Promise Tracker › Earl L. "Buddy" Carter
U.S. Representative, Georgia 1st district · Republican
Earl L. "Buddy" Carter
407 statements indexed, set against 676 recorded votes.
676 recorded votes
- Voted for49773.5%
- Voted against13920.6%
- Did not vote375.5%
Turned up for 94.1% of the votes they could have cast, below the middle of the House, which is 97.5%.
Carter voted 94 times out of every 100 they could. That is less than the middle of the House, which is 98.
They vote the same way as Mike Johnson more than anyone else. The two agreed 99 times out of 100.
Across the aisle they line up most with Henry Cuellar. They agreed 54 times out of 100.
The Record prints their remarks under 8 headings more than once. The list below names them.
- First took office
- January 6, 2015
- Terms served
- 6 terms in the House
- Current term
- January 3, 2025 to January 3, 2027
- Born
- September 6, 1957
Sources: Clerk of the House and congress-legislators.
What They Spoke On
Most of what Carter has on the record here is recognition of people and places in Georgia: a coach, a resort, a judge's retirement, deaths in the Savannah community. One subject recurs on its own, the debt clock, at ten remarks. The federal law enforcement training center in his district accounts for four more.
The business the Congressional Record printed their remarks under, counted, with the chamber's own procedure left out. It is what was before the chamber, which is not always what the member was addressing.
- Debt Clock Ticking10
- Mark Burns Inducted into Living Legends of Aviation5
- Celebrating Coach Lamar Kirkley's 50-Year Anniversary4
- Commending Jekyll Island Club Resort and Sea Island4
- Fletc Celebrates 55 Year Anniversary4
- Mourning the Loss of John Reginald Murphy4
- Recognition of Richard "dick" Wallace4
- Retirement of Judge Ronnie Fender4
What Was Said, and What Was Done
407 statements quoted from the Congressional Record and set against Earl L. "Buddy" Carter’s votes. The most recent are below, one from each item of business, each linking to what it is set against.
- 2026-07-22HONORING DARLYN MARTIN“Mr. Speaker, I rise today to wish Darlyn Martin of Richmond Hill, Georgia, a happy 100th birthday. Dar celebrated the milestone with a surprise party at Magnolia Manor Senior Living Facility.”
- 2026-07-22CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2027“Mr. Chair, I thank the gentleman for yielding. Today, I rise in support of the SAVE America Act and the Protect America Act because it is about security, and it is getting back to common sense.”
- 2026-07-22HONORING BILL HENDERSON“Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Bill Henderson, a Savannah-based commercial truck driver, on a milestone achievement in American trucking. After 37 years behind the wheel, Bill recently completed four million consecutive accident-free miles, becoming just the fifth driver in XPO's history to reach this distinction.”
- 2026-07-20HONORING OFFICERS GABRIEL VERAS, JR., AND CARIN ELMORE“Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Norcross Police Officer Gabriel Veras, Jr., and Communications Officer Carin Elmore for their heroic and lifesaving teamwork. On April 7, 2025, Officer Elmore, acting quickly after receiving emergency calls, dispatched officers to the scene of a 3-year-old child in cardiac arrest.”
What Their Votes Add Up To
Measures that reached a final vote, grouped by subject. A yes here means pass the thing, which is why the count leaves out motions to recommit, to table and to proceed: on those a no can be support. Which subject a measure belongs to is this site's reading, and every measure in every subject is listed. A subject below links to its own measures.
- Voted for
- Voted against
Voting With Their Party
On the 471 votes this Congress where a majority of Democrats took one side and a majority of Republicans took the other, Earl L. "Buddy" Carter voted on 449 and was with the Republican majority on 444 of them.
449 party line votes cast
- With their party44498.9%
- Against their party51.1%
Votes Against Their Own Party
- 30-Apr-2026H R 7567Voted No · On Agreeing to the Amendment
- 30-Apr-2026H R 7567Voted No · On Agreeing to the Amendment
- 30-Apr-2026H R 7567Voted Aye · On Agreeing to the Amendment
- 24-Feb-2026S 2503Voted Yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass
- 3-Sep-2025H R 4553Voted No · On Agreeing to the Amendment
Who They Vote With
In Their Own Party
Of the votes both took part in.
- Mike JohnsonRepublican · LA · agreed on 99.2% of 495 shared votes
- Tony GonzalesRepublican · TX · agreed on 99.0% of 401 shared votes
- David RouzerRepublican · NC · agreed on 98.6% of 630 shared votes
- Nathaniel MoranRepublican · TX · agreed on 98.6% of 627 shared votes
- Jefferson ShreveRepublican · IN · agreed on 98.6% of 625 shared votes
Voting Across the Aisle
- Henry CuellarDemocrat · TX · agreed on 54.1% of 629 shared votes
- Donald G. DavisDemocrat · NC · agreed on 50.8% of 622 shared votes
- Marie Gluesenkamp PerezDemocrat · WA · agreed on 49.4% of 627 shared votes
- Jared F. GoldenDemocrat · ME · agreed on 49.4% of 619 shared votes
- Vicente GonzalezDemocrat · TX · agreed on 46.9% of 603 shared votes
Where the Words Are
The Congressional Record marks Earl L. "Buddy" Carter as speaking in 207 items of business across 124 sitting days of this Congress.
Many of those appearances are procedural: yielding time, a request to revise and extend, a call for the yeas and nays. The count comes from the Record's own speaker tagging, which is not complete, so a member may have spoken more often than it shows.
- July 22, 2026ADJOURNMENT; Congressional Record Vol. 172, No. 120
- July 22, 2026HONORING DARLYN MARTIN; Congressional Record Vol. 172, No. 120
- July 22, 2026CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2027; Congressional Record Vol. 172, No. 120
- July 22, 2026HONORING BILL HENDERSON; Congressional Record Vol. 172, No. 120
- July 21, 2026NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2027; Congressional Record Vol. 172, No. 119
- July 20, 2026HONORING OFFICERS GABRIEL VERAS, JR., AND CARIN ELMORE; Congressional Record Vol. 172, No. 118
- July 20, 2026FDA MODERNIZATION ACT 3.0; Congressional Record Vol. 172, No. 118
- July 16, 2026HONORING MATTHEW LEDBETTER; Congressional Record Vol. 172, No. 116
The eight most recent, each linking to that day's Record at govinfo.
Every Recorded Vote
All 676 recorded votes of the 119th Congress in which the Clerk of the House lists Earl L. "Buddy" Carter. The most recent 4 below, each linking to the official record of that vote.
- 16-Sep-2026S 2403Voted for (Yea) · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass
- 16-Sep-2026H R 9497Voted for (Yea) · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended
- 16-Sep-2026H R 9340Voted for (Yea) · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended
- 16-Sep-2026H J RES 213Voted for (Yea) · On Passage
Elsewhere in the Record
- Everyone who represents Georgia Both chambers, with a link to each member's page.
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The other Georgia representatives in this Congress: Marjorie Taylor Greene and Sanford D. Bishop, Jr..
How these records are gathered, and what they leave out, is set out on the Promise Tracker.