U.S. House Candidate Profile

Earl Leroy Carter

RepublicanU.S. HouseGeorgia01

Public Research Summary

Earl Leroy Carter is a Republican candidate for U.S. House in GA-01 in the 2026 election cycle.

Source Posture

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Official Receipts

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CARTER, Buddy voted Yea on On Agreeing to the Resolution (HRES5) (House roll call 4, 2025-01-03).

Source: voteview.com retrieved Jul 8, 2026

OtherVote

CARTER, Buddy voted Nay on On Motion to Commit with Instructions (HRES5) (House roll call 3, 2025-01-03).

Source: voteview.com retrieved Jul 8, 2026

OtherVote

CARTER, Buddy voted Yea on Election of the Speaker (House roll call 1, 2025-01-03).

Source: voteview.com retrieved Jul 8, 2026

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CARTER, Buddy voted Yea on On Ordering the Previous Question (HRES5) (House roll call 2, 2025-01-03).

Source: voteview.com retrieved Jul 8, 2026

Sourced Research

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Background

Earl Leroy Carter served as U.S. Representative from GA-01 (Republican) from 2025-01-03 to 2027-01-03.

Source: unitedstates.github.io retrieved May 25, 2026

Earl Leroy Carter served as U.S. Representative from GA-01 (Republican) from 2015-01-06 to 2017-01-03.

Source: unitedstates.github.io retrieved May 25, 2026

Earl Leroy Carter served as U.S. Representative from GA-01 (Republican) from 2019-01-03 to 2021-01-03.

Source: unitedstates.github.io retrieved May 25, 2026

Earl Leroy Carter served as U.S. Representative from GA-01 (Republican) from 2023-01-03 to 2025-01-03.

Source: unitedstates.github.io retrieved May 25, 2026

Earl Leroy Carter served as U.S. Representative from GA-01 (Republican) from 2017-01-03 to 2019-01-03.

Source: unitedstates.github.io retrieved May 25, 2026

Positions

[Wikipedia: Immigration] Carter co-sponsored a bill that would let illegal immigrants serve in the U.S. military in exchange for legal residency. Carter wants to prohibit all federal funding from sanctuary cities in Georgia (sanctuary cities prohibit city officials from asking about a person's immigrati…

Source: en.wikipedia.org retrieved May 25, 2026

[Wikipedia: LGBT rights] In 2017, Carter said he supported a ban on transgender people serving in the military.

Source: en.wikipedia.org retrieved May 25, 2026

[Wikipedia: Gun policy] Carter is a supporter of gun rights, and has an "A" grade from the National Rifle Association Political Victory Fund for his stances on gun issues. In February 2018, during a town hall in Hinesville, when asked about mass shootings in America, Carter told attendees to not look t…

Source: en.wikipedia.org retrieved May 25, 2026

[Wikipedia: Abortion] Carter supported the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, which overruled Roe v. Wade. He believes abortion laws should be made by individual states.

Source: en.wikipedia.org retrieved May 25, 2026

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