Politician
Jerry Carl
Republican · Alabama · ran 3 times since 2020, won 3
FEC candidate H0AL01055
Jerry Carl (Republican) raised $1.5M for the 2026 Alabama 1st District race, $528K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $0 for and $0 against them (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). They won.
Raised, all cycles
$5.1M
2026, 2022, 2020; counted once per cycle
From PAC checks
28%
$1.4M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$115K
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$1.2M
Spent attacking them
Every run
Each election and its result. Campaign receipts cover the whole cycle and can appear in both regular and special contests; they count once in the totals above.
| Cycle | Race | Raised | PAC share | Outside for / against | Google ads | All money | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Alabama 1st District | $1.5M | 36% | $0 / $0 | $30K | $1.5M | ✓ Won |
| 2022 | Alabama 1st District | $1.3M | 38% | $0 / $0 | $1K | $1.3M | ✓ Won |
| 2020 | Alabama 1st District | $2.3M | 17% | $115K / $1.2M | $10K | $3.6M | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Corporate $461KLeadership PAC $271KTrade group $230KMembership $139KOther $133KUnion $12KSuper PAC $9KParty $5K
- The Eye of the Tiger Political Action CommitteeLeadership PAC$35K
- Majority Committee PAC--Mc PACLeadership PAC$25K
- Alabama Power Co Employees Federal Political Action Cmte (Apc Employees Federal PAC)CorporateLobbyist PAC$25K
- Elect - the PAC of the Alabama Farmers FederationCorporate$20K
- David Volkert & Associates, Inc. Political Action Committee ('Dva/Hc PAC')Corporate$15K
- Raptor PACLeadership PAC$13K
- Vulcan Materials Company Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- Land of Opportunity PACLeadership PAC$10K
- Drummond Company, Inc. Political Action Committee (Dpac)Corporate$10K
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alabama PACCorporate$10K
- National Automobile Dealers Association Political Action CommitteeTrade groupLobbyist PAC$10K
- Protective Life Corporation Federal Political Action Committee ('Protectpac')CorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
- Club for Growth Actionagainst $1.2M
- Right for Alabama PAC, Incfor $115K
Funding and votes
How their votes align with industry funding
Across 10 industry-vote comparisons with at least $10K in traced funding, they voted the industry's way 7 times (70%). This is a retrospective comparison using covered 2020–2026 runs; some money arrived after the vote. A vote can appear for multiple industries. Unknown coverage is excluded. “With industry” means its stated preferred side, and does not establish causation.
| Vote | Industry | Their money from it | Voted |
|---|---|---|---|
| FIT21 (crypto market structure)House · 2024 · 279–136 | Crypto wanted yea | $0 | Yea · with industry |
| Israel Security Assistance Support ActHouse · 2024 · 224–187 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $10K | Yea · with industry |
| SAB 121 repealHouse · 2024 · 228–182 | Crypto wanted yea | $0 | Yea · with industry |
| Antisemitism Awareness ActHouse · 2024 · 320–91 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $10K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel security supplemental (Apr 2024)House · 2024 · 366–58 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $10K | Yea · with industry |
| Ukraine security supplementalHouse · 2024 · 311–112 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $34K | Nay · against |
| Protecting Health Care for All Patients ActHouse · 2024 · 211–208 | Pharma and health care wanted yea | $29K | Yea · with industry |
| Joint-employer rule repealHouse · 2024 · 206–177 | Labor unions wanted nay | $22K | Yea · against |
| NDAA FY2024House · 2023 · 310–118 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $34K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel aid (Nov 2023)House · 2023 · 226–196 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $10K | Yea · with industry |
| Pistol brace rule repealHouse · 2023 · 219–210 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $3K | Yea · with industry |
| Lower Energy Costs ActHouse · 2023 · 225–204 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $9K | Yea · with industry |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 · 221–205 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $9K | Yea · with industry |
| Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $7K | Nay · with industry |
| Inflation Reduction ActHouse · 2022 · 220–207 | Oil, gas and coal wanted nayPharma and health care wanted nayWall Street and hedge funds wanted nay | $3K$19K$17K | Present / not votingPresent / not votingPresent / not voting |
| Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 · 217–213 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $1K | Nay · with industry |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 · 234–193 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $1K | Nay · with industry |
| Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 · 232–193 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $19K | Nay · with industry |
| Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 · 227–203 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $1K | Nay · with industry |
| PRO Act (union organizing)House · 2021 · 225–206 | Labor unions wanted yea | $10K | Nay · against |
Constituents vs. funders
Voted the way most of their constituents wanted on 3 of 6 key votes (50%)
On 1 vote, industries that gave them $10K+ before the vote wanted the opposite of what most of their constituents wanted. They sided with the funders 1 time and with their constituents 0. Constituent views come from the Cooperative Election Study, a survey of about 60,000 adults a year. A side counts as what constituents wanted only when it leads by more than the margin of error; closer results are shown as split. Party explains most votes, and none of this shows that money changed a vote.
| Vote | Their constituents | Their funders | Voted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Energy Costs ActHouse · 2023 | 70% support ±10AL-01 · wanted Yea · CES 2024 · related question | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | YeaWith voters |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 | 70% support ±10AL-01 · wanted Yea · CES 2024 · related question | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | YeaWith voters |
| Inflation Reduction ActHouse · 2022 | 56% support ±11AL-01 · split · CES 2022 | $19K Pharma and health care wanted nay$17K Wall Street and hedge funds wanted nay | Present / not votingDid not vote |
| Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 | 37% support ±11AL-01 · wanted Nay · CES 2022 | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | NayWith voters |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 | 85% support ±4Alabama (statewide figure) · wanted Yea · CES 2024 | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | NayAgainst voters |
| Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 | 81% support ±9AL-01 · wanted Yea · CES 2022 · related question | $19K Pharma and health care wanted nay | NayFunders over voters |
| Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 | 90% support ±4Alabama (statewide figure) · wanted Yea · CES 2024 | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | NayAgainst voters |
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded Jerry Carl's 2026 campaign?
- Jerry Carl (Republican) raised $1.5M for the 2026 Alabama 1st District race, $528K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $0 for and $0 against them (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). They won.
- Which PACs gave the most to Jerry Carl?
- Raptor PAC ($13K), The Eye of the Tiger Political Action Committee ($10K), Vulcan Materials Company Political Action Committee ($10K), Land of Opportunity PAC ($10K), Drummond Company, Inc. Political Action Committee (Dpac) ($10K) in 2026.
- How much has Jerry Carl raised across elections?
- $1.5M in 2026, $1.3M in 2022, $2.3M in 2020. Receipts are counted once per candidate and cycle.