# Buddy Carter

Buddy Carter is a Republican member of the U.S. House for Georgia’s 1st district.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: U.S. House, Georgia’s 1st district
- Serving since: 2015-01-06
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: C001103
- FEC candidate IDs: H4GA01039, S6GA00374

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/C001103 (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

Carter raised $7.3M in the 2026 cycle, in the top tenth of House Republicans (median $2.2M).

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

1,920 classified statements: 1,126 posts on X, 473 Congressional Record speeches, 207 press releases, 114 newsletters. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Carter | House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 5.0% | 2.1% | 30 of 221 |
| Policy criticism | 12.8% | 15.1% | 135 of 221 |
| Policy discussion | 63.8% | 67.7% | 160 of 221 |
| Bipartisanship | 7.1% | 8.9% | 119 of 221 |
| Credit claiming | 38.5% | 37.4% | 108 of 221 |
| Extreme labels | 6.0% | 3.0% | 29 of 221 |

Most discussed policy areas: Health 29% (House Republicans 15%); Armed Forces and National Security 20% (House Republicans 24%); Economics and Public Finance 17% (House Republicans 19%); Immigration 16% (House Republicans 13%); Government Operations and Politics 15% (House Republicans 19%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.98 (standard error 0.01), from 2,913 donors and 6,212 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 47% of House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 94.5% (House Republicans 96.3%). Party unity 98.8% (97.1%). 7 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 64 bills: 64 reached committee, 5 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 413. 9.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Republicans 16.7%; rank 150 of 216).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.Res. 1617: Recognizes October as "American Pharmacy Month" in honor of the contributions of pharmacists and pharmacy teams in providing safe, accessible, affordable, and… (in committee, 2026-10-06) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1617
- H.R. 9266: Chief Chris Eddy’s Law (in committee, 2026-06-11) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9266
- H.R. 8678: Zero Tolerance for Political Violence Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-05-07) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8678
- H.R. 8538: Save America’s Family Forests Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-04-28) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8538
- H.Res. 1168: Recognizing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for their work in protecting communities from violent criminals and illegal aliens. (in committee, 2026-04-14) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1168
- H.R. 7686: Rural and Underserved Health Care Staffing Act (in committee, 2026-02-25) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7686
- H.R. 7528: GAP Supply Act (in committee, 2026-02-12) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7528
- H.R. 7462: Farmers’ AID Relief Act (in committee, 2026-03-20) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7462
- H.R. 7423: No Sanctuary Cities Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-02-09) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7423
- H.R. 7352: PASTEUR Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-02-04) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7352

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $7.3M (House Republicans median $2.2M). 25% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 57% 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.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepBuddyCarter/status/2114732293268852780
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepBuddyCarter/status/2114732718579949824
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepBuddyCarter/status/2114744336063615006
- 2026-10-25 · Newsletter · Rural Healthcare is Winning in Georgia · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepBuddyCarter/status/2113653828742430939
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/RepBuddyCarter/status/2113654498463785451
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepBuddyCarter/status/2113670907864523154
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepBuddyCarter/status/2113701532109586537
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepBuddyCarter/status/2113372423441539241
- 2026-10-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepBuddyCarter/status/2111804949797458085

## Links

- Official site: https://buddycarter.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/RepBuddyCarter
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/congressmanbuddycarter
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/repbuddycarter
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/C001103

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/C001103