Candidate · November 3, 2026

Jerry Carl

On the ballot for U.S. House · Alabama's 1st District

RepublicanOpen seat
raised through Oct 14, 2026
$1.5M
cash on hand
$168K
issues with public statements
10
outside spending for or against
$547K

§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 1st District1,2,3,4,5
Party on the ballotRepublican2,4,6
StatusOpen seat — no incumbent is running for this seat.
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.

Jerry Carl was born in Mobile and started his first company at age 25; his campaign website says he has since started more than ten companies in fields including real estate, health care, timber and church furniture manufacturing.7 He served on the Mobile County Commission, and his campaign website says he has eight years of experience in local government and four at the federal level.7 He represented Alabama's 1st Congressional District in the U.S. House from January 2021 to January 2025.8

Why they say they're running

His campaign website says he is running to fight for conservative values in Congress and to work alongside President Trump on his America First agenda.9,10

Service in Congress since 2023

  • 2023–2025U.S. Representative, AL-111

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.

Immigration

Border wall and barriers

His campaign website says that in Congress he worked to pass a border security bill that included money to build a border wall and hire more Border Patrol agents, and it calls for building the 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 calls for removing immigrants who are in the country illegally and says illegal immigration is a direct threat to national security.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.

Education

Transgender students in school sports

His campaign website says people born male should be kept out of women's sports and says he has led efforts to protect women's sports.10

  1. Require teams based on sex at birth
  2. Let each state decide
  3. Let schools or sports organizations set rules case by case
  4. Teams based on gender identity
Marked: the option their statement matches.
Classroom teaching on race, gender and sexuality

His campaign website says parents should be in charge of their children's education and that critical race theory and lessons on sexuality and gender that it considers inappropriate for children should be kept out of classrooms.10

Taxes and Budget

Balanced budget amendment

His campaign website says he supports a Balanced Budget Amendment to the Constitution and believes members of Congress should not be paid until they balance the budget.10

  1. Add a balanced budget requirement to the Constitution
  2. No amendment; limit spending by law instead, such as with spending caps
  3. No constitutional requirement or new spending limits
Marked: the option their statement matches.
Federal spending levels

His campaign website says federal spending is out of control, that Washington should live within its means, and that he supported spending cuts and deficit reduction in Congress.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 defunding the police and supports making sure police officers have the support they need.10

Foreign Policy and Defense

Iran's nuclear program and sanctions

His campaign website says he introduced legislation in Congress to keep the Biden administration from allowing Iran to continue developing nuclear weapons, and says the U.S. should take a tougher line with China and Iran.10

Abortion and Reproductive Health

Abortion law

His campaign website says he believes human life should be protected from the moment of conception and that he supported the Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade.7,10

Government funding and abortion

His campaign website says he opposes any use of tax dollars to pay for abortions.10

§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 Jerry Carl served, these bills had broad support from both parties but never reached a floor vote. No officeholder ever had to vote on them. Jerry Carl sponsored or cosponsored 10 of the 26. How bills die without a vote.

See all 26

§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, 2026.38

Raised$1,452,254
Spent$1,353,458
Cash on hand$168,086
Debts owed by the campaign$254,536

Where the money came from

Individual donors$739K · 51%
PACs and other political committees$528K · 36%
Transfers from the candidate's other committees$183K · 13%
Other receipts (other loans, refunds, interest)$2,000 · 0%

Outside spending

Groups spending independently reported $547,042 supporting and $0 opposing Jerry Carl this cycle, primary and general combined, in the 24- and 48-hour reports the law requires for larger expenditures, filed through August 6, 2026.39

Largest independent spenders, as named in their FEC filings.
GroupSupportingOpposing
DEFEND AMERICAN JOBS$547,042—

Smaller expenditures that appear only on a group's regular monthly or quarterly report aren't in these totals, so the full amounts can be somewhat higher. When a group amends a report, only its latest version is counted.

§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.