Representative · Alabama's 7th district

Terri A. Sewell

Terri A. Sewell is a Democratic representative for Alabama's 7th district, in Congress since 2011. In the 119th Congress, 675 roll calls were held while they served; they missed 11, and cast 442 of 464 party-unity votes with the majority of their caucus.

Party: Democrat
Chamber: House; Current
In Congress since: Jan 5, 2011
Term ends: Jan 3, 2027

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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	1.6%11 of 675 · rank 239 of 439	95%442 of 464 · rank 376 of 439	150 became law	27%155 of 576
118th CongressHouse of Representatives	1,222	6.6%81 of 1,222 · rank 58 of 442	98%786 of 798 · rank 158 of 442	171 became law	27%157 of 592
117th CongressHouse of Representatives	997	1.7%17 of 997 · rank 152 of 443	98%553 of 563 · rank 205 of 443	320 became law	6%29 of 513

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 −1−0.40+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.

H.R. 6955: Main Street Capital Access ActYea
Jul 21, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 270–155· Against party
H.R. 8800: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027Yea
Jul 21, 2026· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Agreed to 221–203· Against party
H.R. 8800: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027Yea
Jul 21, 2026· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Agreed to 219–208· Against party
H.R. 8595: Making appropriations for national security, Department of State, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes.Nay
Jul 15, 2026· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 104–314· Against party
H.R. 1346: To amend the Clean Air Act with respect to the ethanol waiver for Reid Vapor Pressure under that Act, and for other purposes.Yea
May 13, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 218–203· Against party
S. 1318: Fallen Servicemembers Religious Heritage Restoration ActYea
Apr 29, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 235–191· Against party
H.R. 7084: Defending American Property Abroad Act of 2026Yea
Mar 27, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 247–164· Against party
H.R. 7148: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026Yea
Feb 3, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments· Passed 217–214· Against party

Recent votes

The latest roll calls on bills and amendments, with the member's recorded position.

S. 2403: Retire through Ownership ActYea
Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Passed 401–14
H.R. 9497: Water Resources Development Act of 2026Yea
Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 415–9
H.R. 9340: Ratepayer Protection ActYea
Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 417–3
H.J.Res. 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 Harbor Craft Regulations; Notice of Decision".Nay
Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 214–208
H.R. 10326: PROOF ActNay
Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 217–207
H.R. 9576: National Fraud Enforcement Division Act of 2026Yea
Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 352–72
H.R. 5334: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026Nay
Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments· Passed 262–159
H.Con.Res. 93: Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.Yea
Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Agreeing to the Resolution· Passed 220–204
H.J.Res. 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 Vessels At-Berth; Notice of Decision".Nay
Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 216–211
H.R. 9500: Tax Relief for Fraud Victims ActYea
Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 408–17
H.R. 2140: Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2025Yea
Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Passed 343–79
H.R. 4646: Whistleblower Protection Act of 2025Yea
Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 424–0

Committees

Seats as published by the congress-legislators project. Past seats are those no longer listed since Analisa began recording them.

Current seats

House Committee on House Administration
ElectionsRanking Member
House Committee on Ways and Means
OversightRanking Member
Social Security
Trade
Joint Committee on Printing

Federal contracts in the district

Contract obligations attributed to Alabama's 7th 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: $660.9M
Per resident: $928
Rank in Alabama: 4 of 7
Contract actions: 61.8K; New awards: 60.5K

By fiscal year

246MFY2017
253MFY2018
332.4MFY2019
260.3MFY2020
281.4MFY2021
735.2MFY2022
362.7MFY2023
458.8MFY2024
467.2MFY2025
660.9MFY2026

Top buyers

Department of State$322.8M49%
Department of Veterans Affairs$93.8M14%
Department of the Army$76.8M12%
Department of Defense
Defense Logistics Agency$71M11%
Department of Defense
Federal Bureau of Investigation$27.1M4.1%
Department of Justice
Federal Prison System / Bureau of Prisons$13.3M2.0%
Department of Justice
Office of Procurement Operations$8M1.2%
Department of Homeland Security
National Aeronautics and Space Administration$5.4M0.8%

Top recipients

CADDELL CONSTRUCTION CO. (DE), LLC$321M49%
1 award
BL HARBERT INTERNATIONAL LLC$52.2M7.9%
5 awards
FORESTWOOD FARM, INC.$39M5.9%
58,953 awards
AMERICAN APPAREL, INC.$29M4.4%
41 awards
BRASFIELD & GORRIE LLC$20.8M3.1%
5 awards
PINTER MEMORIALS INC$19.1M2.9%
21 awards
STEWARD MACHINE CO INC$15.7M2.4%
30 awards
COBURN CONTRACTORS, LLC$13.9M2.1%
2 awards
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM$9.9M1.5%
38 awards
BIRMINGHAM INDUSTRIAL CONSTRUCTION, LLC$9.1M1.4%
6 awards

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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: $2M; through Jul 22, 2026
Cash on hand: $3.8M
From committees: $1.7M; 436 committees
From contractor PACs: $416K; 103 PACs · 25% of committee money

IndividualsPACsPartySelf

Largest gifts from PACs of federal contractors, 2026

PAC sponsor	Given	Matched contract recipient	Its contracts, FY2026
mortgage bankers associationmortgage bankers association political action committee (morpac)	$10K	MORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATIONAI match · 100% · the same organization	$125K
alabama power companyalabama power co employees federal political action cmte (apc employees federal pac)	$10K	ALABAMA POWER COMPANYAI match · 100% · the same organization	$19M
american institute of certified public accountantsamerican institute of certified public accountants political action committee	$10K	AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTSAI match · 100% · the same organization	—
l3harris technologies, inc.l3harris technologies, inc. pac	$10K	L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.AI match · 100% · the same organization	$115.4M
american hospital associationamerican hospital association pac	$10K	AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATIONAI match · 99% · the same organization	$1.2M
vizient, inc.vizient, inc., political action committee	$10K	VIZIENT INCAI match · 98% · the same organization	$18.2K
health care service corporationhealth care service corporation employees' political action committee	$10K	HEALTH CARE SERVICE CORPORATION, A MUTUAL LEGAL RESERVE COMPANYAI match · 100% · the same organization	$16M
general atomicsgeneral atomics political action committee	$10K	GENERAL ATOMICSAI match · 95% · the same organization	—
humana inc.humana inc. political action committee	$10K	HUMANA GOVERNMENT BUSINESS INCAI match · 100% · of one corporate family	$5.6B
fresenius medical care holdings, inc.fresenius medical care holdings, inc. political action committee	$10K	FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE HOLDINGS INCAI match · 95% · the same organization	$268.7M

By cycle

Cycle	Raised (FEC summary)	From committees	From contractor PACs
2026	$2M	$1.7M	$416K103 PACs · 25% of committee money
2024	$3M	$2.1M	$536.4K119 PACs · 26% of committee money
2022	$2.4M	$1.7M	$439.5K106 PACs · 26% 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 · Alabama's 7th districtJan 3, 2025 – Jan 3, 2027
House · Alabama's 7th districtJan 3, 2023 – Jan 3, 2025
House · Alabama's 7th districtJan 3, 2021 – Jan 3, 2023
House · Alabama's 7th districtJan 3, 2019 – Jan 3, 2021
House · Alabama's 7th districtJan 3, 2017 – Jan 3, 2019
House · Alabama's 7th districtJan 6, 2015 – Jan 3, 2017
House · Alabama's 7th districtJan 3, 2013 – Jan 3, 2015
House · Alabama's 7th districtJan 5, 2011 – Jan 3, 2013

Contact

Official channels, as published.

Website: sewell.house.gov
Phone: 202-225-2665
Office: 1035 Longworth 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.