# Russell Bedsole

Russell Bedsole is a Republican member of the Alabama House for district 49.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Alabama House, district 49
- Serving since: 2020-12-07
- Current term: AL 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/af4e689f-d9f8-4a90-a883-1ed68e476aa9

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/af4e689f-d9f8-4a90-a883-1ed68e476aa9 (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

93% of the 28 bills Bedsole sponsored got out of committee, in the top tenth of the Alabama House.

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

27 classified statements: 27 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Bedsole | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.9% | 642 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 9.3% | 735 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 33.3% | 31.9% | 355 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 1.8% | 677 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 7.4% | 12.7% | 469 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 618 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Crime and Law Enforcement 56% (State House Republicans 11%); Education 22% (State House Republicans 15%); Health 22% (State House Republicans 10%); Emergency Management 11% (State House Republicans 2.8%); Finance and Financial Sector 11% (State House Republicans 1.4%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.31 (standard error 0.02), from 68 donors and 510 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 42% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Legislation (AL 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 28 bills: 28 reached committee, 26 passed one chamber, 12 passed both, 12 became law. Cosponsored 0. 92.9% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Alabama House 67.2%; rank 8 of 99).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 272: Officer Cyle Cutcliff, commended (passed one chamber, 2026-03-19) https://openstates.org/al/bills/2026rs/HR272/
- HJR 235: Senior Trooper Hunter Woodruff, commended (became law, 2026-04-06) https://openstates.org/al/bills/2026rs/HJR235/
- HJR 216: Trooper Joshua Wasden, commended (became law, 2026-04-06) https://openstates.org/al/bills/2026rs/HJR216/
- HJR 217: Sheriff's Lieutenant Robert Hopkins, commended (became law, 2026-03-20) https://openstates.org/al/bills/2026rs/HJR217/
- HJR 218: Benjamin M. Carswell, commended (became law, 2026-04-06) https://openstates.org/al/bills/2026rs/HJR218/
- HR 146: February 24, 2026, Crime Survivors Speak Alabama Day, recognized (passed one chamber, 2026-02-19) https://openstates.org/al/bills/2026rs/HR146/
- HJR 148: George Hardy Fleming, Sr., death mourned (became law, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/al/bills/2026rs/HJR148/
- HB 461: Marion Military Institute; program to grant Alabama Peace Officers' Standards and Training Commission certification to graduates established (in committee, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/al/bills/2026rs/HB461/
- HB 408: City of Alabaster; entertainment districts authorized (became law, 2026-03-03) https://openstates.org/al/bills/2026rs/HB408/
- HB 409: City of Alabaster; weed nuisance, abatement authorized, procedures established (became law, 2026-03-03) https://openstates.org/al/bills/2026rs/HB409/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $57.8K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-08-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/RussellBedsole/status/2091703579237118330
- 2026-05-09 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RussellBedsole/status/2053209933412225277
- 2026-04-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RussellBedsole/status/2048236454828990855
- 2026-03-14 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RussellBedsole/status/2032904319960285306
- 2026-03-07 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/RussellBedsole/status/2030081611891384619
- 2026-01-29 · Post on X · https://x.com/RussellBedsole/status/2016731296907563078
- 2026-01-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/RussellBedsole/status/2014923673119998145
- 2026-01-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RussellBedsole/status/2014695641830580370
- 2026-01-18 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RussellBedsole/status/2012895415159423072
- 2026-01-18 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RussellBedsole/status/2012895610114875831

## Links

- Official site: https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/house-leaders-members?tab=1
- Campaign site: https://russellbedsole.com/
- X: https://x.com/RussellBedsole
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/russell_bedsole/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/russell-bedsole-165576230/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/af4e689f-d9f8-4a90-a883-1ed68e476aa9