Buddy Carter
RU.S. Representative · Georgia-1 · 114th-119th, 11 years 8 months
Overview of the Representative's office, activities, and communications.
About
Carter, Earl Leroy a Representative from Georgia; born in Port Wentworth, Chatham County, Ga., September 6, 1957; graduated from Robert W. Groves High School, Garden City, Ga., 1975; A.A., Young Harris College, Young Harris, Ga., 1977; B.S., University of Georgia, Athens, Ga., 1980; pharmacist; business owner; member of the Pooler, Ga., city council, 1994-1995; Mayor of Pooler, Ga., 1996-2004; member of the Georgia state house of representatives, 2005-2009; member of the Georgia state senate, 2009-2014; elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Fourteenth and to the five succeeding Congresses (January 3, 2015-present).
Official Biography · U.S. Congress.
Years served
11
Bills introduced
63
Enacted
0
Cosponsored
367
Committees
6
Performance & Participation
Votes CastBottom 25%
95% — Voted in 611 of 645 roll call votes this congress.
Avg 97% · Most: 100% · Least: 18%
Vote IndependenceMiddle 50%
0.9% — Voted against their own party majority 5 of 574 times.
Avg 2.1% · Most independent: 23.7% · Most party-line: 0.0%
Cosponsors AttractedTop 25%
513 — Attracted 513 cosponsors across 63 bills.
Avg 299 · Most: 1,868 · Least: 0
Cosponsors Attracted Cross-AisleTop 25%
208 — Attracted 208 cosponsors across the aisle.
Avg 59 · Most: 1,291 · Least: 0
Cosponsorships GivenMiddle 50%
367 — 367 bills cosponsored.
Avg 304 · Most: 1,768 · Least: 3
Cosponsorships Given Cross-AisleMiddle 50%
40 — 40 bills cosponsored across the aisle.
Avg 59 · Most: 803 · Least: 0
Social Media ToneiMiddle 50%
NegativePositive
Avg +0.69 · Most: +0.94 · Least: +0.33
Press Release ToneiMiddle 50%
NegativePositive
Avg +0.37 · Most: +0.90 · Least: +0.03
Rep. Carter: Petroleum Prices, Not Just Tariffs, Drive Inflation
Headtopics · Oct 10, 2026
Michelin North America Lobbies on Trade, Tax Policy
Legis1 · Jun 5, 2026
Republicans Get Warning About Key Senate Race for Midterms
Newsweek · Jan 29, 2026
Florida, Georgia politicians react to U.S., Israel launching major attack on Iran
News 4 Jacksonville · Feb 28, 2026
Jon Ossoff's Chances of Losing to Republicans in Georgia Senate Race—Poll
Newsweek · Mar 5, 2026
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