Candidate · November 3, 2026

Dale W. Strong

On the ballot for U.S. House · Alabama's 5th District

RepublicanIncumbent
raised through Oct 14, 2026
$1.8M
cash on hand
$1.1M
issues with public statements
5

§1On the ballot

Why this matters: This is exactly how the candidate appears on your ballot, from the state's official candidate list.

OfficeU.S. House · Alabama's 5th District1,2,3,4,5
Party on the ballotRepublican2,4,6
StatusIncumbent — Currently represents Alabama's 5th District in the U.S. House.7
Also on the ballot

§2Who they are

Why this matters: Background and experience help you judge how someone might do the job. These come from public records and the candidate's own materials.

Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.

Dale Strong was born in Monrovia, Alabama, graduated from Sparkman High School, earned a B.S. in business administration from Athens State University, and received his EMT license from the University of Alabama in Huntsville.8 He worked for First Alabama Bank and as a pharmaceutical sales representative, and has worked as a volunteer firefighter, EMT and 911 dispatcher and with Huntsville Emergency Medical Services and Huntsville Med-Flight.8 He was elected to the Madison County Commission in 1996 and became the commission's chairman in 2012.8 He has represented Alabama's 5th District in the U.S. House since January 2023.9

Why they say they're running

His campaign website says he is running to continue the movement led by President Trump and help finish the work Trump started, and says conservative control of the House is the first step toward that.10

Service in Congress since 2023

  • 2025–nowU.S. Representative, AL-57
  • 2023–2025U.S. Representative, AL-57

Websites and accounts

§3What they've said on the issues

Why this matters: These are positions the candidate has stated publicly — on their campaign website or in public statements — summarized in plain words with a link to where they said it. Issues they haven't spoken about publicly are left out.

Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.

Each issue has its own range of views. A position is marked on that range only when the candidate's own statement clearly matches one option; there is no overall left–right score.

Abortion and Reproductive Health

Abortion law

His campaign website says he opposes abortion.10

Taxes and Budget

Federal spending levels

His campaign website says raising taxes is not an option and that cutting wasteful spending and downsizing government must be a top priority.10

  1. Increase overall federal spending
  2. Hold overall spending near current levels
  3. Cut overall federal spending
  4. Cut spending enough to balance the budget within 10 years
Marked: the option their statement matches.

Crime, Policing and Prisons

Police funding

His campaign website says he opposes calls to defund the police, and says that as county commission chairman he worked to raise sheriff's deputies' pay to match other departments in the area.10

Immigration

Border wall and barriers

His campaign website says he fully supports building the border wall.10

  1. Build walls or fencing along much more of the border
  2. Add barriers only in selected places, relying mainly on technology and agents
  3. Build no new barriers and spend the money on other border security
Marked: the option their statement matches.
Immigration enforcement inside the country

His campaign website says he supports sending immigrants who are in the country illegally back to their home countries and fully enforcing the law against them.10

  1. Abolish ICE and move any remaining enforcement work to other agencies
  2. Deport only people convicted of serious crimes or who threaten national security
  3. Focus on people with criminal records and recent border crossers
  4. Deport as many people here without legal permission as possible, with or without criminal records
Marked: the option their statement matches.

§4Popular bills that never got a vote

Why this matters: Many bills with wide support from both parties never reach a vote, so no member of Congress is ever on record for or against them. Signing on as a sponsor or cosponsor is the only public record of support.

While Dale W. Strong served, these bills had broad support from both parties but never reached a floor vote. No officeholder ever had to vote on them. Dale W. Strong sponsored or cosponsored 12 of the 52. How bills die without a vote.

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§5Money

Why this matters: Campaigns report where their money comes from and how much they have left. Outside groups that spend on their own, without coordinating with the campaign, report that too.

Reported to the Federal Election Commission for the 2025–2026 election cycle, through October 14, 2026.64

Raised$1,775,618
Spent$1,350,424
Cash on hand$1,054,172
Debts owed by the campaign$240,000

Where the money came from

Individual donors$869K · 49%
PACs and other political committees$745K · 42%
Transfers from the candidate's other committees$134K · 8%
Other receipts (other loans, refunds, interest)$28K · 2%

§6Financial disclosures

Why this matters: Federal candidates and members of Congress must report their assets, income, debts and outside jobs, and members must report stock trades. These filings show possible conflicts of interest.