Candidate · November 3, 2026

Robert B. Aderholt

On the ballot for U.S. House · Alabama's 4th District

RepublicanIncumbent
raised through Oct 14, 2026
$1.2M
cash on hand
$720K
issues with public statements
9

§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 4th District1,2,3,4,5
Party on the ballotRepublican2,4,6
StatusIncumbent — Currently represents Alabama's 4th 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.

Robert Aderholt was born in 1965, attended Alabama public schools, and earned a bachelor's degree from Birmingham-Southern College and a law degree from the Cumberland School of Law at Samford University.8 Before Congress, he was an assistant legal adviser to Governor Fob James and a municipal judge in Haleyville, where he lives.8 In January 2025 he began his 15th term representing Alabama's 4th District in the U.S. House.8 He serves on the House Appropriations Committee, where he chairs the subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and he chairs the Values Action Team, a House member organization focused on families, communities and religious freedom.8

Why they say they're running

His campaign website says his top priority is rebuilding the economy, and says conservatives like him are needed in the House to oppose the left's social and economic agenda.9,10

Service in Congress since 2023

  • 2025–nowU.S. Representative, AL-47
  • 2023–2025U.S. Representative, AL-47

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.

Energy and Climate

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.10

Technology, Privacy and AI

High-speed internet access

His campaign website says he supports expanding broadband to rural areas and that he created the ReConnect programs that funded rural broadband.10

Foreign Policy and Defense

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.10

  1. Increase military spending
  2. Hold it near current levels, adjusted for inflation
  3. Cut military spending
Marked: the option their statement matches.
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.10

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.10

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.10

Crime, Policing and Prisons

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.10

Abortion and Reproductive Health

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.10

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.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 Robert B. Aderholt served, these bills had broad support from both parties but never reached a floor vote. No officeholder ever had to vote on them. Robert B. Aderholt 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, 2026.65

Raised$1,238,586
Spent$1,485,771
Cash on hand$719,712

Where the money came from

Individual donors$625K · 50%
PACs and other political committees$465K · 38%
Political party committees$610 · 0%
Transfers from the candidate's other committees$88K · 7%
Other receipts (other loans, refunds, interest)$59K · 5%

§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.