every day to protect Alabama’s children and families and to prosecute those who break our laws. The Attorney General should be the strongest ally and supporter of these dedicated public servants, but for several years this has not been the case. I am proud to have earned the support of police chiefs, sheriffs, and district attorneys across Alabama. I will partner with the law enforcement professionals and district attorneys across our state and work with them to reduce crime and prosecute offenders to the full extent of the law. I will use the full weight of the Attorney General’s office, if elected, to press for the increased funding for crime prevention and law enforcement that is so desperately needed.

Stopping the Secret Deals & Corruption Behind Illegal Gambling

I will marshal the full force of the Attorney General’s office to end illegal gambling operations in Alabama.

As our current Attorney General has looked away, illegal gambling operations have spread like wildfire across Alabama in the last few years. I promise to work closely with our state and local law enforcement officials, our local elected officials, and our next governor to ensure that the laws of Alabama are being followed and ensure that Alabama’s laws against illegal gambling are uniformly and fairly enforced.

Fighting Illegal Immigration

I will fight to equip our state and local officials with all available tools to combat illegal immigration.

The Federal government has failed in its duty to enforce the nation’s immigration laws. Due to this failure, states, including Alabama, face the burden of dealing with illegal immigrants. Alabama must reclaim its police powers to protect the public welfare by enforcing its existing laws and enacting tough new laws addressing illegal aliens, Mexican drug cartels and human trafficking. I will fight to equip our state and local officials with the tools and resources they need to effectively enforce our immigration laws, through programs such as 287(g) and the E-Verify system. I will work closely with my friend Sen. Jeff Sessions in his efforts to strengthen states’ abilities and powers to deal with illegal immigration and above all stop amnesty for those who entered this country illegally.

Pushing Back Against Federal Encroachment

I will use the power of the Attorney General’s Office to fight federal encroachment on our rights and property.

As the chief litigator and law enforcement officer for Alabama, it is my duty to say no to Washington as they continue to meddle in our local affairs. Whether defending our schools, property rights, or basic freedoms, I will say “no” to a Federal Government that has used one small clause in the Constitution to takeover every aspect of our lives and leave our children and unborn citizens hopelessly in debt.

Ending Lawsuit Abuse

I will continue the fight for tort reform.

It is vital that we continue to make Alabama a welcoming place to do business. For too long, Alabama was known as “Tort Hell.” Thanks to the work of Bill Pryor, Jeff Sessions, Perry Hooper and Republicans across this state, we have made great strides in overcoming this negative perception that drives business away from Alabama. I will work to streamline litigation, restrain punitive damages, limit non-economic damages and end lawsuit abuse.

Ensuring Honest Elections

I will rigorously prosecute voter fraud and pursue anti-voter fraud legislative initiatives.

The foundation of our democracy is free and honest elections. Voter fraud, whether through false voter registrations or Election Day shenanigans, deprives our citizens the right to free and fair elections. I will aggressively investigate allegations of voter fraud and prosecute those found to have compromised the integrity of elections in our state. In addition, I will work with the Secretary of State in her effort to ensure that our military men and women serving overseas are able to exercise their right to vote.

Prosecuting The War On Illegal Drugs

I will support local law enforcement in their continued war against illegal drugs infiltrating our homes, neighborhoods, schools and communities.

Whether its meth, crack-cocaine, or prescription pills, drug abuse continues to invade our homes, our neighborhoods and our schools. I applaud the Alabama District Attorneys Association for its “Zero Meth” campaign. It is going to take all of us working together to eradicate drugs from our communities. It also takes innovative and varied approaches, from drug prevention education in our schools to early intervention for at-risk teens, to swift prosecution and punishment for dealers and producers. I will partner with the law enforcement community on the front lines of our war on illegal drugs and will support their efforts for increased funding for education, investigation and enforcement.

Protecting Consumers

I will protect our citizens from those who seek to defraud them.

One of the most important jobs of the Attorney General is the protection of Alabama’s consumers. I promise to keep our citizens aware of common scams that can rob them of their identity. Consumers also need to know their rights under Alabama law and public education will be a top priority. Consumer protection is a two-fold mission — empowering and equipping individuals with the information and tools to protect themselves against fraud and prosecuting the criminals who attempt to prey on the unsuspecting. I will fight to protect our children from Internet predators and fraudsters and will fight against other forms of Internet fraud and abuse.

Preserving Alabama Values

I will always uphold traditional Alabama Family values.

I am committed to using the full extent of the Office of Attorney General to protect the unborn, our freedom of worship and our right to pray in our public institutions, and to defend the sanctity of marriage between a man and a woman.

Protecting Our Second Amendment Rights

I will aggressively work to defeat legislation at the state or national level that infringes on our rights to keep and bear arms.

Alabamians hold a special place in their hearts for the 2nd Amendment. I, along with thousands of other people in our state, am a long-time and proud member of the National Rifle Association. Guaranteeing the citizenry the constitutional right to keep and bear arms was important to the founders of our nation – and it is of great importance to me. I pledge to protect our 2nd Amendment right by working to defeat legislation that infringes on the right of law-abiding citizens to keep and bear arms.