CAMPAIGN 2026: Ensler releases policy proposals if he’s elected lieutenant governor
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WAKA) – State Rep. Phillip Ensler (D-Montgomery) has unveiled his plans if he is elected lieutenant governor in this year’s elections.
On the steps of the Alabama State House, Ensler unveiled his policy platform.
He says his platform is based on what he’s heard from everyday Alabamians, teachers, nurses and doctors, law enforcement, laborers, over the course of this campaign and throughout his years as a public servant.
Among the points he outlined, he says that Alabama families pay some of the highest utility bills in America. He wants transparency in rate-setting, the freedom to pursue alternative sources of energy, and the basic guarantee that every family can afford to have heat and air conditioning.
Ensler says he wants to raise the minimum wage for Alabama workers, eliminate the sales tax on groceries and expand Medicaid.
In education, he wants to raise teacher pay and expand Alabama’s Pre-K program.
Focusing on crime, Ensler wants to bring back the permit requirement for carrying guns in public, saying that doesn’t conflict with the Second Amendment. He also wants to offer law enforcement officers signing bonuses, loan forgiveness, and housing assistance.
Ensler says the things he’s proposing are not Republican or Democratic issues. They’re human issues that people of all backgrounds can support.
“Everything I’m proposing is not socialist, it is not communist, it is common sense, reasonable things that people in Alabama want. The socialist happening in other states, we don’t see that happening here. We’re not concerned about that happening here. We are focusing on things that are bringing Democrats, Republicans, Independents together, and that’s what I am going to continue to stand up for. That’s what I’ve done at the legislature and will continue to do,” Ensler said.
Ensler will face Republican nominee John Wahl in the November 3 general election. The winner will replace Lieutenant Governor Will Ainsworth, who was term-limited.
