Polling Average
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28.0%
13.5%
5.6%
Republican
Trump Endorsed
Trump EndorsedJerry Carl
RepublicanTrump Endorsed
Trump EndorsedJerry Carl
AL-01 Republican nominee?
$46.2K
AUG 12, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleFormer U.S. Representative
PartyRepublican
Political ideologyConservative Republican
Age68 years old (Jun 17, 1958)
GenderMale
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LocationAlabama
BackgroundPolitician
EducationLake City Community College (now Florida Gateway College) (attended, 1979)
Notable personal detailsJerry Lee Carl Jr. is an American politician and businessman who served as the U.S. representative for Alabama's 1st congressional district from 2021 to 2025. Before Congress, he served on the Mobile County Commission from 2012 to 2020, including service as commission president. He has worked as an entrepreneur and has operated businesses in the Mobile, Alabama area.
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Positions
LiberalConservative
Economy & Taxes
Supports lower taxes and opposes tax increases and expansions of IRS enforcement. Emphasizes policies favorable to businesses and economic growth and has framed recent federal tax/IRS proposals as harmful to the business environment.
Healthcare
Opposes Medicare-for-All and supports repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act in favor of market-based, patient-centered approaches such as interstate competition for insurance and measures to lower premiums. Has cosponsored bipartisan bills to expand telehealth and pharmacy access for seniors and supported federal funding for local hospital equipment.
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Immigration & Border
The candidate emphasizes strict border enforcement, supports construction of a border wall and increased resources for Border Patrol, backs legislation to end catch-and-release and expand removals, and has called for deporting illegal immigrants.
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
Jerry Carl is strongly anti-abortion and supports restricting access to abortion. He applauded the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision returning authority to the states, describes himself as “100 percent pro-life,” and has cosponsored federal measures such as heartbeat-detection and bans on taxpayer-funded abortions.
Climate & Energy
Jerry Carl supports expanding domestic oil and natural gas production, increasing offshore lease sales, and rolling back regulations he says hinder U.S. energy production. He has sponsored and promoted bills (e.g., the Unleashing American Energy Act included in the Lower Energy Costs Act) intended to boost fossil fuel leasing and streamline permitting. He opposes Green New Deal–style mandates while saying he favors market-driven and ‘‘cleaner’’ energy options like natural gas as part of energy independence efforts.
Public Safety & Guns
Jerry Carl opposes additional gun-control measures and frames gun violence as a problem of individuals and social issues rather than firearm regulations. He has defended the Second Amendment, said he will not support infringing gun rights, and voted against proposed federal assault-weapons restrictions.
Polls
AL-01 Republican nominee?
Aggregation source: FiftyPlusOne
Endorsements
AL-01 Republican nominee?
Endorsers of Jerry Carl for AL-01 Republican nominee?
Donald Trump
Public figure
Donald Trump endorsed Jerry Carl for Alabama's 1st Congressional District special primary.
Tim Burchett
Public figure
Tim Burchett backed Jerry Carl in Alabama's 1st Congressional District race.
GUMBO
Public endorsement
GUMBO endorsed Jerry Carl in Alabama's 1st Congressional District race.
Alabama Peanut Producers Association
Advocacy group
Alabama Peanut Producers Association endorsed Jerry Carl.
Manufacture Alabama
Public figure
Manufacture Alabama endorsed Jerry Carl for Alabama's 1st Congressional District.
Electric Cooperatives of Alabama
Public endorsement
Electric Cooperatives of Alabama endorsed Jerry Carl for Congressional District 1.
House Speaker Mike Johnson
Elected official
House Speaker Mike Johnson endorsed Jerry Carl for Congressional District 1.
Petroleum and Convenience Marketers
Public endorsement
Petroleum and Convenience Marketers endorsed Jerry Carl.
Mike Johnson, Steve Scalise, Tom Emmer, and Lisa McClain
Public endorsement
Mike Johnson, Steve Scalise, Tom Emmer, and Lisa McClain endorsed Jerry Carl.
Alabama Farmers Federation (ALFA)
Public endorsement
Alabama Farmers Federation (ALFA) endorsed Jerry Carl in the Republican primary for Congressional District 1.
Fundraising
Latest report: Cycle 2026Total raisedCash on hand
$2.2M
$1.7M
$1.1M
$561.7K
$0
2022
2024
2026
LatestYear
Total raised
Cash on hand
Total spent
Burn rate
Cycle 2022
$1.3M
$453.9K
$971.8K
$40.5K
Cycle 2024
$2.2M
$69.3K
$2.6M
$109.6K
Cycle 2026
$1.1M
$438.4K
$696.8K
$38.7K
Source: FEC
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