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Gary J. Palmer

U.S. House · Alabama
On the ballot · Nov 3
$1.1M

Raised, 2025–26

  • Individuals$550k52%
  • PACs$464k44%
  • Transfers & other$39k4%

Top PAC industries

$486k
Office
PartyRepublican
ChamberU.S. House
SeatAlabama, district 6
Up for electionNov 3, 2026
District
AL-2 · Shomari FiguresAL-4 · Robert B. AderholtAL-7 · Terri A. SewellAL-3 · Mike RogersAL-5 · Dale W. StrongAL-1 · Barry MooreAL-6 · Gary J. Palmer
AL-6 · Alabama
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On the ballot · Alabama House, district 6 · Nov 395% party to win· vs. Mercer ↓
The campaign · in their words

“Proven Conservative. Authentic Leadership.”

palmerforalabama.com · read Oct 19, 2026 ↗Page titles and first lines from the campaign’s own site, unedited

Where They Stand

Position from 394 bills and votes and 13 statements, starting from a reputation prior of Right 25 — click any issue to see the reputation, the record and the shift.

Solo viewvs. Mercer · 2026vs. pick…
Palmer (you're viewing)
Overall
27
Right
LeftCenterRight
Track is neutral — only the dot's position and distance-from-center number carry meaning.

The 2026 Race

AL-6 race page →
Odds · party to winOct 27
Palmer (R)95%
Mercer (D)4%
The race · AL-6
Gary PalmerRepublican · incumbent · Right 27 on the record95%
Maurice MercerDemocrat · challenger · L·Cntr 8 from statements4%
827
34 points apart · hollow = estimate, solid = record
Mercer's page →
Money · raised, FEC to Sep 30
Gary Palmer$1.1M
$582k from individuals · $539k itemized
Maurice Mercer$7k
$4k from individuals · $8k itemized
The FEC doesn't name donors who give under $200, so their gifts count in Raised but not Itemized.
Odds are a market close, not a poll

What They Care About

How this is measured

Bubble size = how much of Gary J. Palmer's sponsored bills, cosponsorships, campaign statements and tweets go to each domain. Votes are left out because they follow committee seats; domains a member's committees handle are discounted a little. Anything from the last 6 months counts double, so a topic they are on about right now grows. Darker = they have broken with their own party more often on that topic: the share of party-line votes since 2009 where they voted against their party's majority (gray = fewer than 8 such votes). Based on 3 sponsored, 116 cosponsored, 58 statements, 277 topical tweets. Click a bubble to open what they support and the bills and tweets behind it; click it again to close.

Energy, environment, land and agriculture · 18% of Gary J. Palmer's priorities · 3 sponsored · 22 cosponsored · 20 statements · 32 tweets · broke with their party on 3 of 413 party-line votesEnergy 18%Civil rights, gender and religion · 11% of Gary J. Palmer's priorities · 0 sponsored · 10 cosponsored · 5 statements · 58 tweets · broke with their party on 1 of 37 party-line votesCivil rights 11%Health care · 10% of Gary J. Palmer's priorities · 0 sponsored · 14 cosponsored · 6 statements · 33 tweets · broke with their party on 2 of 66 party-line votesHealth care 10%Federal budget, taxes and spending · 10% of Gary J. Palmer's priorities · 0 sponsored · 9 cosponsored · 10 statements · 64 tweets · broke with their party on 13 of 718 party-line votesFederal budget 10%Crime and justice · 8% of Gary J. Palmer's priorities · 0 sponsored · 8 cosponsored · 2 statements · 60 tweets · broke with their party on 1 of 151 party-line votesCrime 8%Federal power and civil liberties · 8% of Gary J. Palmer's priorities · 0 sponsored · 6 cosponsored · 3 statements · 67 tweets · broke with their party on 2 of 210 party-line votesFederal power 8%Business, finance and labor · 8% of Gary J. Palmer's priorities · 0 sponsored · 11 cosponsored · 2 statements · 71 tweets · broke with their party on 1 of 224 party-line votesBusiness 8%Foreign policy, trade and defense · 7% of Gary J. Palmer's priorities · 0 sponsored · 9 cosponsored · 1 statements · 49 tweets · broke with their party on 5 of 389 party-line votesForeign policy 7%Immigration · 5% of Gary J. Palmer's priorities · 0 sponsored · 4 cosponsored · 3 statements · 35 tweets · broke with their party on 1 of 59 party-line votesImmigration 5%Elections, representation and accountability · 5% of Gary J. Palmer's priorities · 0 sponsored · 9 cosponsored · 3 statements · 5 tweets · broke with their party on 0 of 26 party-line votesElections 5%Education · 3% of Gary J. Palmer's priorities · 0 sponsored · 2 cosponsored · 0 statements · 24 tweets · broke with their party on 0 of 48 party-line votesEducation 3%Trade and industrial policy · 3% of Gary J. Palmer's priorities · 0 sponsored · 4 cosponsored · 2 statements · 0 tweets · broke with their party on 1 of 11 party-line votesTrade 3%Housing, transportation, technology and vice · 2% of Gary J. Palmer's priorities · 0 sponsored · 3 cosponsored · 0 statements · 19 tweets · broke with their party on 1 of 116 party-line votes2%Guns · 2% of Gary J. Palmer's priorities · 0 sponsored · 5 cosponsored · 1 statements · 0 tweets · broke with their party on 0 of 15 party-line votes2%
Rarely breaksOften breaks

Gary J. Palmer

● Republican · U.S. House · Alabama
Raised
$1.1M
2025–26 cycle
Top sector
$87k
retail & business
Overall
Right
27pt right
Actions
729
votes, bills, tweets
On the ballot · Nov 395% · vs. Mercer ↓
The campaign · in their words

“Proven Conservative. Authentic Leadership.”

Religious Freedom ↗“Gary Palmer believes the First Amendment guarantees not only the freedom to worship, but the freedom to live and work according to one's faith without government coercion.”Energy & Environment ↗“Gary Palmer believes America's vast energy resources should be responsibly developed to lower costs, strengthen the economy, and create jobs-not locked away by excessive federal regulation.”Veterans ↗“Gary Palmer is deeply grateful to the men and women who have served our nation in uniform.”
From palmerforalabama.com, unedited

Where They Stand

Overall
Right, 27 points from center
Dot = distance from center · band = 90% range

The 2026 Race

Race page →
Odds · party to winOct 27
Palmer (R)95%
Mercer (D)4%
The race · AL-6
Gary PalmerRepublican · incumbent · Right 27 on the record95%
Maurice MercerDemocrat · challenger · L·Cntr 8 from statements4%
827
34 points apart · hollow = estimate, solid = record
Mercer's page →
Money · raised, FEC to Sep 30
Gary Palmer$1.1M
$582k from individuals · $539k itemized
Maurice Mercer$7k
$4k from individuals · $8k itemized
The FEC doesn't name donors who give under $200, so their gifts count in Raised but not Itemized.
Odds are a market close, not a poll

What They Care About

Energy, environment, land and agriculture · 18% of Gary J. Palmer's priorities · 3 sponsored · 22 cosponsored · 20 statements · 32 tweets · broke with their party on 3 of 413 party-line votesEnergy and land 18%Civil rights, gender and religion · 11% of Gary J. Palmer's priorities · 0 sponsored · 10 cosponsored · 5 statements · 58 tweets · broke with their party on 1 of 37 party-line votesCivil rights 11%Health care · 10% of Gary J. Palmer's priorities · 0 sponsored · 14 cosponsored · 6 statements · 33 tweets · broke with their party on 2 of 66 party-line votes10%Federal budget, taxes and spending · 10% of Gary J. Palmer's priorities · 0 sponsored · 9 cosponsored · 10 statements · 64 tweets · broke with their party on 13 of 718 party-line votes10%Crime and justice · 8% of Gary J. Palmer's priorities · 0 sponsored · 8 cosponsored · 2 statements · 60 tweets · broke with their party on 1 of 151 party-line votes8%Federal power and civil liberties · 8% of Gary J. Palmer's priorities · 0 sponsored · 6 cosponsored · 3 statements · 67 tweets · broke with their party on 2 of 210 party-line votes8%Business, finance and labor · 8% of Gary J. Palmer's priorities · 0 sponsored · 11 cosponsored · 2 statements · 71 tweets · broke with their party on 1 of 224 party-line votes8%Foreign policy, trade and defense · 7% of Gary J. Palmer's priorities · 0 sponsored · 9 cosponsored · 1 statements · 49 tweets · broke with their party on 5 of 389 party-line votes7%
10% Health care10% Budget and taxes8% Crime and justice8% Federal power8% Business and labor7% Foreign policy
RarelyOften breaks

Who Pays

PAC money · 2025–26
SectorPACsAmountShare
Retail & business30$87k
Energy23$86k
Other politicians13$54k
Agriculture & food13$53k
Finance & insurance8$46k
Construction11$36k
Health care21$35k
Real estate7$20k
Everything else31$71k
Raised $1.1M · 52% individuals · 44% pacs