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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Since the current Congress began on January 3, 2025, Carter has a recorded vote on 60 laws that passed, and 1 vote on a resolution that passed a law.
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The record in plain language
Of the 118 laws passed since January 3, 2025, 60 came to a recorded vote on passage in the House while Carter is a member. On 1 more, the recorded House vote is on a resolution. Carter votes Yes on H.Res. 590, the resolution that passed the Rescissions Act of 2025 in the House. The rest passed the House by voice vote or without objection, which records no individual votes.
Carter votes Yes on the Laken Riley Act on immigration detention; the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the 2025 tax and spending law; the HALT Fentanyl Act; the GENIUS Act on stablecoins (digital tokens pegged to the dollar); the Epstein Files Transparency Act; the defense policy law for fiscal year 2026; the Secure America Act, a 2026 budget law; the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act; and the Russia and Iran sanctions law.
On funding the government, Carter votes Yes on the March 2025 full-year funding law; the November 2025 law that ended the 43-day shutdown; the January 2026 funding law for science, energy, Interior and the EPA; the February 2026 funding law for a further group of agencies; and the September 2026 funding extension.
Congress cancelled 24 federal rules by recorded vote in the House in that time. Carter votes to cancel 24 and against cancelling 0. The rules Carter votes to cancel come from: Interior: Bureau of Land Management (7), Environmental Protection Agency (6), Energy (4), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (2), District of Columbia government (1), Treasury: Comptroller of the Currency (1), Interior: National Park Service (1), Treasury: Internal Revenue Service (1) and Interior: Ocean Energy Management (1).
Carter votes the same way as most House Republicans on all 60 of these Yes and No votes.
Votes on laws that passed
Most recent
Authorizes and expands sanctions and tariffs on Russia and extends existing sanctions on Iran.
Requires the federal prison system to act on sexual harassment and assault of its staff by incarcerated people.
Adds College Station, Texas, and El Centro, California, to the places where federal court can sit.
Keeps the federal government funded at about last year's levels through December 11, 2026.
Votes on a resolution that passed a law
Cancels about $9 billion that Congress had already approved: roughly $8 billion in foreign aid and about $1 billion for public broadcasting.
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
- One Big Beautiful Bill ActApril 29, 2026
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.”
- Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026January 22, 2026
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”
- Keeping Men Out of Women's SportsJanuary 16, 2026
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.”
- Ensuring American Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Resilience by Filling the Strategic Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients ReserveAugust 18, 2025
“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.”
- Defending Women From Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal GovernmentJune 12, 2025
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.”
- One Big Beautiful Bill ActJune 11, 2025
“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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- Establishing the National Energy Dominance CouncilApril 16, 2025
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: Not checked yet.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.
Campaign money
For the 2026 election cycle, Carter's campaign reports receiving $7,300,242.83 and reports spending $10,259,563.33, as of June 30, 2026.
Confirmed from the official record| What the filing reports | 2026 cycleFEC number S6GA00374as of June 30, 2026 | 2024 cycleFEC number H4GA01039as of December 31, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Money raised (total receipts) | $7,300,242.83 | $2,597,666.23 |
| Money spent (total disbursements) | $10,259,563.33 | $1,396,344.13 |
| Cash on hand (at the end of the period) | $59,609.84 | $3,018,930.34 |
| Debts (owed by the committee) | $3,500,000.00 | $0.00 |
Where it comes from
| Reported as received from | 2026 cycleFEC number S6GA00374as of June 30, 2026 | 2024 cycleFEC number H4GA01039as of December 31, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Individuals, itemized | $1,447,975.51 | $625,413.84 |
| Individuals, unitemized | $489,314.97 | $93,614.18 |
| Other political committees | $1,098,775.00 | $1,583,431.03 |
| Party committees | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| The candidate, contributions | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| The candidate, loans | $3,500,000.00 | $0.00 |
Committees
- BUDDY CARTER FOR SENATE Principal campaign committee · 2024 and 2026 · FEC committee C00543967
Every figure is copied from the Federal Election Commission. The campaign's committee reports each one.
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