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Member brief · 119th Congress

Rep. Earl L. "Buddy" Carter

R · Republican · U.S. Representative, Georgia 1st District1

In Congress
Since 2015 · 11 years
 Next election
Nov 3, 2026
 Committee leadership
None

CommitteesEnergy and Commerce; Budget2

Participation3

95 / 100

Chamber median 98
637 of 674 roll calls

Party unity3

99 / 100

Chamber median 98
on 450 party-line votes

Cross-party agreement3

13 / 100

Chamber median 12
on 504 contested votes

Ideology score4

+0.56

Chamber median +0.19
−1 left · +1 right

Notable votes and votes by issue

In the full brief: five notable recent votes chosen by a fixed rule (most recent breaks with party first), each with the member’s vote, the party’s position and a source, plus how often Carter votes with the party on each issue.

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Votes most like5

R Mike Johnson LA-4 99% of 413
R David Rouzer NC-7 98% of 500
R Jefferson Shreve IN-6 98% of 498

Share of roll calls both voted on where they voted the same way.

Next race

Nov 3, 2026 · Not on the November ballot7

On the ballot against them

Mike CollinsRepublican

Data as of Oct 5, 2026 · votes through Sep 16, 2026 · Method: https://oathstar.com/methodology · Live profile: https://oathstar.com/member/earl-l-buddy-carter

  1. 1. Member record and terms: congress.gov; unitedstates/congress-legislators, retrieved 2026-10-05. www.congress.gov/member/C001103
  2. 2. Committees: unitedstates/congress-legislators, retrieved 2026-10-05. github.com/unitedstates/congress-legislators
  3. 3. Participation, party unity, cross-party agreement, votes by issue: Oathstar from Voteview roll calls, 119th Congress, retrieved 2026-10-05. voteview.com/person/21513
  4. 4. Ideology: DW-NOMINATE first dimension, Voteview, 119th Congress. voteview.com/person/21513
  5. 5. Votes most like: Oathstar from Voteview roll calls, 119th Congress. voteview.com/data
  6. 6. Candidates: FEC filings, 2026 GA-SENATE race, retrieved 2026-10-06. www.fec.gov/data/elections/senate/GA/2026/
  7. 7. November ballot: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_United_States_Senate_elections, as of 2026-10-05. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_United_States_Senate_elections

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