Rodney Walker addresses Mid-Alabama Republicans about his Senate campaign

February 15, 2026 – VESTAVIA HILLS, Ala. – Republican U.S. Senate candidate Rodney Walker was in Vestavia Hills on Saturday to address the Mid-Alabama Republican Club about his campaign.

Walker is an East Alabama rancher and businessman.

"I am from Lineville in Clay County," said Walker. "My wife – Stacie – and I live on a 3,000 acre cattle farm."

"We have three sons," said Walker. "They are all grown now."

"Both of my grandfathers served in World War II, my father was in the army, I served as a deputy with the sheriff's department."

"I am not a career politician, but I am a career businessman," said Walker.

Waker said that he owns five Patriot fueling centers, 28 fueling stations, a quarry in Wedowee that sells aggregate for concrete, a leasing real estate business, Walker Lands and Cattle where they "raise 750 mama cows – eat more beef", and a gooseneck trailer sales dealership that sells cattle and equipment trailers.

"We have hired at least 1000 people," said Walker. "I sign the front of paychecks, I understand how we need to clean up the bureaucracy. We need to send good, hardworking people to D.C."

Walker said that he is going to "talk about the issues," in this campaign.

"One thing we need is term limits," said Walker. "Two terms is all I plan to serve."

Walker said that he strongly believes that members of the House should also get 12 years – in their case that would be six two-year terms.

Walker acknowledged that there would be opposition from the members of the Congress already there.

"I favor grandfathering people who are in there at this time," said Walker. Over time they would leave, and term limits would gradually go in place for the whole Congress.

"I want to work hard for infrastructure improvements in Alabama," said Walker,

He pointed to the need to wide Interstate 65 to six lanes from Huntsville all the way to Mobile. Walker said that manufactured goods in Decatur and Huntsville have to be transported by truck to the Port of Mobile and traffic congestion is hurting businesses going both ways.

"We are shipping coal to foreign countries," said Walker. "We have got to get the products to the port with getting bogged down."

Walker said that it is going to take federal money to do that. There is also a need to make improvements to I-20 as well as dredging the Alabama River to remove sand bars so that river traffic can flow more freely to the Port of Mobile.

Walker said that he is concerned that the pharmaceuticals that Americans depend on are 72% made overseas.

"Let's bring all our drug manufacturing back to the USA," Walker said. "20 drug companies are already over here in the Huntsville area."

Walker said that he is also concerned about our Alabama farmland being bought up by foreign interests particularly nations like China which are adversaries of the United States.

"Alabama is number four in foreign owned land," said Walker. "Texas is number one. Lets not let other countries take our minerals away from us. Food safety is a hugely important thing to me. We need to protect our food supply."

Walker said that it has gotten much more expensive to get into farming.

Today a tractor costs $155,000.....in 2008 it cost $65,000."

"Tomy Tuberville is on the Senate Ag committee....he is also on the armed services," said Walker. "I want to take those seats. I want to work for the people of the state of Alabama."

Walker warned that some of his opponents have taken "Dark money from California and other places."

"I will work hard for you," if elected to the Senate Walker said.

Kimberley Cook is the President of the Mid-Alabama Republican Club. The MARC meets on the second Saturday each month in Vestavia. The group will meet at the Vestavia Hills Civic Center next month while the Vestavia Library redoes its flooring after a recent sewage spill.

The MARC website is: MIDALGOP.net

https://www.midalgop.net/

"Sometimes we have more local candidates, but our club tends to focus on statewide candidates," Cook said.

Walker faces a crowded Republican field for U.S. Senate. Congressman Barry Moore, Deas, Attorney General Steve Marshall, former Tuberville aide Morgan Murphy, Seth Burton, and former Navy SEAL Jared Hudson are all running for the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate. The eventual Republican nominee will have to face a Democratic nominee (they also have four candidates) in the November general election.

Steve Marshall and gubernatorial candidate Ken McFeeters also addressed the group on Saturday.

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