# Chris Elliott

Chris Elliott is a Republican member of the Alabama Senate for district 32.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Alabama Senate, district 32
- Serving since: 2018-11-07
- Current term: AL 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/67479855-f23e-4119-b886-91dddc09a47a

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/67479855-f23e-4119-b886-91dddc09a47a (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

Elliott reported $720.9K in the 2026 cycle, in the top 5% of State Senate Republicans (median $46.2K).

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

59 classified statements: 59 posts 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 | Elliott | State Senate Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.3% | 272 of 354 |
| Policy criticism | 10.2% | 9.5% | 124 of 354 |
| Policy discussion | 49.1% | 37.3% | 99 of 354 |
| Bipartisanship | 1.7% | 2.3% | 167 of 354 |
| Credit claiming | 22.0% | 15.4% | 92 of 354 |
| Extreme labels | 1.7% | 1.3% | 82 of 354 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 34% (State Senate Republicans 17%); Education 24% (State Senate Republicans 14%); Transportation and Public Works 17% (State Senate Republicans 6.0%); Economics and Public Finance 10% (State Senate Republicans 12%); Immigration 10% (State Senate Republicans 4.1%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.34 (standard error 0.03), from 68 donors and 559 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 48% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Legislation (AL 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 33 bills: 33 reached committee, 16 passed one chamber, 10 passed both, 10 became law. Cosponsored 0. 48.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Alabama Senate 60.8%; rank 28 of 35).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 349: Baldwin County; removing certain requirements for rescue squads to receive tobacco tax proceeds distribution (in committee, 2026-03-10) https://openstates.org/al/bills/2026rs/SB349/
- SB 326: Vessels; Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency; adoption of anchoring and rafting rules authorized, boating violation established (passed one chamber, 2026-04-07) https://openstates.org/al/bills/2026rs/SB326/
- SB 328: Artificial Intelligence; state agencies required to perform quarterly AI-assisted review of rules (in committee, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/al/bills/2026rs/SB328/
- SJR 50: Tim Carter, commended (became law, 2026-03-12) https://openstates.org/al/bills/2026rs/SJR50/
- SJR 38: Baldwin County Fair, 75th anniversary, celebrated (became law, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/al/bills/2026rs/SJR38/
- SJR 32: Alabama School of Mathematics and Science, recognized (became law, 2026-02-12) https://openstates.org/al/bills/2026rs/SJR32/
- SB 227: Office of Occupational and Professional Licensing established within Alabama Department of Workforce, powers and duties of Secretary of Workforce and… (passed one chamber, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/al/bills/2026rs/SB227/
- SB 214: Amend the Sweet Home Alabama Tourism Investment Act; increase supplemental tax rebate; require certification of project costs (in committee, 2026-01-27) https://openstates.org/al/bills/2026rs/SB214/
- SJR 19: Ann Bedsole Holmes, honored and commemorated (became law, 2026-02-04) https://openstates.org/al/bills/2026rs/SJR19/
- SB 112: Sunset law; Alabama Massage Therapy Licensing Board continued with modification until October 1, 2027 (in committee, 2026-01-13) https://openstates.org/al/bills/2026rs/SB112/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $720.9K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 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.

- 2026-10-02 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenatorElliott/status/2106045668473151527
- 2026-09-12 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/SenatorElliott/status/2098913059368546552
- 2026-09-09 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenatorElliott/status/2097765289895272857
- 2026-06-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenatorElliott/status/2069216998416949341
- 2026-06-12 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/SenatorElliott/status/2065498664471298281
- 2026-05-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenatorElliott/status/2056730717925863742
- 2026-05-12 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/SenatorElliott/status/2054184438897197312
- 2026-05-08 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/SenatorElliott/status/2052810418289303644
- 2026-04-17 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenatorElliott/status/2045104542497284536
- 2026-04-14 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/SenatorElliott/status/2044042263391559899

## Links

- Official site: https://sengov.com/states/alabama/chris-elliott/
- Campaign site: https://electchriselliott.com/
- X: https://x.com/SenatorElliott
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SenatorElliott/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/senatorelliott/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-elliott-16677312/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/67479855-f23e-4119-b886-91dddc09a47a