# Shomari Figures

Shomari Figures is a Democratic member of the U.S. House for Alabama’s 2nd district.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: U.S. House, Alabama’s 2nd district
- Serving since: 2025-01-03
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: F000481
- FEC candidate IDs: H4AL02170

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/F000481 (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

0% of Figures’s statements use an extreme label, in the bottom 5% of House Democrats (average 1.9%).

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

503 classified statements: 388 posts on X, 75 Congressional Record speeches, 37 press releases, 3 newsletters. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Figures | House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 1.2% | 6.6% | 189 of 216 |
| Policy criticism | 13.9% | 27.5% | 194 of 216 |
| Policy discussion | 66.0% | 73.2% | 185 of 216 |
| Bipartisanship | 11.1% | 9.8% | 63 of 216 |
| Credit claiming | 23.5% | 22.7% | 89 of 216 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.9% | 215 of 216 |

Most discussed policy areas: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 21% (House Democrats 13%); Health 18% (House Democrats 26%); Government Operations and Politics 17% (House Democrats 20%); Education 16% (House Democrats 9.8%); Transportation and Public Works 15% (House Democrats 5.5%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.68 (standard error 0.02), from 1,578 donors and 659 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 85% of House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 98.0% (House Democrats 96.9%). Party unity 94.4% (96.4%). 28 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 nay · 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 nay · 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 nay · 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 nay · On Passage · H.R. 4795 Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190655

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

Sponsored 26 bills: 26 reached committee, 2 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 371. 7.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Democrats 4.9%; rank 46 of 207).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.R. 10551: Public Service Educational Assistance Act (in committee, 2026-09-24) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10551
- H.R. 10229: Protecting American Beef Producers Act (in committee, 2026-09-02) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10229
- H.R. 10206: Restoring Opportunity for Advanced Education Act (in committee, 2026-09-01) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10206
- H.R. 9849: Tuskegee Airmen Memorial Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-07-22) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9849
- H.R. 9704: Tariff Impacted Farmer Support Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-07-15) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9704
- H.R. 9426: Affordable Youth Enrichment Opportunities Act (in committee, 2026-06-24) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9426
- H.R. 8502: HARVEST Act (in committee, 2026-06-15) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8502
- H.R. 8503: Save SNAP Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-04-27) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8503
- H.R. 8504: Rural Health Resilience Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-04-27) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8504
- H.R. 8505: Veterinary Education Equity Act (in committee, 2026-04-27) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8505

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $2.7M (House Democrats median $2.0M). 24% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 29% 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.

- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/repscfigures/status/2114122706040111345
- 2026-10-24 · Press release · Figures Calls for Major Disaster Declaration in Response to Hurricane Isaias Damage · labels: policy discussion · https://figures.house.gov/media/press-releases/figures-calls-major-disaster-declaration-response-hurricane-isaias-damage
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/repscfigures/status/2112983417101111668
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/repscfigures/status/2112199842105581906
- 2026-10-18 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/repscfigures/status/2111926520537034948
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/repscfigures/status/2111204287296458764
- 2026-10-13 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/repscfigures/status/2110120722916077859
- 2026-10-09 · Post on X · https://x.com/repscfigures/status/2108574988106138025
- 2026-10-08 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/repscfigures/status/2107989384679092393
- 2026-10-08 · Post on X · https://x.com/repscfigures/status/2108238628644159715

## Links

- Official site: https://figures.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/repscfigures
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/congressman.shomari.figures
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/repscfigures
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/F000481

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/F000481