"The wealthy people who are sending their kids to private schools have already made the choice... taking away money and handing it out to private school vouchers is not how we build stronger public schools."

Rogers has been endorsed by the Alabama AFL-CIO and has been campaigning across the state with other Democratic statewide candidates including gubernatorial candidate Doug Jones and U.S. Senate candidate Everett Wess.

Matthews, a resident of Ozark, highlighted his background at the Department of Agriculture—where he worked on rural development and the Farm Service Agency—as the foundation for his campaign. He argued that his hands-on experience allows him to identify specific areas for cutting government waste and effectively addressing critical infrastructure needs that other candidates may overlook.