# Tracy Estes

Tracy Estes is a Republican member of the Alabama House for district 17.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Alabama House, district 17
- Serving since: 2018-11-07
- Current term: AL 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/25308613-cda5-4e1c-aef7-821ada580575

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/25308613-cda5-4e1c-aef7-821ada580575 (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

2.6% of Estes’s statements discuss policy, in the bottom 5% of State House Republicans (average 32%).

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

423 classified statements: 423 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 | Estes | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 6.4% | 2.9% | 118 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 0.2% | 9.3% | 674 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 2.6% | 31.9% | 756 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 1.8% | 677 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 0.5% | 12.7% | 727 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 618 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Taxation 27% (State House Republicans 8.1%); Transportation and Public Works 27% (State House Republicans 4.4%); Economics and Public Finance 18% (State House Republicans 12%); Education 18% (State House Republicans 15%); Law 18% (State House Republicans 3.1%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.38 (standard error 0.02), from 87 donors and 654 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 56% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Legislation (AL 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 13 bills: 13 reached committee, 13 passed one chamber, 6 passed both, 6 became law. Cosponsored 0. 100.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Alabama House 67.2%; rank 3 of 99).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 105: Mary Ann Jones, recognized (passed one chamber, 2026-02-10) https://openstates.org/al/bills/2026rs/HR105/
- HJR 59: Coach Jamie White, commended (became law, 2026-02-19) https://openstates.org/al/bills/2026rs/HJR59/
- HB 133: Lamar County; privilege license tax, distribution of proceeds revised (became law, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/al/bills/2026rs/HB133/
- HB 132: Crimes and offenses; assault in the second degree, revised (became law, 2026-04-08) https://openstates.org/al/bills/2026rs/HB132/
- HB 134: Lamar County; disposition of personal property; process revised, online auctions authorized, public notice requirement revised (became law, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/al/bills/2026rs/HB134/
- HB 495: Marion County, board of Marion County Public Water Authority further provided for (became law, 2025-05-22) https://openstates.org/al/bills/2025rs/HB495/
- HR 178: James Spann, commended (passed one chamber, 2025-04-01) https://openstates.org/al/bills/2025rs/HR178/
- HR 179: Brilliant School Lady Tigers Basketball Team, commended (passed one chamber, 2025-04-01) https://openstates.org/al/bills/2025rs/HR179/
- HB 468: Marion County, service of process further provided for, Service of Process Fund created, distribution of fees provided for (became law, 2025-05-15) https://openstates.org/al/bills/2025rs/HB468/
- HR 158: Ryan Sanderson, Brilliant School, commended (passed one chamber, 2025-03-20) https://openstates.org/al/bills/2025rs/HR158/

## Campaign money (2022 cycle)

Itemized receipts $102.9K (State House Republicans median $1,620). 100% 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.

- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/bytracyestes/status/2114468618411053245
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/bytracyestes/status/2113791498445848658
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/bytracyestes/status/2113819333105496546
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/bytracyestes/status/2113085356450951378
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/bytracyestes/status/2113413918391513306
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/bytracyestes/status/2112732554138952128
- 2026-10-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/bytracyestes/status/2111624845817712827
- 2026-10-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/bytracyestes/status/2111660632307056980
- 2026-10-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/bytracyestes/status/2111288804816359812
- 2026-10-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/bytracyestes/status/2111289088284446883

## Links

- Official site: https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/house-leaders-members?tab=1&search=estes
- Campaign site: https://alhousegop.org/representatives/0017-17-tracy-estes/
- X: https://x.com/bytracyestes
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/p/Representative-Tracy-Estes-100058179634639/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rep_tracy_estes/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tracy-estes-3a886715/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/25308613-cda5-4e1c-aef7-821ada580575