Earl L. Buddy Carter

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Earl L. Buddy Carter

U.S. Representative · GA-1 · R

U.S. Representative — GA-1 (R)

Earl L. "Buddy" Carter is the U.S. Representative for Georgia's 1st Congressional District, serving since 2015. A pharmacist by profession, he was mayor of Pooler, Georgia and served in the Georgia House and Georgia State Senate before his election to Congress. He announced a 2026 U.S. Senate campaign in May 2025 but was eliminated in the May 2026 Republican primary, finishing behind Mike Collins and Derek Dooley. [Earl "Buddy" Carter - Ballotpedia ↗]

FEC receipts · 2016–2026 cycles

$25,037,995 raised

Influence graph
Individual 33%
PAC 31%
Other

Where the $25,037,995 raised came from · FEC · 2016–2026 cycle

$25,037,995
Raised
FEC receipts · 2016–2026 cycle
$7,798,381
PAC receipts
FEC committee contributions · 2016–2026 cycles
$1,211,000
Spent supporting them
outside + direct · 75 sources
$488,718
Spent against them
opposition IEs · 1 edge
Across 2 FEC campaigns
$17,737,752
U.S. House · 2016–2026
$7,300,243
U.S. Senate · 2026

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Top individual donors · 15

Largest itemized individual contributions across their FEC campaign committees (Schedule A), aggregated by donor across cycles. Conduits (ActBlue/WinRed) excluded.

Top industries · donor money

  • Other / unclassified$262,459
  • Not employed / self$102,176
  • Pharma & health products$86,408
  • Retired$85,281
  • Lawyers & law firms$20,417
  • Health professionals$16,699
  • Real estate$12,140
  • Securities & investment$9,867

Classified from donor employer/occupation · heuristic

Top employers · donor money

  • INTERNATIONAL AUTO LOGISTICS$7,500
  • CROSS POTOMAC CONSULTING LLC$7,100
  • SADOWSKI CO$6,600
  • ATLANTIC WASTE SERVICES$6,600
  • CLEARPATH ACTION$6,600
  • HENNESSY AUTOMOBILE COMPANIES$6,600
  • SEA ISLAND CO$6,250
  • GULFSTREAM$5,402
  • YC CONSULTING, LLC$5,300
  • THE JONES COMPANY$5,000

Committee assignments · 5

Seats on the panels that write the rules — where a donor industry meets the member it funded.

  • House Committee on Energy and Commerce
  • House Committee on the Budget
  • House Committee on Energy and Commerce — Communications and Technology
  • House Committee on Energy and Commerce — Environment
  • House Committee on Energy and Commerce — Health

Source: @unitedstates/congress-legislators

Legislation sponsored · 63

Bills and resolutions this member introduced in the 119th Congress — what they put their name on, alongside who funds them.

  • H.R. 9266Chief Chris Eddy’s Law· Transportation and Public Works
  • H.R. 8678Zero Tolerance for Political Violence Act of 2026· Crime and Law Enforcement
  • H.R. 8538Save America’s Family Forests Act of 2026· Taxation
  • H.Res. 1168Recognizing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for their work in protecting communities from violent criminals and illegal aliens.· Immigration
  • H.R. 7686Rural and Underserved Health Care Staffing Act· Health

Source: govinfo.gov · BILLSTATUS bulk data (sponsor of record)

Top connections · 79 total

People4
Organizations5

Connections · explore all 79

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Spent against them · $488,718

Outside money spent to defeat them (opposition independent expenditures). Not their own funding.

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