Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle

Terri A. Sewell

Official portrait of Terri A. Sewell
Official portrait, U.S. Congress
Office
U.S. representative for Alabama’s 7th district
Party
Democrat
Hometown
Birmingham, AL
Born
1965
In Congress
House since 2011 · 15 years in office
Current term
January 3, 2025 to January 3, 2027
FEC filing name
SEWELL, TERRI A.
Next election
General November 3, 2026 (Wikipedia, checked October 22, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Map of Alabama with the current district highlighted

Alabama, District 7

Biographical details from congress-legislators (CC0) and the House Clerk, retrieved October 23, 2026.

DemocraticU.S. House · Alabama District 7IncumbentGeneral-election nominee

FEC candidate ID H0AL07086 · Principal campaign committee: TERRI SEWELL FOR CONGRESS

CycleOfficeRaisedOutcome
2025–2026U.S. House · Alabama District 7$2,260,893.78General-election nominee
2023–2024U.S. House · Alabama District 7$3,036,770.95Won the general election (63.7%)
2021–2022U.S. House · Alabama District 7$2,359,060.83Won the general election (63.54%)
2019–2020U.S. House · Alabama District 7$2,171,039.72Won the general election (97.2%)
Total raised$2,260,893.78
Total spent$2,380,420.73
Cash on hand$3,351,033.95
Debts owed by the campaign$0.00
Loans from the candidate$0.00

2025–2026 cycle totals through October 14, 2026, from the FEC’s candidate summary file. This is a dated snapshot, not live reporting; the FEC’s page for this candidate is the official source.

Where the money comes from

Individual contributions: $447,443.76PACs and other committees: $1,811,250.00Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest): $2,200.02
  • Individual contributions$447,443.7620%
  • PACs and other committees$1,811,250.0080%
  • Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$2,200.020%

Individual money

  • Contributions of $200 or less (small-dollar, including unitemized)$88,298.7623%
  • Contributions over $200$291,374.0077%
  • Itemized from inside Alabama$85,290.0028%
  • Itemized from other states$216,979.0072%

Top out-of-state sources of itemized individual money: District of Columbia $49,045.00 · California $31,105.00 · New York $23,250.00 · Virginia $17,750.00 · Maryland $12,955.00. States with fewer than 10 contributions are not listed.

FEC-computed totals by contribution size and state, retrieved October 22, 2026. No individual contributor is named.

Raised and spent over time

$3.8M$0 APRIL QUARTERLY: raised $295,104.05APRIL QUARTERLY: spent $206,554.31JULY QUARTERLY: raised $298,045.37JULY QUARTERLY: spent $254,655.59OCTOBER QUARTERLY: raised $275,179.50OCTOBER QUARTERLY: spent $292,220.17YEAR-END: raised $301,725.30YEAR-END: spent $176,582.55APRIL QUARTERLY: raised $344,421.44APRIL QUARTERLY: spent $409,424.96PRE-PRIMARY: raised $37,672.97PRE-PRIMARY: spent $63,345.63JULY QUARTERLY: raised $381,715.09JULY QUARTERLY: spent $233,005.21PRE-PRIMARY: raised $28,127.00PRE-PRIMARY: spent $42,413.46OCTOBER QUARTERLY: raised $245,242.40OCTOBER QUARTERLY: spent $504,084.032025-032025-092026-032026-062026-09

Raised per report Spent per report Cash on hand

Voting record, 119th Congress

Roll-call votes while serving674
Voted yea306
Voted nay355
Voted present2
Did not vote11 of 674
Bills and resolutions sponsored15
Sponsored that became law0
Cosponsored578

Recorded House roll-call votes from January 3, 2025 through September 16, 2026, the latest vote on record for this member. Each vote links to the official House Clerk record.

Latest roll-call votes

DateQuestionResultVote
Sep 16, 2026On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S 2403
Retire through Ownership Act
PassedYea
Sep 16, 2026On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · HR 9497
Water Resources Development Act
PassedYea
Sep 16, 2026On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · HR 9340
Ratepayer Protection Act
PassedYea
Sep 16, 2026On Passage · HJRES 213
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the “California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Commercial Harbo
PassedNay
Sep 16, 2026On Passage · HR 10326
PROOF Act
PassedNay
Sep 16, 2026On Passage · HR 9576
National Fraud Enforcement Division Act
PassedYea
Sep 16, 2026On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · HR 5334
An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes
PassedNay
Sep 15, 2026On Agreeing to the Resolution · HCONRES 93
Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran
PassedYea
Sep 15, 2026On Passage · HJRES 210
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to “California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Ocean-Going Vesse
PassedNay
Sep 15, 2026On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · HR 9500
Tax Relief for Fraud Victims Act
PassedYea

Latest bills and resolutions sponsored

  • H.R. 10374 Affordable Premiums for Seniors Act of 2026
    Introduced Sep 14, 2026 · Latest action Sep 14, 2026: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speak…
  • H.R. 10236 Protecting Student Athletes from Unexpected Tax Liability Act
    Introduced Sep 2, 2026 · Latest action Sep 2, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
  • H.R. 8864 LIFT Act
    Introduced May 15, 2026 · Latest action May 15, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
  • H.R. 8153 Maternal Vaccination Act
    Introduced Mar 27, 2026 · Latest action Mar 27, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
  • H.R. 8024 Maternal Vaccination Act
    Introduced Mar 19, 2026 · Latest action Mar 19, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
  • H.R. 7921 To amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to modify provisions relating to rural decentralized water systems grants.
    Introduced Mar 12, 2026 · Latest action Apr 3, 2026: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development.
  • H.R. 6894 Increasing Access to Quality Cardiac Rehabilitation Care Act of 2025
    Introduced Dec 18, 2025 · Latest action Dec 18, 2025: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speak…
  • H.R. 5377 Rural Health Training Opportunities Act
    Introduced Sep 16, 2025 · Latest action Sep 16, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
  • H.R. 4731 Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2025
    Introduced Jul 23, 2025 · Latest action Jul 23, 2025: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speak…
  • H.R. 4381 To direct the Secretary of Defense to establish a pilot program regarding treating pregnancy as a qualifying event for enrollment in TRICARE Select.
    Introduced Jul 14, 2025 · Latest action Jul 14, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Counts of the public record only; TerraCivic does not rate members or judge their votes. Votes: Voteview (Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/). Bills: GovInfo Bill Status (public domain). Retrieved October 23, 2026.

Committees

Assignments from unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0), retrieved October 23, 2026.

PAC and committee contributors

438 committees reported giving $1,673,750.00 to this candidate, as filed by the giving committees through October 18, 2026. Timing differs from the campaign’s own reports, so this list may not match the totals above.

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The race

Alabama U.S. House, District 7, 2026 · 3 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
Terri A. Sewell (D)$2,260,893.78$3,351,033.952026-10-14
Morgan W. W. Murphy (R)$1,467,882.65$171,280.912026-09-30
Ammie Akin (R)$270,462.09$33,973.182026-10-14

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

  • Decision Desk HQSafe DJuly 14, 2026
  • The Cook Political ReportSolid DFebruary 6, 2025
  • Inside ElectionsSolid DMarch 7, 2025
  • Sabato's Crystal BallSafe DJuly 15, 2025
  • The EconomistSafe DApril 24, 2026

Recent polls

No public polling found for this race.

Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Alabama (retrieved October 22, 2026), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. TerraCivic does not rate races or compute its own average.

Sources and updates

  • Money: FEC bulk data (candidate summary, committee master, committee-to-candidate contributions), retrieved October 23, 2026. FEC candidate page · Principal campaign committee: TERRI SEWELL FOR CONGRESS.
  • Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 22, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
  • Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.

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