# Andy Whitt

Andy Whitt is a Republican member of the Alabama House for district 6.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Alabama House, district 6
- Serving since: 2018-11-07
- Current term: AL 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/c128ed12-dd1b-4b5f-8c64-9d86bf9d6580

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/c128ed12-dd1b-4b5f-8c64-9d86bf9d6580 (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

92% of the 13 bills Whitt sponsored got out of committee, in the top tenth of the Alabama House.

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

14 classified statements: 14 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 | Whitt | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.9% | 642 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 7.1% | 9.3% | 373 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 28.6% | 31.9% | 431 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 7.1% | 1.8% | 30 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 28.6% | 12.7% | 77 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 7.1% | 1.4% | 25 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Emergency Management 25% (State House Republicans 2.8%); Health 25% (State House Republicans 10%); Labor and Employment 25% (State House Republicans 2.5%); Public Lands and Natural Resources 25% (State House Republicans 1.5%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State House Republicans 4.4%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.14 (standard error 0.02), from 33 donors and 669 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 17% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Legislation (AL 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 13 bills: 13 reached committee, 12 passed one chamber, 8 passed both, 8 became law. Cosponsored 0. 92.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Alabama House 67.2%; rank 9 of 99).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 288: House Resolution, Study Commission on Carbon Dioxide Storage Facility Fees established (in committee, 2026-04-01) https://openstates.org/al/bills/2026rs/HR288/
- HJR 257: Dr. Charles L. Karr, celebrated (became law, 2026-04-15) https://openstates.org/al/bills/2026rs/HJR257/
- HB 626: Tax increment districts, Major 21st Century Manufacturing Zone allowed to be located within a tax increment district without regard to size of district and… (became law, 2026-04-17) https://openstates.org/al/bills/2026rs/HB626/
- HB 593: Small Craft Alcoholic Beverage Producers; licensing of small craft distilleries, small craft wineries, and small craft alcoholic beverage producers authorized (became law, 2026-04-16) https://openstates.org/al/bills/2026rs/HB593/
- HB 513: Department of Commerce; Alabama Industrial Development Training Institute; exemptions from state procurement law and contract review, provided (passed one chamber, 2026-04-01) https://openstates.org/al/bills/2026rs/HB513/
- HB 395: Liquor; mark up fee charged by Alcoholic Beverage Control Board further provided for (passed one chamber, 2026-03-19) https://openstates.org/al/bills/2026rs/HB395/
- HR 82: Jeremiah Matthew Scott, death mourned (passed one chamber, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/al/bills/2026rs/HR82/
- HB 359: Amend the Sweet Home Alabama Tourism Investment Act; increase supplemental tax rebate; require certification of project costs (became law, 2026-03-05) https://openstates.org/al/bills/2026rs/HB359/
- HB 337: Madison County; certain privately owned sewer systems subjected to Public Service Commission regulation; constitutional amendment (became law, 2026-04-01) https://openstates.org/al/bills/2026rs/HB337/
- HB 445: Cannabinoids found in hemp; licensure and regulation of sale of consumable cannabinoid products by Alcoholic Beverage Control Board imposed (became law, 2025-05-27) https://openstates.org/al/bills/2025rs/HB445/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $188.9K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 100% 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.

- 2026-07-13 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/andy_whitt1/status/2076764392885231773
- 2026-01-09 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/andy_whitt1/status/2009615961226416404
- 2025-12-13 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/andy_whitt1/status/1999968719058198925
- 2025-10-27 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/andy_whitt1/status/1982779522316435854
- 2025-10-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/andy_whitt1/status/1980007671240536296
- 2025-09-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/andy_whitt1/status/1965928769765716355
- 2025-06-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/andy_whitt1/status/1933857630562181492
- 2025-05-15 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/andy_whitt1/status/1922816915866616184
- 2025-05-06 · Post on X · labels: bipartisanship · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/andy_whitt1/status/1919749133096583642
- 2025-04-05 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/andy_whitt1/status/1908588374392184926

## Links

- Official site: https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/house-leaders-members?tab=1/
- X: https://x.com/andy_whitt1
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/andy.whitt.31
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rep.andywhitt/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andy-whitt-603700148/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/c128ed12-dd1b-4b5f-8c64-9d86bf9d6580