Jerry Carl
Representative-elect for Alabama's 1st district
Republican
Won the seat
- Seat
- Alabama's 1st district
- Opponent
- Clyde Jones Jr. (D)
- Status
- Called
Where they stand.
The issues
Support President Trump & His America First Agenda
Says he will work alongside President Trump on his America First agenda.
“In Congress, Jerry will continue to work alongside President Trump to make our country safer, stronger, and more prosperous than ever before.”
Source for Support President Trump & His America First Agenda, on Jerry Carl’s campaign site (opens in a new tab)Kick Out Illegals & Build the Wall
Supports border wall funding and more Border Patrol agents, citing his past votes in Congress.
“In Congress, Jerry worked to pass one of the strongest border security bills in history, including funding to build a border wall and hire a record number of Border Patrol agents.”
Source for Kick Out Illegals & Build the Wall, on Jerry Carl’s campaign site (opens in a new tab)Defend Our Second Amendment Rights
Says he will defend the right to keep and bear arms.
“As an avid hunter, Jerry Carl is a lifelong supporter of the Second Amendment and will defend our right to bear and keep arms.”
Source for Defend Our Second Amendment Rights, on Jerry Carl’s campaign site (opens in a new tab)Restore Fiscal Sanity & Bring Down Inflation
Supports a Balanced Budget Amendment and withholding congressional pay until the budget is balanced.
“That’s why he supports a Balanced Budget Amendment to the Constitution and believes Members of Congress should go without pay until they balance the budget.”
Source for Restore Fiscal Sanity & Bring Down Inflation, on Jerry Carl’s campaign site (opens in a new tab)Put Parents In Charge of Their Children’s Education
Wants parents in charge of their children's education and opposes teaching critical race theory in classrooms.
“Jerry Carl strongly believes parents should be in charge of their children’s education and keep critical race theory and woke ideology out of the classroom.”
Source for Put Parents In Charge of Their Children’s Education, on Jerry Carl’s campaign site (opens in a new tab)Protect Life & the Unborn
Opposes abortion and the use of tax dollars to fund abortions.
“Jerry Carl is 100% pro-life and opposes any tax dollars being used to fund abortions.”
Source for Protect Life & the Unborn, on Jerry Carl’s campaign site (opens in a new tab)
From Jerry Carl’s campaign website. Summaries are ours; anything in quotation marks is copied word for word from the linked page. Read the full platform (opens in a new tab)
The promises
- OtherClock is ticking
Support a Balanced Budget Amendment to the Constitution
“he supports a Balanced Budget Amendment to the Constitution and believes Members of Congress should go without pay until they balance the budget”
Campaign website, Issues page, 2026 campaign · source (opens in a new tab)
- HealthClock is ticking
Oppose any use of tax dollars to fund abortions
“Jerry Carl is 100% pro-life and opposes any tax dollars being used to fund abortions.”
Campaign website, Issues page, 2026 campaign · source (opens in a new tab)
Jerry Lee Carl Jr. S. representative for Alabama's 1st congressional district from 2021 to 2025. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as a member of the Mobile County Commission from 2012 to 2020, the last two years as president of the commission. His district is based entirely in southern Alabama, encompassing parts of Mobile along with all of the state's portion of the Gulf Coast.
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- Raised
- $1.5M
- From individuals
- $739K
- Spent
- $1.4M
- Cash on hand
- $168K
Federal Election Commission, through 2026-10-14.
On record since 2022
- Given to their campaign
- $116K
- Donations from AIPAC and its members, sent to Jerry Carl’s campaign to spend.
- Ads to help them win
- $0
- Ads and mailers AIPAC paid for on its own, supporting Jerry Carl.
- Ads to help them lose
- $0
- Ads and mailers AIPAC paid for on its own, attacking Jerry Carl.
| Election | Given to campaign | Ads helping | Ads attacking |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $63K | $0 | $0 |
| 2024 | $41K | $0 | $0 |
| 2022 | $12K | $0 | $0 |
AIPAC is a pro-Israel lobbying group that spends on elections two ways. Its PAC collects donations from members and sends them to campaigns, where they become the candidate’s money to spend. Its super PAC, United Democracy Project, runs its own ads, and the candidate gets no say in those, whether they help or hurt. From Federal Election Commission filings through 2026-10-14: AIPAC PAC filings (opens in a new tab), United Democracy Project filings (opens in a new tab).
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