# Garlan Gudger

Garlan Gudger is a Republican member of the Alabama Senate for district 4.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Alabama Senate, district 4
- Serving since: 2018-11-07
- Current term: AL 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/cf025dad-05a0-4a54-ba0b-bbeecb87c10e

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/cf025dad-05a0-4a54-ba0b-bbeecb87c10e (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

Gudger reported $1.3M in the 2026 cycle, in the top 5% of State Senate Republicans (median $46.2K).

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

37 classified statements: 37 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Gudger | State Senate Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.3% | 272 of 354 |
| Policy criticism | 2.7% | 9.5% | 250 of 354 |
| Policy discussion | 10.8% | 37.3% | 327 of 354 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.3% | 311 of 354 |
| Credit claiming | 0.0% | 15.4% | 342 of 354 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.3% | 261 of 354 |

Most discussed policy areas: Armed Forces and National Security 25% (State Senate Republicans 6.5%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 25% (State Senate Republicans 5.0%); Families 25% (State Senate Republicans 4.2%); Taxation 25% (State Senate Republicans 7.1%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State Senate Republicans 6.2%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.37 (standard error 0.03), from 194 donors and 552 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 52% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Legislation (AL 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 13 bills: 12 reached committee, 11 passed one chamber, 11 passed both, 11 became law. Cosponsored 0. 84.6% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Alabama Senate 60.8%; rank 2 of 35).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SJR 119: Senator Tom Butler, commended (became law, 2026-04-15) https://openstates.org/al/bills/2026rs/SJR119/
- SJR 120: Senator John W. Williams, commended (became law, 2026-04-15) https://openstates.org/al/bills/2026rs/SJR120/
- SJR 109: Alabama Boating Safety Task Force, established (became law, 2026-04-15) https://openstates.org/al/bills/2026rs/SJR109/
- SJR 105: Lieutenant Governor Will Ainsworth, commended (became law, 2026-04-09) https://openstates.org/al/bills/2026rs/SJR105/
- SB 361: Dogs; tethering and confinement requirements provided; persons and activities exempted; criminal penalties for, animal control officer enforcement of,… (became law, 2026-04-13) https://openstates.org/al/bills/2026rs/SB361/
- SJR 58: Alabama Rural Roadmap initiative, extended (became law, 2026-03-05) https://openstates.org/al/bills/2026rs/SJR58/
- SJR 4: Dorothy Lee Hatcher, death mourned (became law, 2026-01-29) https://openstates.org/al/bills/2026rs/SJR4/
- SB 23: Elections; special primary election for redistricting authorized in certain circumstances (in committee, 2026-04-07) https://openstates.org/al/bills/2026rs/SB23/
- SB 12: Community development district; 2025 act repealed, which authorized annexation of certain district by a wet municipality (became law, 2026-01-23) https://openstates.org/al/bills/2026rs/SB12/
- SJR 92: Development of recommendations for the enhancement of rural Alabama through the Alabama Growth Alliance and the Alabama Rural Roadmap initiative, encouraged (became law, 2025-05-21) https://openstates.org/al/bills/2025rs/SJR92/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $1.3M (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 84% 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.

- 2026-09-30 · Post on X · https://x.com/GarlanGudgerJr/status/2105377649778647315
- 2026-05-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/GarlanGudgerJr/status/2058921457971798039
- 2026-04-27 · Post on X · https://x.com/GarlanGudgerJr/status/2048594069996069294
- 2026-04-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/GarlanGudgerJr/status/2045873294125977601
- 2026-04-13 · Post on X · https://x.com/GarlanGudgerJr/status/2043794152425418873
- 2026-04-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/GarlanGudgerJr/status/2043414090475880941
- 2026-04-07 · Post on X · https://x.com/GarlanGudgerJr/status/2041329834593259898
- 2026-04-05 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/GarlanGudgerJr/status/2040869740495679961
- 2026-03-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/GarlanGudgerJr/status/2037245168315752692
- 2026-03-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/GarlanGudgerJr/status/2035147360729231845

## Links

- Official site: https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/senate-leaders-members?tab=1&search=gudger
- Campaign site: https://alsenaterepublicans.org/representatives/004-garlan-gudger/
- X: https://x.com/GarlanGudgerJr
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/garlangudgerjr/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/garlangudgerjr/?hl=en
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@itsgarlangudgerjr
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/garlan-gudger-939a3564/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/cf025dad-05a0-4a54-ba0b-bbeecb87c10e