Draic Coakley

Draic Coakley's career experience includes working as a mechanic.[1]

Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

I’m on a mission to restore the values that make Alabama’s 3rd District strong, faith, family, and freedom. Our community deserves a representative who listens, stands firm, and fights for the hard-working men and women who are the backbone of our great state. This campaign is about more than politics; it’s about protecting the principles we hold dear and building a brighter future for our families. Together, we can defend our constitutional rights, promote economic growth, and ensure that our community thrives for generations to come.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

INFRASTRUCTURE

Bring federal dollars home to Alabama instead of sending billions over sea’s to fund proxy wars! Fix our state and county roads. Repair and replace our bridges. Expand internet access to rural Alabama.JOB GROWTH

Bring back our manufacturing plants to create jobs. Bring back American steel and let Alabama shine the spotlight for the rest of the country on manufacturing steel.

Bring tire plants and car manufacturing plants into the state.NO MONEY TO FOREIGN WARS

Ending taxpayers burden to foreign wars.

At no point should American dollars go towards proxy wars. While Alabamians are suffering to pay insurance premiums and put food on the table our elected officials are swooping in big dollars from the war complex industries and then turning around and voting to send billions to the wars that makes their special interests and corporate donors money.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Investing in our Veterans.

Protecting our Constitutional rights from being stripped away.

Affordability for everyday Alabamians and Americans across our great nation.

What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?

Common sense. Knowing what is right and wrong. Remembering everyday that you are elected by the voters and you are serving them and only them.

What qualities do you possess that you believe would make you a successful officeholder?

My strong qualities of understanding that an elected official is not a leader but is a representative. The voters are the true leaders. My unapologetically conservative America First values and beliefs.

Do you believe that it's beneficial for representatives to have previous experience in government or politics?

No

What do you perceive to be the United States' greatest challenges as a nation over the next decade?

The United States debt and wasteful spending. As well as our enemies abroad and the “cells” that are here domestically.

Do you believe that two years is the right term length for representatives?

Yes

What are your thoughts on term limits?

Term limits should be decided by the voters.

Is there a particular representative, past or present, whom you want to model yourself after?

Marjorie Taylor Greene

What committees interest you?

Department of Government Efficiency.

It is crucial that we cut wasteful spending and ease the burden from taxpayers.