Race · November 3, 2026

U.S. House · Alabama's 7th 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.

Terri Sewell
Democrat · Incumbent
Currently represents Alabama's 7th District in the U.S. House.
Ammie Akin
Republican · Challenger

§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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Terri SewellAmmie Akin
Party on the ballotDemocrat1,4Republican2,4,6
StatusIncumbent7Challenger
Raised$2,260,894 through October 14, 20268$270,462 through October 14, 20269
Cash on hand$3,351,0348$33,9739
Outside spending$149,704 for · $0 against10Not found in the public sources we checked

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.

Terri Sewell — 14 issues
  • 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 wrote the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act to restore and expand the protections of the Voting Rights Act.11
  • Tariffs
    Targeted tariffs on some countries or goods
    Her campaign website opposes President Trump's tariffs, says she cosponsored a bill to refund tariffs that courts have found unlawful, and says she reintroduced a bill allowing targeted tariffs to protect Alabama steelworkers from illegal dumping by China.12
  • Who sets tariffs
    Require Congress to approve new tariffs before they take effect
    Her campaign website says she helped introduce the Stopping a Rogue President on Trade Act, which it says would stop many of President Trump's tariffs on allies and require congressional approval for all new tariffs.12
  • US Department of Education
    Keep the department and its programs, or expand it
    Her campaign website says she opposes efforts to dismantle the Department of Education, which it says could cut funding for teachers, counselors, special education, school meals and after-school programs.13
  • Vouchers and education savings accounts
    Her campaign website says she introduced legislation to close tax loopholes that let wealthy donors profit from donations to private schools, and says tax breaks should not divert money from public schools.13
  • Voter ID
    Her campaign website describes strict voter ID requirements, along with polling place closures and gerrymandered maps, as tactics that keep minority voters from having a fair voice.11
  • Data centers and electricity costs
    Require data centers to pay the full cost of the power plants and lines they need
    Her campaign website says she supports the Energy Bills Relief Act, which it says would lower energy costs in part by making sure facilities such as data centers pay for their own energy.12
  • Medicaid expansion
    Her campaign website says Alabama must expand Medicaid and that she wrote the Bridge to Medicaid Act to offer temporary coverage to people in the coverage gap in states that have not expanded it.14
  • Medicare coverage of new tests and services
    Add more services by law, such as permanent telehealth from home and testing and treatment by pharmacists
    Her campaign website says that in 2026 she passed a law giving many seniors Medicare coverage of blood tests that screen for many types of cancer.14
  • Medicare drug price negotiation
    Her campaign website says she fought to cap insulin at $35 a month for seniors and supported letting Medicare negotiate lower drug prices.14
  • Social Security benefit levels
    Increase benefits, for example with larger yearly cost-of-living raises
    Her campaign website says she co-chairs the Expand Social Security Caucus, whose members are committed to protecting and expanding Social Security benefits.15
  • High-speed internet access
    Her campaign website says she has worked to make high-speed internet available to every Alabamian and secured more than $1.4 billion to expand it in the state.16
  • Private care for veterans
    Her campaign website says she supported bipartisan VA reforms, including the Veterans' Access, Choice and Accountability Act, that increased transparency and allowed veterans to see private doctors.17
  • Veterans' disability and survivor benefits
    Expand benefits for some groups, such as combat-injured retirees with under 20 years of service and surviving spouses who remarry
    Her campaign website says she signed a discharge petition to force a vote on the Major Richard Star Act, which would let veterans medically retired because of combat injuries receive both full retirement pay and disability compensation.17
Ammie Akin — 2 issues
  • Police funding
    Her campaign website says law enforcement, firefighters and emergency medical services should have the resources and support they need.18,19
  • Federal spending levels
    Her campaign website says she would fight wasteful federal spending and demand responsible, accountable use of taxpayer money.18,19

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