Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Doug Jones released his first television campaign ad of the general special election on Monday, in which the former federal prosecutor takes aim at the dysfunction in Washington, D.C.

"I'm running for the U.S. Senate because our leaders have lost sight of what it means to serve," Jones says in the ad. "Continuing to divide us won't make a positive difference in people's lives. We need more voices of reason who will listen to us. We need leaders people can talk to and trust, even if they don't agree on everything."

Jones will face Republican Roy Moore, the former Alabama Supreme Court chief justice, in the Dec. 12 special election.

Recent polling has Jones as a single-digit underdog in the race.

Watch the ad below: