# Susan DuBose

Susan DuBose is a Republican member of the Alabama House for district 45.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Alabama House, district 45
- Serving since: 2022-11-09
- Current term: AL 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/03612130-d61e-43dd-9768-ddca8f27d4ea

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/03612130-d61e-43dd-9768-ddca8f27d4ea (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

43% of the 21 bills DuBose sponsored got out of committee, in the bottom quarter of the Alabama House.

## What DuBose says (AL 2025–26 session)

9 classified statements: 9 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | DuBose | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.9% | 643 of 792 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 9.3% | 736 of 792 |
| Policy discussion | 33.3% | 31.9% | 355 of 792 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 1.8% | 678 of 792 |
| Credit claiming | 11.1% | 12.7% | 374 of 792 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 619 of 792 |

Most discussed policy areas: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 67% (State House Republicans 6.2%); Education 33% (State House Republicans 15%); Law 33% (State House Republicans 3.1%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State House Republicans 4.4%); Armed Forces and National Security 0% (State House Republicans 4.9%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.41 (standard error 0.03), from 231 donors and 234 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 60% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Legislation (AL 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 21 bills: 21 reached committee, 9 passed one chamber, 2 passed both, 2 became law. Cosponsored 0. 42.9% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Alabama House 67.2%; rank 90 of 99).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 292: Anna Grace Tucker, commended (passed one chamber, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/al/bills/2026rs/HR292/
- HB 603: Higher education, Educator Preparation Provider Report Card requirements established, annual review and publication by the State Department of Education… (in committee, 2026-03-17) https://openstates.org/al/bills/2026rs/HB603/
- HB 407: State government; Miss Alabama designated as an Official State Ambassador (became law, 2026-04-17) https://openstates.org/al/bills/2026rs/HB407/
- HB 382: Public institutions of higher education; accreditation standards further provided for; adverse actions taken by accrediting agencies against public… (in committee, 2026-02-19) https://openstates.org/al/bills/2026rs/HB382/
- HR 72: Declaring February 6, 2026, Wear Red Day in the State of Alabama (in committee, 2026-02-05) https://openstates.org/al/bills/2026rs/HR72/
- HB 342: Taxation; participation in the federal tax credit for individuals making qualified contributions to scholarship granting organizations provided for (passed one chamber, 2026-03-05) https://openstates.org/al/bills/2026rs/HB342/
- HB 246: Posting of classroom curricula on school website, alternative review procedure provided for certain copyrighted materials (in committee, 2026-01-14) https://openstates.org/al/bills/2026rs/HB246/
- HB 183: Public K-12 schools; home school students authorized to attend career and technical education programs in certain circumstances (passed one chamber, 2026-03-05) https://openstates.org/al/bills/2026rs/HB183/
- HR 7: U.S. Supreme Court and Congress to Safeguard Fairness and Safety in Women's Sports, urging (in committee, 2026-01-13) https://openstates.org/al/bills/2026rs/HR7/
- HB 617: Abandoned property, management of abandoned digital assets provided for, State Treasurer authorized to select a qualified custodian (in committee, 2025-04-29) https://openstates.org/al/bills/2025rs/HB617/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $185.2K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 99% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2025-05-07 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/sdubose1/status/1920178451304059305
- 2025-04-03 · Post on X · https://x.com/sdubose1/status/1907787178001793201
- 2025-03-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/sdubose1/status/1904594061777916199
- 2025-03-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/sdubose1/status/1903871308535857334
- 2025-03-23 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/sdubose1/status/1903871601956749480
- 2025-03-06 · Post on X · https://x.com/sdubose1/status/1897514805369414106
- 2025-01-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/sdubose1/status/1883173216174084253
- 2025-01-18 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/sdubose1/status/1880677799784046600
- 2025-01-07 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/sdubose1/status/1876509711144513717

## Links

- Official site: https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/house-leaders-members?tab=1
- Campaign site: https://susandubose.com/
- X: https://x.com/sdubose1
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SusanDuBoseForHouseD45/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sdubose1/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@representativesusandubose
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/representative-susan-dubose-9158a348/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/03612130-d61e-43dd-9768-ddca8f27d4ea