Earl L. "Buddy" Carter
- Previous profession
- Pharmacist; Small business owner
- First public office
- 1996Mayor, City of Pooler, 1996 to 2004
- Years in public office
- 27
Confirmed from the official recordSource: Congressional Directory for the 119th Congress (2025-2026), February 20, 2026. We saved our copy on October 8, 2026.
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The saved record holds 619 recorded votes by Earl L. "Buddy" Carter, from 2015 to 2026.
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This record covers the votes that passed a law: votes on passage, and votes on a House resolution that passed a law. Each Congress below lists the two apart. Votes on bills that did not become law are not included yet.
114th Congress, 2015 and 2016
68 Yes · 5 No · 6 Did not vote on 79 laws of this Congress.
What this member says about laws and orders
This section has two lists: statements in the official record, and excerpts from this member’s own press releases. Together they name 2 laws and 4 executive orders.
From the official record
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From this member’s press releases
From a secondary sourceThese are excerpts from press releases on this member’s official website that name a law or an executive order. We save a copy of each one.
7 excerpts
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Carter leads bipartisan effort to support family forest landowners
“This legislation builds on the success of expensing provisions such as bonus depreciation and Section 179 equipment expensing included in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Applying these same principles to reforestation helps ensure forest landowners can reinvest quickly and keep working forests productive.”
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Carter celebrates passage of his key PBM reforms to lower costs for patients
“Enacting the PBM reform measures in H.R. 7148 would be a significant and long-awaited step forward for patients and pharmacies. It is time to hold the PBMs accountable and put an end to abusive PBM practices that steer patients towards pricier drugs, charge steep markups on medicines and extract billions of dollars in hidden fees,” said Mike Stigers, Wakefern Food”
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Carter successfully pushes for investigation into woke California community colleges
“On February 5, 2025, President Donald Trump signed the Executive Order (EO), Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports, clearly stating that programs receiving federal funds must ensure that participation in women’s sports is limited to biological females.”
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“WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) today celebrated the Executive Order (EO) signed by President Trump entitled “Ensuring American Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Resilience by Filling the Strategic Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients Reserve,” which advances key priorities for the American-Made Medicines Caucus.”
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Carter Introduces the Truth in Gender Act
“WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) introduced the Truth In Gender Act, a bill codifying President Trump’s Executive Order entitled “Defending Women From Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government.”
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“That is why House Republicans passed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which incentivizes domestic medical supply production by rewarding companies that build their products in America, like USAntibiotics, who is the last remaining end-to-end domestic U.S. manufacturer of amoxicillin, the most prescribed antibiotic in the country.”
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Carter puts forward bill to make permanent the National Energy Dominance Council
“WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) today introduced a bill codifying President Trump’s executive order establishing the National Energy Dominance Council, granting permanency to this body charged with positioning American energy for the next century, lowering prices, strengthening American economic security, and restoring our nation’s energy dominance.”
Member-requested spending
Congress printed 9 spending items this member requested, $22,400,000 in all, in the lists read for 4 laws.
Laws read: Public Law 119-37, Public Law 119-74, Public Law 119-75, Public Law 119-86.
| Recipient | Law | Purpose | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Tybee Island | Public Law 119-37 | Tybee Island Fire Station ReplacementRural Housing Service · Rural Community Facilities Program | GA | $5,000,000 |
| on STAG--Clean Water Stat Revolving Fund | Public Law 119-74 | e GA City of Port W Water Infrast ImprovementsEnvironmentAgency · al Protecti | None printed | $1,750,000 |
| on STAG--Drinking Water S Revolving Fund | Public Law 119-74 | tate GA City of Rincon Extension ProEnvironmentAgency · al Protecti | None printed | $1,000,000 |
| Georgia Institute of Technology | Public Law 119-74 | Georgia Critical Mineral Supply Chain Manufacturing Demonstration CenterDOC · NIST--STR S | None printed | $500,000 |
| Augusta University | Public Law 119-74 | Augusta University Rapid Fentanyl DetectionDOC · NIST--STR S | None printed | $450,000 |
| The Georgia Conservancy | Public Law 119-74 | Automatic Identification System Messaging for the Protection of MarinersDOC · NOAA--CZM | None printed | $500,000 |
| GA | Public Law 119-75 | I-16 Widening 4 to 6 Lanes, Chatham, Effingham, & Bryan CountiesDepartment of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | GA | $5,000,000 |
| GA | Public Law 119-75 | Quacco Road Phase IIDepartment of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | GA | $4,000,000 |
| Savannah-Georgia Convention Center Authority | Public Law 119-75 | Riverwalk Renovation and Critical Infrastructure Improvements ProjectDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | GA | $4,200,000 |
Read from the lists Congress printed for 4 laws. An item requested by several members appears under each of them, so sums across members count such an item more than once. A list the Congressional Record printed on two days is counted once, from the later printing. A requester is tied to a member only when exactly one member serving in that chamber on that day has the printed name.
Campaign promises
Promises kept: Not checked yet
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- Campaign website: buddycarterforcongress.com. The Federal Election Commission’s record of BUDDY CARTER FOR SENATE gives this address.Confirmed from the official record
- Pages of buddycarterforcongress.com: none saved. The site gave our reader no page on October 8, 2026.Not checked yet
Online ads
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BUDDY CARTER FOR SENATE Google Ads Transparency Center
Evidence for the tie: The library lists FEC committee number C00543967 for this advertiser, and the FEC committee file names this member as that committee’s candidate.
The library lists 12 ads by this advertiser since January 3, 2025.
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Read from Google Ads Transparency Center, its data file of October 7, 2026. Meta Ad Library: Not started. An ad counts when the library last shows it on or after January 3, 2025.
Who funds this member
Confirmed from the official recordTotals for 2025 and 2026: Not published yet.
Committees that give the most
310 committees report paying this committee. These are the largest, joint fundraising committees aside.
| Committee | Kind, as the FEC lists it | Total | Payments |
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| AMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected organization: AMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION | PAC, qualified | $20,000 | 6 |
| CONTINUING AMERICA'S STRENGTH AND SECURITY PACConnected organization: CASSIDY | Leadership PAC | $15,000 | 3 |
| FRIENDS OF COMMUNITY ONCOLOGY PAC | PAC, qualified | $13,000 | 3 |
| BRINGING REPUBLICAN EXCELLENCE TO TOWN PACConnected organization: GUTHRIE | Leadership PAC | $10,000 | 2 |
| MAJORITY COMMITTEE PAC--MC PAC | Leadership PAC | $10,000 | 2 |
| ABBVIE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected organization: ABBVIE | PAC, qualified | $10,000 | 3 |
| AMERICAN PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION PHYSICAL THERAPY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (PT-PAC)Connected organization: AMERICAN PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION | PAC, qualified | $10,000 | 2 |
| DELTA AIR LINES PACConnected organization: DELTA AIRLINES | PAC, qualified | $10,000 | 2 |
| VITORIA PAC | PAC, qualified | $10,000 | 2 |
| FOREVER YOUTH ORGANIZATION UTILIZING A NEW GENERATION PACConnected organization: KIM VICTORY FUND | Leadership PAC | $10,000 | 2 |
Joint fundraising committees collect checks for several campaigns and pass on each share. Largest for this member: TEAM BUDDY ($635,277.18).
Largest receipts from individuals
Each line is one receipt as the committee itemized it for the FEC. Many people give the same legal maximum, so this is a part of a larger group.
| Name, as itemized | City and state | Employer and occupation, as reported | Receipt | Date |
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| GRANT, JEFF R | GREENSBORO, GA | SOUTHERN CONSULTING · PRESIDENT | $15,500 | |
| GRANT, JEFF R | GREENSBORO, GA | SOUTHERN CONSULTING · PRESIDENT | $15,500$10,500 to date, as reported | |
| WATERS, DON L. | SAVANNAH, GA | NONE · RETIRED | $10,500 | |
| SINGH, PRITPAL | RICHMOND HILL, GA | LEFT LANE · PARTNER | $10,500$11,000 to date, as reported | |
| KITCHEN, HARRY | HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SC | THE FOXFIELD COMPANY · REAL ESTATE INVESTOR | $10,500 | |
| JONES, BILLY | SAVANNAH, GA | SELF EMPLOYED · ATTORNEY | $10,500$21,000 to date, as reported | |
| JACKSON, KEVIN | SAVANNAH, GA | PINTAIL SITE PREPARATION · OWNER/CEO | $10,500 | |
| BROWN, ALTON JR. | SAVANNAH, GA | RESOURCE & LAND CONSULTANTS · ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANT | $10,500 | |
| RAY, JAY 'RICHIE' | CONROE, TX | RICHIE SPECIALTY PHARMACY · OWNER | $10,500 | |
| MILLNER, GUY WESLEYGiven through a conduit committee | ATLANTA, GA | ASSURANCEAMERICA · EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN | $10,500$21,000 to date, as reported |
Outside spending, apart from contributions
The FEC lists no outside spending for or against this member in 2025 and 2026.
See the full lists for Earl L. "Buddy" Carter
Federal law forbids using contributors' names and addresses taken from FEC reports to ask for contributions or for any commercial purpose (52 U.S.C. 30111(a)(4)).
Source: Federal Election Commission. Period: January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2026. Our copy of the FEC's answers was saved October 8, 2026.
Reported stock trades
Confirmed from the official record4 reports saved. 4 typed reports: rows Not checked yet.
- Report 20034502, filed · Typed report, rows not read yet · The Clerk's file
Our copy saved October 8, 2026 · Fingerprint 545f515167b4443e - Report 20030632, filed · Typed report, rows not read yet · The Clerk's file
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Source: Periodic Transaction Reports filed with the Clerk of the House. The Clerk's index for 2025 and 2026 was saved October 8, 2026.
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