Race · November 3, 2026

U.S. House · Alabama's 4th District

2 candidates on the ballot.1,2,3,4,5

§1Candidates

Why this matters: Every candidate the state lists for this race on the November ballot, in the state's own order.

Amanda N. Pusczek
Democrat · Challenger
Robert B. Aderholt
Republican · Incumbent
Currently represents Alabama's 4th District in the U.S. House.

§2Side by side

Why this matters: The same facts for every candidate, in the same order. Where we found nothing for a candidate, the cell says so — that means we didn't find it in public sources, not that it doesn't exist.

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Amanda N. PusczekRobert B. Aderholt
Party on the ballotDemocrat1,4Republican2,4,6
StatusChallengerIncumbent7
Raised$22,283 through October 14, 20268$1,238,586 through October 14, 20269
Cash on hand$2,3718$719,7129
Military spendingHer campaign website calls for a full audit of the Defense Department budget and caps on defense contractors' profits, with the savings going to rural health care, broadband and school meals.10
Increase military spending
His campaign website says he voted to add $25 billion to the defense budget and is advocating for significant increases in coming years.11
High-speed internet accessHer campaign website says high-speed broadband should be treated as a public utility and that local utility boards and electric cooperatives should get federal grants to build fiber-to-the-home networks in rural areas.10His campaign website says he supports expanding broadband to rural areas and that he created the ReConnect programs that funded rural broadband.11

Issues only one candidate has addressed

By candidate, in ballot order. We found nothing public from the other candidates in this race on these issues.

Amanda N. Pusczek — 29 issues
  • Birth control and IVF
    Guarantee access to both in federal law, including insurance coverage for IVF
    Her campaign website says she supports a federal right to IVF and other fertility treatments and a requirement that health plans cover all FDA-approved birth control at no cost to patients.10
  • Who sets abortion law
    A national law making abortion legal in every state, at least until viability, as under Roe v. Wade
    Her campaign website says she would work to pass the Women's Health Protection Act to create a nationwide right to provide and receive reproductive care, including abortion, that would override state bans and waiting periods.10
  • Farm payments and crop insurance
    Her campaign website says she would shift federal crop insurance and disaster aid toward small, independent farms by capping the amount any one farm business can receive each year.10
  • Foreign ownership of farmland
    Ban farmland purchases by all foreign buyers
    Her campaign website says she would permanently ban foreign state-owned companies, investment trusts and nonresident foreign nationals from buying or leasing farmland, timberland or water rights, and would require existing foreign holdings to be sold.10
  • Discrimination protections for sexual orientation and gender identity
    Pass broad protections such as the Equality Act
    Her campaign website says she supports passing the Equality Act to bar discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.10
  • Voting Rights Act protections
    Restore and widen protections by law, such as federal approval of voting changes in places with a history of discrimination (for example, the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act)
    Her campaign website says she supports passing the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act to restore federal preclearance of voting changes in states with histories of discrimination.10
  • Qualified immunity for police
    End qualified immunity for police officers
    Her campaign website says she supports legislation to abolish qualified immunity for all law enforcement officers.10
  • Federal minimum wage
    Raise to $15 or more
    Her campaign website says she supports raising the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour right away, tying later increases to living costs and inflation, and ending lower minimum wages for tipped workers, farmworkers and workers with disabilities.10
  • Tariffs
    Targeted tariffs on some countries or goods
    Her campaign website supports tariffs on goods made through labor or environmental exploitation in other countries.10
  • Trade agreements
    Her campaign website says future trade agreements should include enforceable labor and environmental standards to keep jobs from moving overseas.10
  • Union fees and right-to-work laws
    Allow union contracts that require fees in every state, overriding state right-to-work laws
    Her campaign website says she supports the PRO Act in part to undo state right-to-work laws.10
  • Union organizing rules
    Make it easier to form a union (for example, the PRO Act)
    Her campaign website says she would work to pass the full PRO Act, including union recognition through signed cards and financial penalties for corporate union-busting, and would ban mandatory anti-union meetings at work.10
  • Student loan forgiveness
    Add targeted relief, such as more forgiveness for public service workers or through income-based repayment
    Her campaign website says she would offer up to $60,000 a year for up to five years in federal loan forgiveness to doctors, nurse practitioners, nurse-midwives and physician assistants who work in rural areas short of health care providers.10
  • Tuition-free college
    Free tuition at community colleges
    Her campaign website says she supports a federal law making associate degree, technical certificate and workforce training programs at public community colleges tuition-free.10
  • Vouchers and education savings accounts
    No public money for private school or homeschooling costs
    Her campaign website opposes private school voucher programs such as Alabama's CHOOSE Act and says states that use public money for vouchers should lose an equal amount of federal Title I and special education funding.10
  • Campaign finance rules
    Limit spending by outside groups, including by amending the Constitution to overturn Citizens United
    Her campaign website says she supports a constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United and allow limits on independent spending, a ban on corporate PAC contributions to federal candidates, and public matching funds for small donations.10
  • Drawing district lines (redistricting)
    Have independent commissions, not lawmakers, draw district lines
    Her campaign website says every state should be required to use independent redistricting commissions made up of equal numbers of Democrats, Republicans and independents.10
  • Voter ID
    Require ID but accept other documents, such as a utility bill or bank statement
    Her campaign website says the forms of identification accepted in federal elections should be expanded to include student IDs, utility bills, bank statements, paychecks and tribal documents.10
  • Voting by mail
    Let any voter request a mail ballot without giving a reason
    Her campaign website says she supports a national standard letting any voter vote absentee by mail in federal elections without giving a reason, and ending notary and witness requirements for mail ballots.10
  • Child care costs
    Make child care free, or cap what families pay at a set share of income (such as 7%), paid for with new public funding
    Her campaign website says she supports federal matching grants to build and run public child care centers, with costs for working families capped at 7% of household income.10
  • Paid family and medical leave
    Create a national paid leave program for all workers
    Her campaign website says she supports a permanent national program guaranteeing every worker up to 12 weeks a year of paid, job-protected family and medical leave.10
  • Who decides on military action
    Require Congress to approve military action in advance, except to defend against an attack
    Her campaign website says she supports repealing the 2001 and 2002 war authorizations and requiring a recorded vote of Congress on a specific, time-limited authorization for any deployment into hostilities.10
  • Federal Medicaid funding
    Reverse the 2025 changes or increase federal funding
    Her campaign website says she would reverse federal cuts to Medicaid payments for hospitals that serve many low-income patients and to other safety-net programs, pointing to cuts in laws such as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.10
  • Medicaid expansion
    Her campaign website says the federal government should be able to enroll eligible low-income residents of states that have not expanded Medicaid, such as Alabama, directly in coverage, and that those states should be offered full federal funding for the first five years of expansion.10
  • Medical transition for minors
    No legal limits; leave decisions to patients, parents and doctors
    Her campaign website says she supports a federal law protecting clinicians who provide gender-affirming care from state prosecution and overriding state bans on that care.10
  • Medicare Advantage
    Tighten rules on what these plans are paid and when they can require approval for care
    Her campaign website says she would ban private insurers and Medicare Advantage plans from using automated AI systems to deny coverage, and would require a licensed independent physician to review any denial of prescribed medication or adaptive equipment within 24 hours.10
  • Social Security benefit levels
    Her campaign website says future cost-of-living raises for Social Security, SSI and veterans' disability benefits should be based on an inflation index for older Americans that gives more weight to health care and utility costs.10
  • Data privacy
    Her campaign website says she supports federal privacy legislation barring tech and telecom companies from tracking, storing or selling location data, search histories or health app data without users' explicit consent.10
  • Private care for veterans
    Expand the VA's own hospitals and clinics, using private care mainly when the VA can't provide it
    Her campaign website says she opposes efforts to move veterans' care to private providers through vouchers and would build new VA outpatient clinics in rural county seats in the district.10
Robert B. Aderholt — 7 issues
  • Abortion law
    His campaign website says he opposes abortion, has worked to promote alternatives to it, and will not stop until abortion no longer takes place in the country.11
  • Government funding and abortion
    His campaign website says he supported a ban on federal health coverage that includes abortion and has opposed using taxpayer money for abortions in the U.S. and abroad.11
  • Police funding
    His campaign website says defunding police departments would make streets more dangerous and that high-crime areas need more law enforcement presence, along with better training, hiring and de-escalation practices.11
  • Oil and gas drilling on federal land and offshore
    His campaign website says the U.S. should expand energy exploration and open the Keystone Pipeline to produce more oil and gas and lower energy prices.11
  • Aid to Ukraine
    His campaign website says he condemns Russia's invasion of Ukraine and supported an additional $10 billion in weapons and supplies for Ukraine.11
  • Economic ties with China
    His campaign website says the U.S. should rely less on China for military, medical and security needs and should expand domestic manufacturing to reduce imports from China.11
  • US role in NATO
    His campaign website says NATO should be strengthened by requiring every member to spend at least 2% of its economic output on defense, and says he supports more U.S. forces in Eastern European allies such as Poland, Romania and the Baltic states.11

Issue statements are drafted by AI from the public sources cited, and only cover what each candidate has said publicly.