Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle

Earl L. "Buddy" Carter

Official portrait of Earl L. "Buddy" Carter
Official portrait, U.S. Congress
Office
U.S. representative for Georgia’s 1st district
Party
Republican
Hometown
Pooler, GA
Born
1957
In Congress
House since 2015 · 11 years in office
Current term
January 3, 2025 to January 3, 2027
FEC filing name
CARTER, EARL LEROY
Next election
Primary May 19, 2026 · General November 3, 2026 (Wikipedia, checked October 22, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Map of Georgia with the current district highlighted

Georgia, District 1

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

RepublicanU.S. House · Georgia District 1IncumbentNot running (declined to run)

FEC candidate ID H4GA01039 · Principal campaign committee: BUDDY CARTER FOR SENATE

CycleOfficeRaisedOutcome
2025–2026U.S. House · Georgia District 1$7,323,301.28Not running (declined to run)
2023–2024U.S. House · Georgia District 1$2,597,666.23Won the general election (62%)
2021–2022U.S. House · Georgia District 1$2,127,328.91Won the general election (59.1%)
2019–2020U.S. House · Georgia District 1$2,347,613.19Won the general election (58.3%)
Total raised$7,323,301.28
Total spent$10,283,590.15
Cash on hand$58,641.47
Debts owed by the campaign$3,500,000.00
Loans from the candidate$3,500,000.00

2025–2026 cycle totals through September 30, 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: $1,944,348.93PACs and other committees: $1,114,775.00Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans): $3,500,000.00Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees: $635,277.18Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest): $128,900.17
  • Individual contributions$1,944,348.9327%
  • PACs and other committees$1,114,775.0015%
  • Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$3,500,000.0048%
  • Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees$635,277.189%
  • Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$128,900.172%

Self-funding: $3,500,000.00 (48% of money raised): $0.00 given and $3,500,000.00 lent by the candidate.

Individual money

  • Contributions of $200 or less (small-dollar, including unitemized)$0.00—
  • Contributions over $200$0.00—

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

Raised and spent over time

$4.2M$0 APRIL QUARTERLY: raised $536,709.48APRIL QUARTERLY: spent $92,293.86JULY QUARTERLY: raised $3,058,561.82JULY QUARTERLY: spent $2,445,032.99OCTOBER QUARTERLY: raised $939,579.89OCTOBER QUARTERLY: spent $1,120,000.92YEAR-END: raised $1,709,006.67YEAR-END: spent $1,412,902.23APRIL QUARTERLY: raised $469,795.07APRIL QUARTERLY: spent $932,092.36PRE-PRIMARY: raised $129,052.83PRE-PRIMARY: spent $2,145,075.14JULY QUARTERLY: raised $457,537.07JULY QUARTERLY: spent $2,112,165.83OCTOBER QUARTERLY: raised $23,058.45OCTOBER QUARTERLY: spent $24,026.822025-032025-092026-032026-06

Raised per report Spent per report Cash on hand

Voting record, 119th Congress

Roll-call votes while serving674
Voted yea498
Voted nay139
Did not vote37 of 674
Bills and resolutions sponsored64
Sponsored that became law0
Cosponsored413

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
PassedYea
Sep 16, 2026On Passage · HR 10326
PROOF Act
PassedYea
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
PassedYea
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
PassedNay
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
PassedYea
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.Res. 1617 Recognizes October as "American Pharmacy Month" in honor of the contributions of pharmacists and pharmacy teams in providing safe, accessible, affordable, and effective patient care services and products to all residents and protecting public health in communities across the United States;.
    Introduced Oct 6, 2026 · Latest action Oct 6, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
  • H.R. 9266 Chief Chris Eddy’s Law
    Introduced Jun 11, 2026 · Latest action Jun 11, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  • H.R. 8678 Zero Tolerance for Political Violence Act of 2026
    Introduced May 7, 2026 · Latest action May 7, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
  • H.R. 8538 Save America’s Family Forests Act of 2026
    Introduced Apr 28, 2026 · Latest action Apr 28, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
  • H.Res. 1168 Recognizing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for their work in protecting communities from violent criminals and illegal aliens.
    Introduced Apr 14, 2026 · Latest action Apr 14, 2026: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently deter…
  • H.R. 7686 Rural and Underserved Health Care Staffing Act
    Introduced Feb 25, 2026 · Latest action Feb 25, 2026: Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Oversight and Government Reform, and House Ad…
  • H.R. 7528 GAP Supply Act
    Introduced Feb 12, 2026 · Latest action Feb 12, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
  • H.R. 7462 Farmers’ AID Relief Act
    Introduced Feb 10, 2026 · Latest action Mar 20, 2026: Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit.
  • H.R. 7423 No Sanctuary Cities Act of 2026
    Introduced Feb 9, 2026 · Latest action Feb 9, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
  • H.R. 7352 PASTEUR Act of 2026
    Introduced Feb 4, 2026 · Latest action Feb 4, 2026: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, …

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

167 committees reported giving $558,175.00 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

Georgia U.S. House, District 1, 2026 · 17 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
Earl Leroy Carter (R)$7,323,301.28$58,641.472026-09-30
James Morris Kingston (R)$2,357,233.34$269,955.362026-10-14
Patrick K. Farrell (R)$663,243.27$0.002026-06-30
Amanda Hollowell (D)$264,753.46$50,136.672026-10-14
Brian Allen Montgomery (R)$248,746.42$0.002026-06-30
Michael McCord (D)$224,654.00$147,166.952026-03-31
Eugene Chin Yu (R)$143,069.79$34,916.442026-04-29
Kandiss Taylor (R)$129,853.57$0.002026-09-30
Patrick Wilver (D)$70,238.57$0.002026-10-13
Joyce Marie Griggs (D)$40,102.96$17.022026-09-30

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

Recent polls

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Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia (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: BUDDY CARTER FOR SENATE.
  • 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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