# Terri Sewell

Terri Sewell is a Democratic member of the U.S. House for Alabama’s 7th district.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: U.S. House, Alabama’s 7th district
- Serving since: 2011-01-05
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: S001185
- FEC candidate IDs: H0AL07086

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/S001185 (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

26% of Sewell’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Alabama, in the bottom quarter of House Democrats.

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

1,304 classified statements: 1,021 posts on X, 185 press releases, 77 Congressional Record speeches, 21 newsletters. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Sewell | House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 3.8% | 6.6% | 145 of 216 |
| Policy criticism | 21.1% | 27.5% | 161 of 216 |
| Policy discussion | 65.7% | 73.2% | 187 of 216 |
| Bipartisanship | 11.3% | 9.8% | 61 of 216 |
| Credit claiming | 27.7% | 22.7% | 57 of 216 |
| Extreme labels | 1.8% | 1.9% | 82 of 216 |

Most discussed policy areas: Health 32% (House Democrats 26%); Government Operations and Politics 24% (House Democrats 20%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 23% (House Democrats 13%); Economics and Public Finance 18% (House Democrats 20%); Education 12% (House Democrats 9.8%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.84 (standard error 0.01), from 2,063 donors and 7,267 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 71% of House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 98.3% (House Democrats 96.9%). Party unity 95.2% (96.4%). 25 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 nay · 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 15 bills: 15 reached committee, 0 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 578. 0.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Democrats 4.9%; rank 171 of 207).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.R. 10374: Affordable Premiums for Seniors Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-09-14) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10374
- H.R. 10236: Protecting Student Athletes from Unexpected Tax Liability Act (in committee, 2026-09-02) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10236
- H.R. 8864: LIFT Act (in committee, 2026-05-15) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8864
- H.R. 8153: Maternal Vaccination Act (in committee, 2026-03-27) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8153
- H.R. 8024: Maternal Vaccination Act (in committee, 2026-03-19) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8024
- H.R. 7921: To amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to modify provisions relating to rural decentralized water systems grants. (in committee, 2026-04-03) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7921
- H.R. 6894: Increasing Access to Quality Cardiac Rehabilitation Care Act of 2025 (in committee, 2025-12-18) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6894
- H.R. 5377: Rural Health Training Opportunities Act (in committee, 2025-09-16) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5377
- H.R. 4731: Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2025 (in committee, 2025-07-23) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4731
- H.R. 4381: To direct the Secretary of Defense to establish a pilot program regarding treating pregnancy as a qualifying event for enrollment in TRICARE Select. (in committee, 2025-07-14) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4381

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $2.3M (House Democrats median $2.0M). 18% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 26% 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, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepTerriSewell/status/2114745137893097729
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepTerriSewell/status/2114766708007133258
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepTerriSewell/status/2114823630559629600
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepTerriSewell/status/2114830966745399494
- 2026-10-26 · Press release · Rep. Sewell Calls on President Trump to Approve Major Disaster Declaration Following Hurricane Isaias · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship · https://sewell.house.gov/2026/10/rep-sewell-calls-on-president-trump-to-approve-major-disaster-declaration-following-hurricane-isaias
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepTerriSewell/status/2113590004165271776
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepTerriSewell/status/2113728008376733862
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepTerriSewell/status/2113736011284951136
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepTerriSewell/status/2113739059495584125
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepTerriSewell/status/2113746032173457444

## Links

- Official site: https://sewell.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/RepTerriSewell
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepSewell
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/repterriasewell
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/RepSewell
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/S001185

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/S001185