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Earl L. "Buddy" Carter
U.S. Representative · Georgia, District 1
- Republican
- Since 2015
- Tenure: 4+ terms
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As of 2026-10-19 · Methodology 2026.10.1Contact info
Capitol office
2432 Rayburn House Office Building Washington DC 20515-1001
202-225-5831
District offices
Brunswick · Savannah
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- Official website
- Biographical Directory of Congress
- GovTrack
- Capitol office: 2432 Rayburn House Office Building Washington DC 20515-1001 · 202-225-5831
- 777 Gloucester Street, Suite 410, Brunswick, GA, 31520 · 912-265-9010
- 6602 Abercorn St., Suite 105B, Savannah, GA, 31405 · 912-352-0101
Evidence & sources
U.S. House roll-call votes
Votes and participation
Congress.gov bill records
Sponsored and enacted bills
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Terms, committees, offices
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Scorecard
Voting Record
66.8/ 100
Ranked 26 of 221 in the House majority
Voting Record
66.8/ 100
How this score is calculated:
Roll calls cast
415 of 445 while seated (93.3%)
16th percentile in cohort · 30 % weight
Substantive bills sponsored
44 of 44 sponsored · 57.6 points
88th percentile in cohort · 70 % weight
Bills enacted
0 sponsored · 2 cosponsored
4 passed a chamber · 1 reported · 39 introduced
Promise Adherence
0 of 5 promises scored
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Promise Adherence
0 of 5 promises scored
How this score is calculated:
Reviewed promises
0 scored of 5 needed
0 promises from 0 sources this term
Days in office this term
668 days (180 needed)
Promise capture coverage
0 of 3 source kinds settled
What counts toward promise adherence
0 promises from 0 sources for this term · 0 scored · 0 aspirational, displayed but not scored. Scores start at 50 and move with evidence.
The adherence score is withheld until every check below is met; it never shows a zero for missing evidence.
- Not yet 5 scored promises · 0 of 5 so far
- Met 180 days in office · 668 days so far
- Not yet Complete capture coverage · 0 of 3 source kinds settled
Capture checklist
The source kinds searched for this term's promises, so the score never rests on whichever promises happened to be collected.
- Not yet captured Campaign issues page
- Not yet captured Announcement or acceptance speech
- Not yet captured Debate transcript or candidate questionnaire
Weights and floors are methodology parameters; see how these are computed.
What counts toward effectiveness
44 substantive bills sponsored · 2 cosponsored bills enacted · 415 of 445 roll calls cast. Points by the furthest stage each sponsored bill reached: introduced 1, reported 2, passed a chamber 4, enacted 8; the highest-scoring bills are listed.
- HR 1455: ITS Codification Act · furthest stage floor pass (4 points)
- HR 2821: FDA Modernization Act 3.0 · furthest stage floor pass (4 points)
- HR 261: Undersea Cable Protection Act of 2025 · furthest stage floor pass (4 points)
- HR 2493: Improving Care in Rural America Reauthorization Act of 2025 · furthest stage floor pass (4 points)
- HR 2289: American Broadband Deployment Act of 2025 · furthest stage report (2 points)
- HR 379: Healthcare Freedom and Choice Act · furthest stage introduce (1 points)
- HR 1161: Red, White, and Blueland Act of 2025 · furthest stage introduce (1 points)
- HR 3950: Truth in Gender Act of 2025 · furthest stage introduce (1 points)
Roll-call attendance by session
- House 119-1: 113 of 131 roll calls cast, 18 not voting
- House 119-2: 302 of 314 roll calls cast, 12 not voting
Public opinion polls
The published surveys behind the Approval Rating, each with its pollster, dates and sample; job approval and favorability are different questions and are labeled as such.
No public approval survey on record for this office.