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Former Representative for Alabama’s 1st District, 2021–2025

Jerry L. Carl

Republican 2nd term Former memberCandidate in 2026

Record from the 118th Congress · From public records: votes from Voteview, bills from congress.gov, money from FEC filings · votes updated Nov 2, 2026 · How we measure

98LoyaltyMed 95
99AttendMed 98
13BipartMed 16
20BreaksMed 35
In office
House 2021–2025
4 years in Congress

Left office. Carl left the House on Jan 3, 2025, when the term ended. No successor is linked: Alabama drew new House lines for 2024, so the district isn’t the seat Carl held.

Candidate in 2026 · running for AL-1 · See the race

Bottom line

Activity

118th CongressJan 3, 2023 to Jan 3, 2025Method
By week
Statements
tracked from Jan 2025
Bills introduced
Roll calls
Breaks with party
By yearStatementsStmtsBills sponsoredSpons.Bills passedPassedCosponsoredCospon.Roll callsVotesBreaks with partyBreaks
118th Congress2023–24not tracked—712351,23520

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 did he focus on?

MethodIssues tab →
Energy no statements 14%
Environmental Protection no statements 14%
Government Operations and Politics no statements 29%

StatementsBills

No counted statements yet; bills go to Government Operations and Politics and Energy.

  • 7 bills sponsored, most on Government Operations and Politics.
  • Statements: our record starts in January 2025.
2

Did he have influence?

MethodBackground tab →

Committee seats are shown for sitting members only.

Committee and party posts are shown for sitting members only.

  • 4 years in Congress.
5

Who did he work with?

MethodWho votes alike →

His cosponsorships on Democratic bills

7% · peer median 10%

Closest across the aisle

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

Free account See Pro

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

7% of his cosponsorships went to Democratic bills (peer median 10%); closest in his party: Ezell and Stewart.

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

Could he get things done?

MethodBills tab →

His billsExpected for a peer

Introduced 5 · expected 23.5
Action in committee 3 · expected 12
Beyond committee 1 · expected 4
Passed House 1 · expected 1
Became law 0 · expected 0
EffectivenessRank 285 of 445 in the House

0.48expected 1.05 · average member 1.00

1 of 5 bills passed the House; 0 became law; effectiveness 0.48 against a peer median of 1.05.

  • On the move: H.R. 897 (passed a chamber).
  • Amendments offered and adopted, earmarks in dollars: not yet tracked.

118th Congress · bills from congress.gov

4

Where did he stand?

MethodVotes tab →
Position, all votesDW-NOMINATE +0.55

With his party on all 17 areas with 10 or more party-line votes.

Major bills of the Congress · final passage

Voted with his party on 9 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.

Voted with Republicans on 98% of party-line votes, broke 20 times (peer median 27).

  • Position: +0.55, inside the Republican middle 80%.
  • Most breaks by area: International Affairs 8 of 47, Economics and Public Finance 8 of 216, Education 1 of 20.

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

6

Who backed him?

MethodMoney tab →

The money record for a former member is on the Money tab.

7

Did his words match his actions?

MethodPositions tab →

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