Dale Shelton Deas

Dale Shelton Deas Jr. is a Republican candidate for the United States Senate in Alabama for the 2026 election cycle. A cardiac surgeon by profession, Deas has centered his campaign on government reform, healthcare transparency, and economic relief for Alabama families. He was born and raised in Mobile, Alabama, and later moved to Birmingham and Hoover. His educational background includes engineering studies in Nashville, followed by medical school in Birmingham and seven years of specialized surgical training in Atlanta.

Before entering politics, Deas's medical career was marked by a high-profile whistleblower incident at Emory Healthcare, where he testified in malpractice cases involving surgical misconduct. He has alleged that his subsequent termination from the residency program was a retaliatory act by the institution, a case that has garnered attention from prominent civil rights attorneys. In his platform, Deas advocates for the "Nurse Empowerment and Protection Act," which seeks to establish safe staffing ratios and ban mandatory overtime, and he supports capping insulin costs and eliminating the state grocery tax.

Deas's policy positions emphasize a "people first" approach, characterized by his refusal to accept corporate PAC or billionaire donations. On the national stage, he has expressed a non-interventionist foreign policy, opposing "forever wars" and nation-building while maintaining a strong stance against nuclear proliferation in Iran. He also supports federal investment in education, including tripling Title I funding and increasing teacher salaries, framing these as essential conservative improvements to the state's infrastructure.