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U.S. Representative for Alabama’s 6th District

Gary J. Palmer

Republican 6th term Up 2026

From public records: votes from Voteview, bills from congress.gov, money from FEC filings · votes updated Nov 1, 2026 · How we measure

Campaign money, 2025–26$1.2M raised · top PACs: Guthrie, Alabama Power Company, Drummond Company Breaks with Republicans most onEconomics and Public Finance: broke on 4 of 50 party-line votes (8%; most Republicans: 7%)
99LoyaltyMed 98
99AttendMed 98
12BipartMed 12
7BreaksMed 8
In office
House 2015–now
11 years in CongressMore senior than 66% of the House
Committees
  • Energy and Commerce 7th majority
  • Oversight and Government Reform 8th majority
Age
72

2026 election

Running for re-election
General election Nov 3, 2026

Also running

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Activity

119th CongressJan 3, 2025 to Nov 2, 2026Method
By week
Statements
Bills introduced
Roll calls
Breaks with party
By yearStatementsStmtsBills sponsoredSpons.Bills passedPassedCosponsoredCospon.Roll callsVotesBreaks with partyBreaks
119th Congress2025–26, to date641631566747
118th Congress2023–24not tracked—5101411,2355

Counts, not a score: statements as the Statements tab counts them, bills by introduction date, roll calls the member voted in, breaks on party-line votes.

1

What does he focus on?

MethodIssues tab →
Energy 11% 13%
Government Operations and Politics 20% 31%
Environmental Protection 7% 25%

StatementsBills

Words go to Government Operations and Politics, Energy and Social Welfare; bills go to Government Operations and Politics and Environmental Protection.

  • He talks most about: Government Accountability (Government Operations and Politics), Energy Project Permitting (Energy), Military Readiness (Armed Forces and National Security), Clean Energy Research Investment (Energy), Cost of Living (Economics and Public Finance).
  • 16 bills sponsored, most on Government Operations and Politics.
2

Does he have influence?

MethodBackground tab →
ChairEnvironment SubcommitteeEnergy and Commerce
MemberEnergy and Commerce Committee7th majority
MemberOversight and Government Reform Committee8th majority

Chair of the Environment Subcommittee, more senior than 66% of the House, in the majority.

  • 11 years in Congress: more senior than 66% of the House.
  • Majority: Republicans and the independents who caucus with them hold 219 of the 433 filled seats.
5

Who does he work with?

MethodWho votes alike →

His cosponsorships on Democratic bills

6% · peer median 9%

Closest across the aisle

Closest across the aisle Pro The members of the other party who vote most like Palmer.

Free account See Pro

Agreement on contested votes where both cast yea or nay, this Congress · Voteview

6% of his cosponsorships go to Democratic bills (peer median 9%); closest in his party: Johnson and Van Epps.

  • Other-party share of cosponsors on his own bills: not yet tracked.
  • Caucus memberships: not yet tracked.
3

Can he get things done?

MethodBills tab →

His billsExpected for a peerLaw inside another bill

Introduced 16 · expected 27
Action in committee 7 · expected 7
Beyond committee 7 · expected 4
Passed House 3 · expected 2
Became law 1 · expected 0 · +1 inside another bill
EffectivenessRank 31 of 433 in the House

2.67expected 1.22 · average member 1.00

3 of 16 bills passed the House; 1 became law; 1 more became law inside another bill; effectiveness 2.67 against a peer median of 1.22.

  • On the move: H.R. 9617 (passed a chamber), H.R. 8467 (passed a chamber), H.R. 6373 (out of committee).
  • Amendments offered and adopted, earmarks in dollars: not yet tracked.

119th Congress so far · bills from congress.gov

4

Where does he stand?

MethodVotes tab →
Position, all votesDW-NOMINATE +0.67

With his party on all 12 areas with 10 or more party-line votes so far.

Major bills of the Congress · final passage

Voted with his party on 10 of the 10 he voted on.

The same ten bills on every profile, chosen by a rule from the roll calls, statements and lobbying filings on file · Method · party column: Republicans yea–nay on that roll call.

Votes with Republicans on 99% of party-line votes, breaks 7 times (peer median 7).

  • Position: +0.67, inside the Republican middle 80%.
  • Most breaks by area: Economics and Public Finance 4 of 50, Environmental Protection 1 of 26, Armed Forces & National Security 1 of 38.

Distance from party, not an ideology score · areas under 10 party-line votes not shown.

6

Who backs him?

MethodMoney tab →

Where the money comes from, 2025–26

Palmer$1.2M raised51%46%
House median$2.1M raised7%37%36%7%

Small-dollar individualsLarge individualsPACs and other committeesTransfers and other

Small-dollargifts of $200 or less

51% of what he raised came from individuals; under 1% came in gifts of $200 or less (chamber median 7%).

$1.2M raised, 46% from PACs and other committees (chamber median 36%).

  • Last general election for the seat (2024): won by 40.8 points.

62 PACs of the 125 that gave belong to organizations that lobbied on bills he faced a vote on, cosponsored or sponsored.

Top lobbying issues of the organizations behind the PACs that gave to him: Taxation, Budget/Appropriations and Trade.

  1. Guthrie0% D
  2. Alabama Power Company31% D
  3. Drummond Company13% D

What each PAC gave Pro Amounts, the full list and each organization’s lobbying are part of Pro.

Free account See Pro

Party split is the PAC’s giving to all federal candidates · FEC

What those organizations lobby on

102 bills

Palmer voted Yea on 63, Nay on 5, did not vote on 3, and sponsored or cosponsored 31 with no recorded vote.

7

Do his words match his actions?

MethodPositions tab →

Positions are being checked before they go public; this question fills in when they are.