# Rob Stewart

Rob Stewart is a Democratic member of the Alabama Senate for district 23.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Alabama Senate, district 23
- Serving since: 2022-11-09
- Current term: AL 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/cd2d1a70-0bb3-49b3-871c-9e227392653d

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/cd2d1a70-0bb3-49b3-871c-9e227392653d (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

Stewart sits at −0.30 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 92% of State Senate Democrats.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.30 (standard error 0.03), from 80 donors and 198 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 92% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Legislation (AL 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 23 bills: 22 reached committee, 12 passed one chamber, 10 passed both, 10 became law. Cosponsored 0. 52.2% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Alabama Senate 60.8%; rank 26 of 35).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SJR 114: Brigadier General Vandiver H. Carter, commended (became law, 2026-04-15) https://openstates.org/al/bills/2026rs/SJR114/
- SJR 64: Jo Ann Blackmon Bland, death mourned (became law, 2026-03-04) https://openstates.org/al/bills/2026rs/SJR64/
- SB 327: Employee drug testing; employee notice requirements revised (in committee, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/al/bills/2026rs/SB327/
- SB 301: Perry County; new voting center established (became law, 2026-03-10) https://openstates.org/al/bills/2026rs/SB301/
- SB 290: Elections; voting rights restoration process revised; Alabama Voting Rights Act Commission established to prevent discrimination in voting; duties and… (in committee, 2026-02-10) https://openstates.org/al/bills/2026rs/SB290/
- SB 232: Volunteer fire departments; authorized to deposit funds with financial institutions (in committee, 2026-01-29) https://openstates.org/al/bills/2026rs/SB232/
- SB 176: Retirement benefits, circuit clerks authorized to participate in supernumerary program and Employees' Retirement System based on separate years of service (in committee, 2026-04-07) https://openstates.org/al/bills/2026rs/SB176/
- SB 171: Minimum wage; established, small business exempted (in committee, 2026-01-15) https://openstates.org/al/bills/2026rs/SB171/
- SB 161: Criminal procedure; post-conviction DNA testing procedures of inmates, further provided (in committee, 2026-01-14) https://openstates.org/al/bills/2026rs/SB161/
- SB 131: County subdivisions; developer transfers to immediate family members, subdivision regulation exceptions limited to 24 months (passed one chamber, 2026-01-29) https://openstates.org/al/bills/2026rs/SB131/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $126.5K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/senate-leaders-members?tab=1&search=stewart
- Campaign site: http://robstewart4senate.com/
- X: https://x.com/stew4senate
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/robstewart4senate/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/senatorrobstewart/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-stewart-03711129/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/cd2d1a70-0bb3-49b3-871c-9e227392653d