# Tom Butler

Tom Butler is a Republican member of the Alabama Senate for district 2.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Alabama Senate, district 2
- Serving since: 2018-11-07
- Current term: AL 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/32e10f9c-d38c-472f-8fb0-03450c4b538a

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/32e10f9c-d38c-472f-8fb0-03450c4b538a (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

Butler reported $1,467 in the 2026 cycle, in the bottom 5% of State Senate Republicans (median $46.2K).

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

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

| Label | Butler | State Senate Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.3% | 273 of 355 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 9.5% | 331 of 355 |
| Policy discussion | 0.0% | 37.3% | 352 of 355 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.3% | 311 of 355 |
| Credit claiming | 0.0% | 15.4% | 342 of 355 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.3% | 261 of 355 |

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.57 (standard error 0.03), from 70 donors and 548 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 80% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Legislation (AL 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 10 bills: 10 reached committee, 7 passed one chamber, 7 passed both, 7 became law. Cosponsored 0. 70.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Alabama Senate 60.8%; rank 11 of 35).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SJR 74: Tommy Jacques, commended (became law, 2026-04-21) https://openstates.org/al/bills/2026rs/SJR74/
- SB 321: Psychoactive cannabinoids; psychoactive derivatives of hemp added as Schedule I drug; possession and use of psychoactive cannabinoids prohibited and criminal… (in committee, 2026-02-24) https://openstates.org/al/bills/2026rs/SB321/
- SJR 48: Tommy Jacques, commended (became law, 2026-03-03) https://openstates.org/al/bills/2026rs/SJR48/
- SJR 28: Sandra Thompson, commended (became law, 2026-02-12) https://openstates.org/al/bills/2026rs/SJR28/
- SB 106: Jury service; individuals 80 years of age or older exempt from service upon request (became law, 2026-04-22) https://openstates.org/al/bills/2026rs/SB106/
- SJR 45: Pharmacy benefits manager; directing LSA director to retain national consultant to study and report on effects of pharmacy benefits manager practices in the… (became law, 2025-04-14) https://openstates.org/al/bills/2025rs/SJR45/
- SB 266: Contract Review Permanent Legislative Oversight Committee, review of personal or professional services contracts, limitation that funds be issued on a state… (in committee, 2025-05-06) https://openstates.org/al/bills/2025rs/SB266/
- SJR 13: American Heart Month, recognized (became law, 2025-02-25) https://openstates.org/al/bills/2025rs/SJR13/
- SB 141: Financial Institutions; prohibit fee for periodic paper billing statements (in committee, 2025-02-11) https://openstates.org/al/bills/2025rs/SB141/
- SB 80: Alabama Local Government Training Institutue, renamed Buddy Sharpless Education Institute (became law, 2025-03-19) https://openstates.org/al/bills/2025rs/SB80/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $1,467 (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

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

- 2025-12-10 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenButler/status/1998666627169345980

## Links

- Official site: https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/senate-leaders-members?tab=1&search=tom%20butler
- Campaign site: https://www.senatortombutler.com/
- X: https://x.com/SenButler
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SenatorTomButler/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tombutler8068/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/senatorbutler/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/32e10f9c-d38c-472f-8fb0-03450c4b538a