Candidate · November 3, 2026

Shomari C. Figures

On the ballot for U.S. House · Alabama's 2nd District

DemocratIncumbent
raised through Oct 14, 2026
$2.7M
cash on hand
$1.2M
issues with public statements
5
outside spending for or against
$5.9M

§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 2nd District1,2,3,4,5
Party on the ballotDemocrat1,4
StatusIncumbent — Currently represents Alabama's 2nd District in the U.S. House.6
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.

Shomari Figures was raised in Alabama, graduated from John L. LeFlore High School, and attended the University of Alabama and its law school.7 He worked as a federal court law clerk and on President Barack Obama's campaign, then in the White House as domestic director of presidential personnel.7 He later served as White House liaison at the Department of Justice, as counsel in Congress, on the Biden-Harris transition team, and as deputy chief of staff and counselor to Attorney General Merrick Garland.7 He has represented Alabama's 2nd District in the U.S. House since January 2025 and serves on the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and the Agriculture Committee.7,8

Why they say they're running

His campaign website says he is seeking re-election to keep working for better schools, accessible health care, good jobs and safe communities for families in the 2nd District.7,9

Service in Congress since 2023

  • 2025–nowU.S. Representative, AL-26

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.

Health Care

Medicaid expansion

His campaign website says he has pushed for Alabama to expand Medicaid.11

Family and Social Policy

Food assistance (SNAP)

His campaign website says he has fought to protect SNAP food assistance and Social Security benefits.11

Abortion and Reproductive Health

Abortion law

His campaign website says he has defended reproductive rights and patients' ability to make their own medical decisions.11

Economy, Jobs and Trade

Tariffs

His campaign website says he introduced bills to exempt baby items such as cribs, mattresses and baby monitors from tariffs and to create a $15 billion tariff relief program for small and mid-sized farmers.11

Taxes and Budget

Targeted tax breaks for individuals and families

His campaign website says he introduced bills to give parents a tax break for their children's extracurricular activities and a tax credit for first-time parents.11

  1. Expand these breaks and make more of them refundable, so families who owe little income tax also benefit
  2. Add or expand breaks for costs such as education savings, adoption and selling a home
  3. Keep the current breaks
  4. Cut back these breaks and use the money for lower tax rates or deficit reduction
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 Shomari C. Figures served, these bills had broad support from both parties but never reached a floor vote. No officeholder ever had to vote on them. Shomari C. Figures sponsored or cosponsored 15 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$2,706,098
Spent$1,531,518
Cash on hand$1,197,689
Debts owed by the campaign$12,000

Where the money came from

Individual donors$1.1M · 41%
PACs and other political committees$1.1M · 42%
Political party committees$5,000 · 0%
Transfers from the candidate's other committees$440K · 16%
Other receipts (other loans, refunds, interest)$14K · 1%

Outside spending

Groups spending independently reported $3,741,811 supporting and $2,160,877 opposing Shomari C. Figures this cycle, primary and general combined, in the 24- and 48-hour reports the law requires for larger expenditures, filed through October 26, 2026.39

Largest independent spenders, as named in their FEC filings.
GroupSupportingOpposing
NO GOING BACK PAC INC.—$2,062,996
DMFI PAC$1,999,145—
Project 218$807,803—
ROLLING SEA ACTION FUND$520,000—
AB PAC$158,499—
BLACK VOTERS MATTER ACTION PAC$140,000—
Progressive Turnout Project$116,364—
CIVIC RENEWAL FUND INC.—$74,456

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.