# Robert Aderholt

Robert Aderholt is a Republican member of the U.S. House for Alabama’s 4th district.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: U.S. House, Alabama’s 4th district
- Serving since: 1997-01-07
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: A000055
- FEC candidate IDs: H6AL04098

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/A000055 (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

73% of Aderholt’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Alabama, in the top quarter of House Republicans.

## What Aderholt says (119th Congress (2025–27))

618 classified statements: 444 posts on X, 124 press releases, 29 Congressional Record speeches, 21 newsletters. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Aderholt | House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.7% | 2.1% | 138 of 221 |
| Policy criticism | 14.9% | 15.1% | 101 of 221 |
| Policy discussion | 73.1% | 67.7% | 72 of 221 |
| Bipartisanship | 7.9% | 8.9% | 105 of 221 |
| Credit claiming | 43.9% | 37.4% | 68 of 221 |
| Extreme labels | 2.9% | 3.0% | 93 of 221 |

Most discussed policy areas: Armed Forces and National Security 31% (House Republicans 24%); Economics and Public Finance 28% (House Republicans 19%); Health 22% (House Republicans 15%); Government Operations and Politics 21% (House Republicans 19%); Education 15% (House Republicans 8.5%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.96 (standard error 0.01), from 1,586 donors and 7,273 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 42% of House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 97.0% (House Republicans 96.3%). Party unity 97.4% (97.1%). 12 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S. 2403 Retire through Ownership Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190674
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.J.Res. 213 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190671
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 10326 PROOF Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190670
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 9576 National Fraud Enforcement Division Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190669
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · H.R. 5334 An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190668
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Passage · H.J.Res. 210 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190666
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · H.R. 2140 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190664
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 3276 Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190657
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 4219 National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190656
- 2026-09-03 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 4795 Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190655

## Legislation (119th Congress (2025–27))

Sponsored 12 bills: 12 reached committee, 2 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 159. 16.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Republicans 16.7%; rank 78 of 216).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.R. 9260: Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027 (in committee, 2026-06-11) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9260
- H.R. 6170: ADOPT Act of 2025 (in committee, 2025-11-20) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6170
- H.J.Res. 133: Requesting the Secretary of the Interior to authorize unique and one-time arrangements for displays on the National Mall and the Washington Monument during… (became law, 2025-12-02) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-joint-resolution/133
- H.Res. 855: Expressing support for the goals of National Adoption Day and National Adoption Month by promoting national awareness of adoption and the children awaiting… (in committee, 2025-11-04) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/855
- H.R. 5616: $2.50 for America’s 250th Act (passed one chamber, 2026-02-12) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5616
- H.Res. 729: Expressing support for and honoring September 17, 2025, as "Constitution Day". (in committee, 2025-09-17) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/729
- H.R. 5304: Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (in committee, 2025-09-11) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5304
- H.R. 4481: ARMS Act (in committee, 2025-07-17) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4481
- H.R. 4020: To authorize the Secretary of Defense to enter into arrangements with institutions of higher education to provide dual or concurrent enrollment programs for… (in committee, 2025-06-17) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4020
- H.R. 2098: Deliver for Democracy Act (in committee, 2025-03-14) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2098

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $1.2M (House Republicans median $2.2M). 2.7% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 73% 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.

- 2026-10-22 · Congressional Record speech · labels: policy discussion · https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CREC-2026-10-22
- 2026-10-17 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/Robert_Aderholt/status/2111539478825222365
- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/Robert_Aderholt/status/2110790874024104327
- 2026-10-08 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/Robert_Aderholt/status/2108243556246999083
- 2026-10-06 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/Robert_Aderholt/status/2107482857761599938
- 2026-10-01 · Press release · Congressman Aderholt Joins Trump Administration and Alabama Delegation in Announcement for $55 Million to Improve Rural Healthcare · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://aderholt.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/congressman-aderholt-joins-trump-administration-and-alabama-0
- 2026-09-30 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/Robert_Aderholt/status/2105298715107819976
- 2026-09-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/Robert_Aderholt/status/2102418936151134672
- 2026-09-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/Robert_Aderholt/status/2102418938009157928
- 2026-09-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/Robert_Aderholt/status/2102463105850822983

## Links

- Official site: https://aderholt.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/Robert_Aderholt
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RobertAderholt
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/RobertAderholt
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/A000055

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/A000055