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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HR 7567 — Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 | Nay | Apr 30, 2026 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 7567 — Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 | Yea | Apr 30, 2026 | Agreed to | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 7567 — Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 | Yea | Apr 30, 2026 | Agreed to | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 7567 — Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 | Yea | Apr 30, 2026 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| SCONRES 33 — A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2026 and setting forth the… | Yea | Apr 29, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| S 1318 — Fallen Servicemembers Religious Heritage Restoration Act | Yea | Apr 29, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HRES 1224 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7567) to provide for the reform and continuation of agricultural and other programs of the… | Yea | Apr 29, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HRES 1224 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7567) to provide for the reform and continuation of agricultural and other programs of the… | Yea | Apr 29, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 227 — Clergy Act | Not voting | Apr 27, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 7959 — IRS Whistleblower Program Improvement Act | Not voting | Apr 27, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 5587 — HEATS Act | Yea | Apr 23, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 6387 — FIRE Act | Yea | Apr 22, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 6387 — FIRE Act | Nay | Apr 22, 2026 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 4690 — Reliable Federal Infrastructure Act | Yea | Apr 22, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 4690 — Reliable Federal Infrastructure Act | Nay | Apr 22, 2026 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HRES 1182 — Expressing support for rural communities across the United States as stewards of the environment, major suppliers of United States energy… | Yea | Apr 22, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HRES 1189 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4690) to amend the Energy Conservation and Production Act to repeal certain Federal building… | Yea | Apr 22, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HRES 1189 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4690) to amend the Energy Conservation and Production Act to repeal certain Federal building… | Yea | Apr 22, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| S 1020 — A bill to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to extend the time period during which licensees are required to commence… | Yea | Apr 21, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 2493 — Improving Care in Rural America Reauthorization Act of 2025 | Yea | Apr 21, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 5201 — Kari's Law Reporting Act | Yea | Apr 21, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 5200 — Emergency Reporting Act | Yea | Apr 20, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 1681 — Expediting Federal Broadband Deployment Reviews Act | Yea | Apr 20, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HRES 1175 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8035) to amend the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 to extend the authorities of title VII of the… | Yea | Apr 17, 2026 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HRES 1175 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8035) to amend the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 to extend the authorities of title VII of the… | Yea | Apr 17, 2026 | Failed | 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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