Representative · Georgia's 1st district
Earl L. "Buddy" Carter
Earl L. "Buddy" Carter is a Republican representative for Georgia's 1st district, in Congress since 2015. In the 119th Congress, 675 roll calls were held while they served; they missed 37, and cast 444 of 449 party-unity votes with the majority of their caucus.
- Party
- Republican
- Chamber
- House
- Current
- In Congress since
- Jan 6, 2015
- Term ends
- Jan 3, 2027
Record by Congress
Counts with their denominators for each Congress and chamber served. Ranks are among members who served most of that Congress (100 or more roll calls): rank 1 did it most often. A description, not a grade.
| Congress | Roll calls | Missed | Votes with party | Sponsored | Cosponsored across the aisle |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 119th CongressHouse of Representatives | 675 | 5.5%37 of 675 · rank 69 of 439 | 99%444 of 449 · rank 161 of 439 | 640 became law | 11%46 of 410 |
| 118th CongressHouse of Representatives | 1,222 | 1.6%19 of 1,222 · rank 281 of 442 | 96%808 of 846 · rank 280 of 442 | 562 became law | 17%67 of 406 |
| 117th CongressHouse of Representatives | 997 | 5.4%54 of 997 · rank 32 of 443 | 98%519 of 531 · rank 247 of 443 | 400 became law | 30%115 of 378 |
Ideology (DW-NOMINATE)
Voteview's DW-NOMINATE first dimension estimates where members sit from all their roll calls: liberal (−1) to conservative (+1). It describes voting patterns, not views. Shown for the 119th Congress (House), with each party's median and the chamber's range.
Liberal −1+0.56+1 Conservative
Source: Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/
Votes against their party
The latest party-unity votes on bills and amendments where the member voted yea or nay against most of their caucus.
- Apr 30, 2026· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Agreed to 215–213· Against party
- Apr 30, 2026· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 186–238· Against party
- Apr 30, 2026· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Agreed to 280–142· Against party
- Feb 24, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Failed 264–133· Against party
- Sep 3, 2025· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 120–307· Against party
- H.R. 8998: Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025NayJul 24, 2024· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 156–236· Against party
- H.R. 8998: Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025NayJul 23, 2024· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 145–268· Against party
- H.R. 8998: Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025NayJul 23, 2024· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 208–211· Against party
Recent votes
The latest roll calls on bills and amendments, with the member's recorded position.
- Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Passed 401–14
- Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 415–9
- Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 417–3
- Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 214–208
- Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 217–207
- Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 352–72
- Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments· Passed 262–159
- Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Agreeing to the Resolution· Passed 220–204
- Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 216–211
- Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 408–17
- Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Passed 343–79
- Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 424–0
Sponsored bills
Bills and resolutions the member introduced as sponsor in the loaded Congresses. Volume is not quality: most measures never leave committee.
160 sponsored · 2 became law
How far they got
- Introduced14289%
- Reported by committee85.0%
- Passed one chamber85.0%
- Became law21.3%
Policy areas
- Health58
- Taxation11
- Immigration9
- Science, Technology, Communications9
- Crime and Law Enforcement7
- Government Operations and Politics7
- Armed Forces and National Security6
- Congress6
Latest activity
- 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
- H.R. 2821 FDA Modernization Act 3.0Passed one chamber· Health· Jul 21, 2026
- H.R. 9266 Chief Chris Eddy’s LawIntroduced· Transportation and Public Works· Jun 11, 2026
- H.R. 8678 Zero Tolerance for Political Violence Act of 2026Introduced· Crime and Law Enforcement· May 7, 2026
- H.R. 8538 Save America’s Family Forests Act of 2026Introduced· Taxation· Apr 28, 2026
- H.R. 2493 Improving Care in Rural America Reauthorization Act of 2025Passed one chamber· Health· Apr 22, 2026
- H.R. 2289 American Broadband Deployment Act of 2025Reported by committee· Science, Technology, Communications· Apr 15, 2026
- H.Res. 1168 Recognizing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for their work in protecting communities from violent criminals and illegal aliens.Introduced· Immigration· Apr 14, 2026
Committees
Seats as published by the congress-legislators project. Past seats are those no longer listed since Analisa began recording them.
Federal contracts in the district
Contract obligations attributed to Georgia's 1st district by each action's county and its award's ZIP code (land shares through census tracts); an estimate where ZIP codes cross district lines. Shown next to the member's record: neither explains the other.
- Obligations · FY2026
- $1.4B
- Per resident
- $1,760
- Rank in Georgia
- 2 of 14
- Contract actions
- 9,501
- New awards: 7,256
By fiscal year
- 857.1MFY2017
- 1BFY2018
- 1.1BFY2019
- 1.6BFY2020
- 1.5BFY2021
- 1.2BFY2022
- 1.3BFY2023
- 1.5BFY2024
- 1.4BFY2025
- 1.4BFY2026
Top buyers
- Department of the Army$428.7M31%Department of Defense
- Federal Law Enforcement Training Center$260.2M19%Department of Homeland Security
- Department of the Navy$242.2M17%Department of Defense
- USTRANSCOM$145.3M10%Department of Defense
- Department of the Air Force$76.9M5.5%Department of Defense
- Defense Logistics Agency$58.2M4.2%Department of Defense
- Defense Contract Management Agency$49.3M3.6%Department of Defense
- Department of Veterans Affairs$33.7M2.4%
Top recipients
- INTERNATIONAL AUTO LOGISTICS, LLC$139.8M10%8 awards
- GULFSTREAM AEROSPACE CORPORATION$123.3M8.9%73 awards
- BL HARBERT INTERNATIONAL LLC$111.2M8.0%2 awards
- RQ CONSTRUCTION, LLC$99.2M7.1%3 awards
- JCB INC.$78.6M5.7%22 awards
- DAVID BOLAND INC$54.3M3.9%1 award
- ATLANTA GAS LIGHT COMPANY$52.1M3.8%1 award
- V LINE SERVICES L.L.C.$45.4M3.3%1 award
- RED ONE MEDICAL DEVICES LLC$31.8M2.3%2,325 awards
- PEGASUS SUPPORT SERVICES LLC$31.4M2.3%2 awards
Campaign money
What the member's campaigns reported receiving, per FEC two-year cycle, and the federal contracts of the organizations that sponsor the giving PACs (each sponsor matched to a contract recipient by AI, with its probability). Comparisons of public records: neither explains the other.
2026 cycle
- Raised
- $7.3M
- through Jun 30, 2026
- Cash on hand
- $59.6K
- From committees
- $979.9K
- 295 committees
- From contractor PACs
- $206.9K
- 58 PACs · 21% of committee money
IndividualsPACsPartySelf
Largest gifts from PACs of federal contractors, 2026
| PAC sponsor | Given | Matched contract recipient | Its contracts, FY2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| johnson & johnsonjohnson & johnson political action committee | $10K | JOHNSON & JOHNSON VISION CARE INCAI match · 100% · of one corporate family | — |
| delta airlinesdelta air lines pac | $10K | DELTA AIR LINES, INC.AI match · 100% · the same organization | $8.9M |
| abbvieabbvie political action committee | $10K | ABBVIE US LLCAI match · 100% · the same organization | $154.6K |
| pricewaterhousecooperspricewaterhousecoopers political action committee i | $7,500 | PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLPAI match · 98% · the same organization | $4.8M |
| maximus,inc.maximus inc. political action committee (maxpac) | $6,000 | MAXIMUS FEDERAL SERVICES, INC.AI match · 100% · of one corporate family | $576.8M |
| american dental associationamerican dental association political action committee | $5,000 | AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATIONAI match · 98% · the same organization | $78.5K |
| the coca-cola companythe coca-cola company nonpartisan committee for good government | $5,000 | THE COCA-COLA COMPANYAI match · 100% · the same organization | $2.5M |
| national community pharmacists associationnational community pharmacists association - pac | $5,000 | NATIONAL COMMUNITY PHARMACISTS ASSOCIATIONAI match · 100% · the same organization | — |
| international paperinternational paper political action committee (ip-pac) | $5,000 | INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANYAI match · 100% · the same organization | — |
| chevron corporationchevron employees political action committee - chevron corporation | $5,000 | CHEVRON U.S.A. INCAI match · 100% · of one corporate family | $713.4K |
By cycle
| Cycle | Raised (FEC summary) | From committees | From contractor PACs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $7.3M | $979.9K | $206.9K58 PACs · 21% of committee money |
| 2024 | $2.6M | $1.6M | $409.9K99 PACs · 26% of committee money |
| 2022 | $2.1M | $988.9K | $248.7K62 PACs · 25% of committee money |
Raised is the FEC's cumulative summary of the candidacy; committee money counts each contribution reported, so the two cover slightly different dates.
Terms
Every term in the House or Senate, as published by the congress-legislators project.
- House · Georgia's 1st districtJan 3, 2025 – Jan 3, 2027
- House · Georgia's 1st districtJan 3, 2023 – Jan 3, 2025
- House · Georgia's 1st districtJan 3, 2021 – Jan 3, 2023
- House · Georgia's 1st districtJan 3, 2019 – Jan 3, 2021
- House · Georgia's 1st districtJan 3, 2017 – Jan 3, 2019
- House · Georgia's 1st districtJan 6, 2015 – Jan 3, 2017
Contact
Official channels, as published.
- Website
- buddycarter.house.gov
- Phone
- 202-225-5831
- Office
- 2432 Rayburn House Office Building
Identifiers
The same member in other public records.
Sources and method
Every figure on this page traces to these records.
- Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
- House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
- Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
- Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
- Congressional district boundaries and relationship files (U.S. Census Bureau)U.S. Census Bureau, Cartographic Boundary Files (congressional districts) and 2020 relationship files · release cd116+cd118+cd119 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
- ZIP code (ZCTA) to congressional district crosswalk (U.S. Census Bureau)U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 relationship files (ZCTAs, tracts and congressional districts); shares computed by Analisa · release 2020 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
- Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov)USAspending.gov, prime award contract transactions (FPDS) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
- Committees, candidates and committee contributions to candidates (Federal Election Commission)FEC bulk data: committee master, candidate master (candidates' names, no addresses), linkages, PAC summaries, all-candidates summaries and contributions from committees (no individual contributors) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
- Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
- Activity counts describe volume and attendance; they are not a measure of quality.
- Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.