Rodney Walker for U.S. Senate

Rodney Walker for U.S. Senate

“No matter how cold it gets, no matter how dark it gets, I will be there for you, because you are my people and I do not give up on my people.”

Rodney Walker is a lifelong Alabamian, cattle farmer, and businessman who is running for the U.S. Senate to bring practical, Alabama-first solutions to Washington. His campaign is grounded in service, not slogans, and in fighting for the workers, families, and communities that make Alabama strong.

Biography

Born in 1969 in Talladega, Rodney was raised on the values of faith, family, and hard work. He graduated from Talladega High School, continued his studies at Gadsden State Junior College and Auburn University, and later returned to Wallace State Community College to earn both private and commercial helicopter pilot licenses.

Business and Community Leadership

Right out of high school Rodney launched Walker Lands & Cattle, LLC, which has grown to 750 mother cows, 28 bulls, and roughly 700 calves at any given time. The operation also became the nation’s top Gooseneck trailer dealer for 12 consecutive years, shipping as far as Hawaii and South Africa. He went on to build a family of businesses that includes Walker Construction (Alabama General Contracting license #21997), Wedowee Quarry, Hatchett Creek Leasing, Patriot Fueling Centers, and Patriot Fuels USA. Across farming, construction, retail fuel, and real estate, Rodney has created more than 1,000 jobs with good wages and benefits while stewarding timber and excavation projects that support rural economies.

Service and Family

Rodney comes from a family rooted in service. Both grandfathers fought across Europe in World War II, his father retired as a sergeant major after three decades with the 1151st Engineering Unit, and Rodney carried forward that commitment at home. Although not a military veteran, he served as a pilot and sniper with the Clay and Randolph County Sheriff’s Departments, saving lives during search-and-rescue missions, and helped launch and chair the Randolph County Sheriff’s Rodeo to equip first responders. That spirit of duty drives his call to send business leaders to Washington who will remember the people they represent.

Issues

Protecting Alabama Agriculture and Forestry

Rodney believes Alabama’s farms, forests, and natural resources are strategic assets. He is committed to repealing the federal estate tax that threatens family farms, stopping foreign adversaries from buying U.S. farmland, and defending landowners from international regulations like the EU Deforestation Regulation that burden Alabama producers. From combating the Southern pine beetle to safeguarding water access, he wants farm families to stay on the land and feed America.

Priorities

• Repeal the federal estate (death) tax so farms are not forced to sell land to pay Washington.
• Ban foreign adversaries such as China and Iran from owning U.S. agricultural land.
• Remove the United States from harmful international timber regulations and back research to stop the Southern pine beetle.
• Invest with the USDA and state partners in pest control, soil health, and water resources that keep Alabama agriculture thriving.

Supporting Working Families and Small Businesses

As an employer who has met payroll through good times and bad, Rodney knows how high grocery bills, supply costs, and credit rates strain families and entrepreneurs. He wants to cut taxes on working- and middle-class households, expand low-interest financing for local businesses, and open new SBA, USDA, and Farm Credit programs that revive downtowns and help young entrepreneurs build the American Dream.

Priorities

• Deliver targeted tax relief on everyday essentials, tips, and overtime so families keep more of every paycheck.
• Expand low-interest, low-collateral lending tools for small businesses, farmers, and startups across Alabama.
• Launch mentorship and technical assistance partnerships that help local owners grow, hire, and compete.
• Press the Federal Reserve and Congress to pursue policies that lower borrowing costs and keep credit affordable.

Energy and Infrastructure Independence

Rodney views Alabama’s coal, hydroelectric capacity, and inland waterways as pillars of economic strength. He opposes overreaching federal regulations that cripple production, wants to restore pre-Obama-era flexibility for coal producers, and will work closely with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to maintain locks, dams, and navigation channels on the Alabama River system, Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway, Tennessee River, and Black Warrior River.

Priorities

• Roll back punitive regulations that limit Alabama coal production and the jobs it supports.
• Invest in hydroelectric upgrades and grid resilience that keep power reliable and affordable.
• Secure funding to dredge channels, repair locks and dams, and modernize navigation aids on Alabama waterways.
• Coordinate with local stakeholders so infrastructure dollars reach the communities that depend on river commerce.

Healthcare and Senior Security

Rodney wants American seniors and families to have reliable care, affordable prescriptions, and dignified retirement options. With nearly three-quarters of U.S. prescription drugs manufactured overseas, he argues that national security requires onshoring critical medicines and protecting Medicare and Social Security for the Baby Boomer generation entering retirement.

Priorities

• Require FDA-regulated prescription drugs for the U.S. market to be manufactured on American soil.
• Support long-term care, assisted living, and home-health services that help seniors live with dignity.
• Strengthen Medicare and Social Security while rooting out waste and fraud that shortchange retirees.
• Build strategic reserves of medical supplies and pharmaceuticals to guard against hostile supply disruptions.

Education Freedom

Rodney believes education dollars should reach students and classrooms, not bureaucracy. He supports closing the federal Department of Education, keeping successful programs like Head Start in place, and sending funds directly to state and local school systems so communities can tailor solutions and boost graduation rates.

Priorities

• Sunset the federal Department of Education and return authority and funding to states and local boards.
• Maintain proven federal support for early childhood and Title I programs while cutting red tape.
• Reward districts that raise graduation rates, career readiness, and parental involvement.
• Expand technical and vocational pathways that prepare students for Alabama’s workforce needs.

Pro-Life Leadership

Rodney is a pro-life Christian who believes every child deserves the chance to be adopted into a loving family. He will defend protections for unborn children while ensuring mothers receive compassionate, life-saving medical care when needed.

Priorities

• Support federal and state laws that defend unborn life.
• Expand adoption services, foster care support, and faith-based partnerships for families in need.
• Fund prenatal, maternal, and mental health services that protect both mother and child.
• Oppose efforts to force healthcare providers to violate their conscience rights.

Standing with Law Enforcement

Having served alongside sheriffs and deputies as a helicopter pilot, Rodney will always back the men and women who protect Alabama communities. He rejects efforts to demonize officers and focuses on giving departments the resources, training, and community trust they need to keep families safe.

Priorities

• Increase funding for equipment, training, and mental health services for local law enforcement.
• Support community partnerships such as the Randolph County Sheriff’s Rodeo that build trust and raise resources.
• Protect qualified immunity for officers acting in good faith and crack down on attacks on first responders.
• Promote recruitment and retention programs so rural counties have the personnel they need.

Constitutional Rights and Border Security

Rodney is a constitutional conservative who defends the Second Amendment and supports common-sense immigration enforcement. He opposes gun grabs that punish law-abiding citizens while keeping firearms out of criminal hands. He also backs executive action to ensure birthright citizenship is not exploited by people who entered the country illegally.

Priorities

• Preserve the right of law-abiding citizens to keep and bear arms while enforcing laws against violent criminals.
• Invest in firearm safety education, hunting traditions, and responsible gun ownership.
• Support policies that prevent illegal entrants from using birthright citizenship as a backdoor to legal status.
• Strengthen border security and immigration enforcement so the system is lawful and fair.

Accountable Government

Rodney is running to end the era of career politicians and bureaucratic waste. He backs term limits, balanced budgets, and a flat tax system that treats every American fairly while eliminating loopholes for the well-connected.

Priorities

• Pass a constitutional amendment limiting U.S. senators to two six-year terms and representatives to four two-year terms.
• Enact a simplified flat tax that replaces the current IRS code, eliminates special-interest carve-outs, and requires Washington to live within its means.
• Require honest, balanced federal budgets that cut earmarks and pork-barrel spending.
• Increase transparency and sunset rules that no longer serve the public interest.