McFeeters Files Ethics Complaint on Tuberville
New complaint cites Florida spending, travel records, and residency questions tied to Tuberville’s campaign and expense filings
The long-running residency dispute between Ken McFeeters and Tommy Tuberville took a sharper turn this week, as McFeeters filed a formal ethics complaint tied to Tuberville’s travel and spending records.
The complaint “alleges that Senator Tommy Tuberville has used, or permitted the use of, funds from his Alabama gubernatorial campaign account for personal purposes, including travel and related expenses in the Florida Panhandle, in violation of Alabama law.”
The filing builds on months of allegations that Tuberville has not met Alabama’s seven-year residency requirement for Governor. Now, McFeeters is pointing to financial records and expense filings as supporting evidence.
At the center of the filing: a steady stream of taxpayer- and campaign-funded travel to Florida.
According to a recent investigative report by Lagniappe, federal records show at least $60,000 in spending along Florida’s Emerald Coast tied to Tuberville’s travel and activity.
Those records include flights, lodging, meals, and transportation expenses concentrated in the same region where Tuberville owns a long-held beach property.
The report notes that “taxpayers and political donors are still paying tens of thousands of dollars” for travel and dining in the Florida Panhandle.
That pattern, McFeeters argues, raises serious questions about where the Senator actually lives.
This latest move is not happening in a vacuum. McFeeters has spent months pressing the same core claim: that Tuberville’s legal residence does not match his real one.
In a previously filed lawsuit, McFeeters stated:
“I’m through with asking — now I’m demanding; Tommy Tuberville, tell the people the truth.”
He has repeatedly pointed to travel logs, vehicle service records, and financial disclosures showing frequent activity in Florida rather than Alabama.
The Alabama Constitution requires gubernatorial candidates to live in the state for at least seven years before the election.
McFeeters claims Tuberville falls short of that threshold.
Tuberville’s campaign has consistently dismissed the accusations as political theater.
A spokesperson previously responded:
“Ken McFeeters is desperately trying to save his joke of a campaign.”
The campaign maintains that Tuberville’s legal residence is in Auburn and that he returns there when not in Washington.
The ethics complaint marks a new phase in what has become one of the most contentious Republican primary battles in the state.
After the Alabama Republican Party declined to act on earlier residency challenges, McFeeters turned to the courts. Now, he is expanding the fight into ethics enforcement, tying financial behavior to the broader question of eligibility.
The strategy is clear: move beyond where Tuberville says he lives — and focus on where the money shows he goes.
Whether that argument gains traction with regulators or voters remains to be seen. But with the primary approaching, the pressure campaign is only intensifying.
The ethics complaint as submitted to ALPolitics.com is attached:
