Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle
Earl L. "Buddy" Carter
- 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
- General November 3, 2026 (Wikipedia, checked October 22, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Georgia
Official websiteX (Twitter)FacebookYouTubeInstagramFEC pageCongressional biography
Biographical details from congress-legislators (CC0) and the House Clerk, retrieved October 23, 2026.
FEC candidate ID S6GA00374 · Principal campaign committee: BUDDY CARTER FOR SENATE
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$1,944,348.9327%
- 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)$662,368.4925%
- Contributions over $200$1,989,111.5475%
- Itemized from inside Georgia$1,200,659.3156%
- Itemized from other states$960,426.9244%
Top out-of-state sources of itemized individual money: Texas $172,334.00 · Florida $110,851.45 · Virginia $88,555.15 · California $69,437.22 · Puerto Rico $46,170.32. 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
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
| Date | Question | Result | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16, 2026 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S 2403 Retire through Ownership Act | Passed | Yea |
| Sep 16, 2026 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · HR 9497 Water Resources Development Act | Passed | Yea |
| Sep 16, 2026 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · HR 9340 Ratepayer Protection Act | Passed | Yea |
| Sep 16, 2026 | On 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 | Passed | Yea |
| Sep 16, 2026 | On Passage · HR 10326 PROOF Act | Passed | Yea |
| Sep 16, 2026 | On Passage · HR 9576 National Fraud Enforcement Division Act | Passed | Yea |
| Sep 16, 2026 | On 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 | Passed | Yea |
| Sep 15, 2026 | On 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 | Passed | Nay |
| Sep 15, 2026 | On 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 | Passed | Yea |
| Sep 15, 2026 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · HR 9500 Tax Relief for Fraud Victims Act | Passed | Yea |
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
- House Committee on Energy and Commerce
- Communications and Technology
- Environment
- Health
- House Committee on the Budget
Assignments from unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0), retrieved October 23, 2026.
PAC and committee contributors
139 committees reported giving $457,450.00 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.
- JOHNSON & JOHNSON POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$10,000.00
- BRINGING REPUBLICAN EXCELLENCE TO TOWN PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- ABBVIE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- FOREVER YOUTH ORGANIZATION UTILIZING A NEW GENERATION PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- VITORIA PACPAC$10,000.00
- DELIVERS PACConnected PAC$10,000.00
- SIX PACConnected PAC$10,000.00
- COHERUS BIOSCIENCES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$10,000.00
- MAXIMUS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MAXPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$6,000.00
- ANIMAL WELLNESS ACTION PACConnected PAC$5,500.00
- ARDELYX, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ARDX PAC)PAC$5,500.00
- THE COCA-COLA COMPANY NONPARTISAN COMMITTEE FOR GOOD GOVERNMENT Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- CHEVRON EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - CHEVRON CORPORATION Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- THE COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC. PAC (UPSPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- CELANESE CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- MCKESSON CORPORATION EMPLOYEES POLITICAL FUNDConnected PAC$5,000.00
- CITIZENS ORGANIZED POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$5,000.00
- KING & SPALDING NONPARTISAN COMMITTEE FOR GOOD GOVERNMENTConnected PAC$5,000.00
- CARDINAL HEALTH INC. PACPAC$5,000.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CHEMICAL DISTRIBUTORS RESPONSIBLE DISTRIBUTION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- FRIENDS OF COMMUNITY ONCOLOGY PACConnected PAC$5,000.00
- MAJORITY COMMITTEE PAC--MC PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- INVEST IN A STRONG AND SECURE AMERICALeadership PAC$5,000.00
- POET PACConnected PAC$5,000.00
Show all 139 committees
- CONTINUING AMERICA'S STRENGTH AND SECURITY PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- AMERICA'S FIRST PACConnected PAC$5,000.00
- HEALTHCARE FREEDOM FUNDPAC$5,000.00
- PATRIOTS IN ACTIONLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- NEBRASKA SANDHILLS PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- BADLANDS PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- MR. SOUTHERN MISSOURIAN IN THE HOUSE PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- RAYONIER ADVANCED MATERIALS INC GOOD GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- BOOTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEELeadership PAC$5,000.00
- NORCAL WATER JOBS LIBERTY PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- BUDDY PACPAC$5,000.00
- LAND OF OPPORTUNITY PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- IN THE ARENA PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- SOCK IT TO 'EM PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- AMERICA RELOADEDLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- DAKOTA LEADERSHIP PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- REJOICE PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- VICTORY EASTLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- CARRY ON PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- HIGHWATER PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- AMERICA'S MOUNTAIN PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF ORAL & MAXILLOFACIAL SURGEONS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$4,000.00
- MISSOURI TRUTH PACLeadership PAC$4,000.00
- INTERNATIONAL FRANCHISE ASSOCIATION FRANCHISING POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE INCPAC$3,500.00
- HOLLAND & KNIGHT COMMITTEE FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENTConnected PAC$3,500.00
- FIRST CAPITAL PACLeadership PAC$3,500.00
- ALLIANCE FOR REGENERATIVE MEDICINE PAC ARM PACPAC$3,500.00
- NATIONAL VICTORY ACTION FUNDHybrid PAC$3,500.00
- CONSERVATIVE LEADERSHIP IN ELECTIONS PACLeadership PAC$3,500.00
- ONE COUNTRY, ONE DESTINY PACLeadership PAC$3,500.00
- LEAN FORWARD AMERICAJoint fundraising committee$3,500.00
- REPUBLICAN GOVERNANCE GROUP/TUESDAY GROUP PACConnected PAC$3,000.00
- LKQ CORPORATION EMPLOYEE GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND Company pageConnected PAC$3,000.00
- JAM PACLeadership PAC$3,000.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CHAIN DRUG STORES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- ALTICOR, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE ALTIPAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- DOW INC. PAC (DOWPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- NATIONAL FEDERATION OF INDEPENDENT BUSINESS FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- NATIONAL FISHERIES INSTITUTE (FISHPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- AMERICAN VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- ARNOLD & PORTER KAYE SCHOLER LLP (APKS) PARTNERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$2,500.00
- ENTERPRISE HOLDINGS, INC. / ENTERPRISE MOBILITY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- FOREST LANDOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC., POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$2,500.00
- HY-VEE INC EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$2,500.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BENEFITS AND INSURANCE PROFESSIONALS PAC (NABIP PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- US ONCOLOGY INC. NETWORK POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$2,500.00
- UNITED HEALTH SERVICES PAC, INC. Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- AMERICAN GASTROENTEROLOGICAL ASSOCIATION INC. PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- THOROUGHBRED PACConnected PAC$2,500.00
- INTERCONTINENTAL EXCHANGE INC PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- NATIONAL INDEPENDENT AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION PAC FUNDPAC$2,500.00
- TELADOC HEALTH, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$2,500.00
- ABRAHAM LINCOLN PACLeadership PAC$2,500.00
- ALNYLAM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ALNYLAM PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- HELP ELECT REPUBLICANS NOWLeadership PAC$2,500.00
- YOUR OHIO REPUBLICAN TEAMLeadership PAC$2,500.00
- PA-FIRST PACLeadership PAC$2,500.00
- LIVE NATION ENTERTAINMENT, INC., POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (LIVE NATION PAC)PAC$2,500.00
- CATALENT, INC. PACConnected PAC$2,500.00
- CALL TO SERVICE PACLeadership PAC$2,500.00
- AMERICAN PHARMACIES, INC. FEDERAL PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- FOLEY & LARDNER POLITICAL FUND, INC.Connected PAC$2,000.00
- PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE IConnected PAC$2,000.00
- REPUBLICAN MAINSTREET PARTNERSHIP PACConnected PAC$2,000.00
- COLLEGE OF AMERICAN PATHOLOGISTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- VOTE TO ELECT REPUBLICANS NOW PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- PATRIOT FUNDPAC$2,000.00
- FRIENDS OF DAVE JOYCECandidate committee$2,000.00
- GIVING US SECURITY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEELeadership PAC$2,000.00
- BUILDING AMERICAN CONSERVATISM PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- GARRET GRAVES FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- RESTORING OUR NATION PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- BURCHETT FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- CAROL FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- MEUSER FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- DEFEND & UPHOLD OUR NATION NOWLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- STRENGTHENING THE AMERICAN REPUBLIC (STAR) PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- CAREY FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- FROGMAN PACConnected PAC$2,000.00
- INDEPENDENT PHARMACY COOPERATIVE PAC ('IPC PAC') Company pageConnected PAC$1,700.00
- PFIZER INC. PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,500.00
- NATIONAL EMERGENCY MEDICINE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE / AMERICAN COLLEGE OF EMERGENCY PHYSICIANS Company pageConnected PAC$1,500.00
- CMR POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEELeadership PAC$1,500.00
- SOUTHEASTERN LUMBER MANUFACTURERS ASSOC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$1,250.00
- AMERICAN WATERWAYS OPERATORS-PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- NATIONAL SOCIETY OF PROFESSIONAL SURVEYORS INC NSPS PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- AMERICAN AMBULANCE ASSOCIATION FEDERAL PAC (AKA AMBU-PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (VERIZON PAC)PAC$1,000.00
- NUCLEAR ENERGY INSTITUTE FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- HEALTH & FITNESS ASSOCIATION PAC (FITPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- RELX INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- JOE WILSON FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- SOCIETY FOR VASCULAR SURGERY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- VERN BUCHANAN FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NEUROLOGICAL SURGEONS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NEUROSURGERYPAC)Connected PAC$1,000.00
- AMODEI FOR NEVADACandidate committee$1,000.00
- FRIENDS OF SUSAN BROOKSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- MAINTAINING ALL REPUBLICANS IN OFFICE PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF CHILD & ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY PAC (AACAP-PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- SECURITY INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE, SECURITYPACPAC$1,000.00
- THE CHEMOURS COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE CHEMOURS PACPAC$1,000.00
- NOOGA PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- AMERICAN UROLOGICAL ASSOCIATION, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AUAPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- TENNESSEE TOUGH PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- BIG IDEAS CREATE EXCELLENCE PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- TKJ PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- BRUCE POLIQUIN FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- EMPOWER CLINIC SERVICES, L.L.C./EMPOWER PHARMACY LLC PACPAC$1,000.00
- DOUBLE L PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- LANTHEUS HOLDINGS INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (LANTHEUS PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- CONSERVATIVE CLIMATE ACTION PACConnected PAC$1,000.00
- HIMS & HERS HEALTH, INC, PACPAC$1,000.00
- AMNEAL PHARMACEUTICALS INC. PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- AMERICAN PILOTS' ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$500.00
Outside spending
- Independent expenditures supporting Earl Leroy Carter$0.00
- Independent expenditures opposing Earl Leroy Carter$488,717.93
FEC totals for the 2026 cycle, including groups that are not political committees, retrieved October 24, 2026.
Independent expenditures by committees that are not part of the campaign, as reported by those committees. This money is spent separately, not given to the candidate.
- WIN IT BACK PACOpposing$488,716.00
The race
Georgia U.S. Senate, 2026 · 23 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earl Leroy Carter (R) | $7,323,301.28 | $58,641.47 | 2026-09-30 |
| T. Jonathan Ossoff (D) | $115,904,485.77 | $15,134,335.92 | 2026-10-14 |
| Michael A Collins Jr. (R) | $10,679,277.11 | $1,103,681.90 | 2026-10-14 |
| John King (R) | $563,078.46 | $0.00 | 2026-01-31 |
| Reagan Box (R) | $82,286.44 | −$200.01 | 2026-05-04 |
| Jonathan McColumn (R) | $36,143.79 | $12,412.31 | 2026-03-31 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
Polling average: Jon Ossoff 47% · Buddy Carter 42.3% (Ossoff +4.7%). Averages listed on Wikipedia from RealClearPolitics, Race to the WH.
| Pollster | Dates | Sample | Margin of error | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ActiVote | October 6–20, 2026 | 400 (LV) | ± 4.9% | Jon Ossoff 54% · Mike Collins 46% |
| Quantus Insights (R) | October 15–17, 2026 | 755 (LV) | ± 3.8% | Jon Ossoff 52% · Mike Collins 45% |
| University of Georgia School of Public and International Affairs | October 7–15, 2026 | 1,000 (LV) | ± 3.1% | Jon Ossoff 48% · Mike Collins 40% |
| Trafalgar Group (R) | October 7–9, 2026 | 1,101 (LV) | ±2.9% | Jon Ossoff 51% · Mike Collins 43% |
| InsiderAdvantage (R) | September 22–23, 2026 | 1,200 (LV) | ± 4.0% | Jon Ossoff 50% · Mike Collins 42% |
| Big Data Poll (R) | September 21–23, 2026 | 721 (RV) | ± 4.0% | Jon Ossoff 51% · Mike Collins 40% |
Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2026 United States Senate election 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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