Earl L. "Buddy" Carter
U.S. Representative, GA-1
Office record: unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
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Issue areas
Derived from issue-tagged bills they sponsored and stated positions — each links to the underlying record. AI-derived tags
Offices & terms
| Office | Party | From | To | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Representative, GA-1 current
Georgia |
Republican | Jan 3, 2025 | Jan 3, 2027 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| U.S. Representative, GA-1
Georgia |
Republican | Jan 3, 2023 | Jan 3, 2025 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| U.S. Representative, GA-1
Georgia |
Republican | Jan 3, 2021 | Jan 3, 2023 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| U.S. Representative, GA-1
Georgia |
Republican | Jan 3, 2019 | Jan 3, 2021 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| U.S. Representative, GA-1
Georgia |
Republican | Jan 3, 2017 | Jan 3, 2019 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| U.S. Representative, GA-1
Georgia |
Republican | Jan 6, 2015 | Jan 3, 2017 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
Committee assignments
- House Committee on Energy and Commerce unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- House Committee on Energy and Commerce — Communications and Technology unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- House Committee on Energy and Commerce — Environment unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- House Committee on Energy and Commerce — Health unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- House Committee on the Budget unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
Ideology — academic context, not a GovTally claim
DW-NOMINATE coordinates (Congress 119): economic dim. 0.555, social dim. 0.328. Voteview DW-NOMINATE Voteview-academic
Roll-call votes (583 recorded)
| Vote | Position | Date | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HRES 873 — Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 5371) making continuing appropriations and extensions for fiscal year… | Yea | Nov 12, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HRES 873 — Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 5371) making continuing appropriations and extensions for fiscal year… | Yea | Nov 12, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HRES 719 — Honoring the life and legacy of Charles "Charlie" James Kirk. | Yea | Sep 19, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 5371 — Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026 | Yea | Sep 19, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 5371 — Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026 | Nay | Sep 19, 2025 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 1047 — GRID Power Act | Yea | Sep 18, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 3015 — National Coal Council Reestablishment Act | Yea | Sep 18, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 3062 — Promoting Cross-border Energy Infrastructure Act | Yea | Sep 18, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HRES 713 — Censuring Representative Ilhan Omar of Minnesota and removing her from the Committee on Education and Workforce and the Committee on the… | Nay | Sep 17, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 5143 — District of Columbia Policing Protection Act of 2025 | Yea | Sep 17, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 5125 — District of Columbia Judicial Nominations Reform Act of 2025 | Yea | Sep 17, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HRES 722 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5371) making continuing appropriations and extensions for fiscal year 2026, and for other… | Yea | Sep 17, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HRES 722 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5371) making continuing appropriations and extensions for fiscal year 2026, and for other… | Yea | Sep 17, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 5140 — To lower the age at which a minor may be tried as an adult for certain criminal offenses in the District of Columbia to 14 years of age. | Yea | Sep 16, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 4922 — D. C. Criminal Reforms to Immediately Make Everyone Safe Act of 2025 | Yea | Sep 16, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 2721 — Honoring Our Heroes Act of 2025 | Yea | Sep 16, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HRES 707 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4922) to limit youth offender status in the District of Columbia to individuals 18 years of… | Yea | Sep 16, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HRES 707 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4922) to limit youth offender status in the District of Columbia to individuals 18 years of… | Yea | Sep 16, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 3400 — TRAVEL Act of 2025 | Not voting | Sep 15, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HJRES 117 — Relating to a national emergency by the President on July 30, 2025. | Not voting | Sep 15, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 3486 — Stop Illegal Entry Act of 2025 | Yea | Sep 11, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 3944 — Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, Agriculture, and Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2026 | Nay | Sep 11, 2025 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 3838 — Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 | Yea | Sep 10, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 3838 — Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 | Nay | Sep 10, 2025 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 3838 — Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 | Yea | Sep 10, 2025 | Agreed to | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
Campaign funding
1,002 recorded contributions totalling $2,425,389. Amounts and dates come straight from FEC filings; funding-type labels are software-classified from those filings classified — 150 of 1002 classified so far.
| Funding type | Contributions | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big donor | 134 | $384,368 | 16% |
| Corporate PAC | 14 | $280,995 | 12% |
| Super PAC | 2 | $0 | 0% |
| Unclassified | 852 | $1,760,026 | 73% |
Largest contributions
| Amount | Donor | To committee | Type | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $47,469 | TEAM BUDDY | BUDDY CARTER FOR SENATE | Corporate PAC | Mar 31, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $44,758 | TEAM BUDDY | BUDDY CARTER FOR SENATE | Corporate PAC | Sep 30, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $35,000 | TEAM BUDDY | BUDDY CARTER FOR SENATE | Corporate PAC | Mar 31, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $29,477 | TEAM BUDDY | BUDDY CARTER FOR SENATE | Corporate PAC | Jun 30, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $25,677 | AMERIS BANK | BUDDY CARTER FOR SENATE | Corporate PAC | Dec 27, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $19,352 | TEAM BUDDY | BUDDY CARTER FOR SENATE | Corporate PAC | Mar 31, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $16,288 | TEAM BUDDY | BUDDY CARTER FOR SENATE | Corporate PAC | Dec 14, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $13,323 | TEAM BUDDY | BUDDY CARTER FOR SENATE | Corporate PAC | Sep 30, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $10,174 | TEAM BUDDY | BUDDY CARTER FOR SENATE | Corporate PAC | Mar 31, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $8,458 | AMERIS BANK | BUDDY CARTER FOR SENATE | Corporate PAC | Jun 27, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $8,298 | AMERIS BANK | BUDDY CARTER FOR SENATE | Corporate PAC | Mar 27, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $8,254 | AMERIS BANK | BUDDY CARTER FOR SENATE | Corporate PAC | Sep 30, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $8,231 | AMERIS BANK | BUDDY CARTER FOR SENATE | Corporate PAC | Dec 27, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $6,236 | TEAM BUDDY | BUDDY CARTER FOR SENATE | Corporate PAC | Sep 30, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $5,000 | POET PAC | BUDDY CARTER FOR SENATE | unclassified | Sep 20, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD |
Largest by amount; not the full set. FEC contributor data may not be used for commercial solicitation.
Social media
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