# Mike Kirkland

Mike Kirkland is a Republican member of the Alabama House for district 23.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Alabama House, district 23
- Serving since: 2022-11-09
- Current term: AL 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/c2e0fa74-36df-4d34-8203-962c546442fa

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/c2e0fa74-36df-4d34-8203-962c546442fa (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

100% of Kirkland’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Alabama, in the top quarter of State House Republicans.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.16 (standard error 0.04), from 30 donors and 239 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 19% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Legislation (AL 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 14 bills: 14 reached committee, 12 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 0. 85.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Alabama House 67.2%; rank 15 of 99).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 583: Alabama Work Zone Safety Act; pilot program to establish photographic speed enforcement system in a work zone on interstate highway, provided; civil penalties… (in committee, 2026-03-17) https://openstates.org/al/bills/2026rs/HB583/
- HR 195: Tim Graben, commended (passed one chamber, 2026-03-03) https://openstates.org/al/bills/2026rs/HR195/
- HR 167: Carolyn Deerman, celebrated (passed one chamber, 2026-02-24) https://openstates.org/al/bills/2026rs/HR167/
- HR 168: Cathy Mitchell, celebrated (passed one chamber, 2026-02-24) https://openstates.org/al/bills/2026rs/HR168/
- HR 342: Makayla Amador, Skyline High School Varsity Girls Track and Field Team, honored (passed one chamber, 2025-05-06) https://openstates.org/al/bills/2025rs/HR342/
- HJR 298: SkillsUSA State Competition Competitors, commended (became law, 2025-05-14) https://openstates.org/al/bills/2025rs/HJR298/
- HB 574: Jackson County Probate Judge, salary revised (passed one chamber, 2025-04-29) https://openstates.org/al/bills/2025rs/HB574/
- HB 576: Sheriff, use of credit card or debit card authorized (passed one chamber, 2025-04-29) https://openstates.org/al/bills/2025rs/HB576/
- HR 140: Pink Hard Hat Girls, recognized (passed one chamber, 2025-03-18) https://openstates.org/al/bills/2025rs/HR140/
- HR 134: Pisgah Girls Basketball, congratulated (passed one chamber, 2025-03-18) https://openstates.org/al/bills/2025rs/HR134/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $68.0K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/house-leaders-members?tab=1
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MikeKirklandforALHouse/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-kirkland-mba-44a00a45/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/c2e0fa74-36df-4d34-8203-962c546442fa