Jerry Carl
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| U.S. Representative from Alabama's 1st Congressional District From: January 3, 2021 – present | |||
| Predecessor | Bradley Byrne | ||
| Successor | Incumbent (no successor) | ||
| Former Member of the Mobile County Commission from the 3rd District From: 2012 – 2020 | |||
| Predecessor | Mike Dean | ||
| Successor | ??? | ||
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| Party | Republican | ||
| Spouse(s) | Tina Carl | ||
| Religion | Baptist | ||
Jerry Lee Carl, Jr., born June 17, 1958 (age 67), is a businessman from Mobile, Alabama currently serving as the U.S. representative from the state's 1st congressional district in the House of Representatives. A Republican, Carl previously served in the Mobile County Commission from 2012 to 2020. He successfully ran to succeed retiring congressman Bradley Byrne, who ran in the 2020 Senate election.
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United States House of Representatives
2020 election
Following Rep. Byrne's announcement that he would run for Alabama's Senate seat in 2020 to challenge Democrat Doug Jones,[1] Carl declared his bid for the open House seat.[2] He finished first place in the Republican primary held on March 3, 2020 with 39% of the vote;[3] finishing second place was former state senator Bill Hightower, who polled 37.5%. Since no one garnered a majority, a runoff was held between the two candidates.
During the runoff campaign, Carl and Hightower traded attacks against each other over who was more supportive of Donald Trump.[4] Hightower's campaign ran an attack ad claiming that Carl as County Commissioner engaged in a conflict of interest, which was deemed misleading.[5] Carl, who was endorsed by Byrne,[6] narrowly won the runoff.[7][8]
Carl was endorsed by President Trump for the general election held on November 3rd.[9] Facing Democrat James Averhart in the strongly Republican district, he easily won the race to succeed Byrne.[10]
Tenure
Carl voted in favor of the objections to the Biden electors for the states of Pennsylvania and Arizona.[11][12]
Following the 2021 attack of the Capitol, House Democrats with the support of several anti-Trump RINOs rushed through a sham impeachment against President Trump on the false and absurd presumption that he was directly responsible for the violent breaking and entering of the United States Capitol Building. Carl, along with the vast majority of House Republicans, strongly opposed and voted against the measure.[13]
See also
References
- ↑ Sharp, John (February 20, 2019). Bradley Byrne announces run for Senate in 2020, vowing to ‘fight for Alabama’. al.com. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
- ↑ Mobile County Commissioner Jerry Carl announces run for Congress. fox10tv.com. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
- ↑ Live results: 2020 Alabama House primaries. Washington Post. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
- ↑ Sharp, John (July 11, 2020). Anti-Trumper, tax raiser: Mud slinging ahead of Alabama congressional GOP runoff. al.com. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
- ↑ Albrecht, Peter (June 15, 2020). News 5 Fact Check: Hightower claims against Carl over road project are misleading. WKRG. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
- ↑ Moseley, Brandon (June 12, 2020). U.S. Rep. Bradley Byrne endorses Jerry Carl for Congress. Alabama Political Reporter. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
- ↑ 2020 Election Information. Alabama Secretary of State. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
- ↑ Porter, Marella (July 14, 2020). Bill Hightower writes concession statement after defeat by Jerry Carl. fox10tv.com. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
- ↑ Jerry Carl visits White House, gets endorsed by President Trump in AL-01. Yellowhammer News. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
- ↑ Alabama US House Results: Republican Jerry Carl wins District One. WKRG. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
- ↑ FINAL VOTE RESULTS FOR ROLL CALL 10. clerk.house.gov. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
- ↑ FINAL VOTE RESULTS FOR ROLL CALL 11. clerk.house.gov. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
- ↑ Two references:
- Impeachment Results: How Democrats and Republicans Voted. The New York Times. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
- Rep. Jerry Carl explains his vote against impeaching Trump. fox10tv.com. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
External links
- Campaign Website
- House Website
- Profile at algop.org
- Profile at Ballotpedia
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