Carter is the representative for Georgia’s 1st congressional district (view map) and is a Republican. He has served since Jan 6, 2015. Carter is next up for reelection in 2022 and serves until Jan 3, 2023.
![Photo of Rep. Earl “Buddy” Carter [R-GA1]](/static/legislator-photos/412622-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Ideology–Leadership Chart
Carter is shown as a purple triangle ▲ in our ideology-leadership chart below. Each dot is a member of the House of Representatives positioned according to our ideology score (left to right) and our leadership score (leaders are toward the top).
The chart is based on the bills Carter has sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 3, 2017 to Jan 13, 2021. See full analysis methodology.
Ratings from Advocacy Organizations
Enacted Legislation
Carter was the primary sponsor of 7 bills that were enacted:
- H.R. 7088 (116th): To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 111 James Street in Reidsville, Georgia, as the “Senator Jack Hill Post Office Building”.
- H.R. 6435 (116th): Combating Pandemic Scams Act of 2020
- H.R. 114: To adjust the boundary of the Fort Frederica National Monument in the State of Georgia, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 4431 (115th): Correcting Miscalculations in Veterans’ Pensions Act
- H.R. 5582 (115th): Abuse Deterrent Access Act of 2018
- H.R. 72 (115th): GAO Access and Oversight Act of 2017
- H.R. 3842 (114th): Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers Reform and Improvement Act of 2015
Does 7 not sound like a lot? Very few bills are ever enacted — most legislators sponsor only a handful that are signed into law. But there are other legislative activities that we don’t track that are also important, including offering amendments, committee work and oversight of the other branches, and constituent services.
We consider a bill enacted if one of the following is true: a) it is enacted itself, b) it has a companion bill in the other chamber (as identified by Congress) which was enacted, or c) if at least about half of its provisions were incorporated into bills that were enacted (as determined by an automated text analysis, applicable beginning with bills in the 110th Congress).
Bills Sponsored
Issue Areas
Carter sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:
Health (36%) Government Operations and Politics (25%) Taxation (11%) Public Lands and Natural Resources (6%) Labor and Employment (6%) Environmental Protection (6%) Crime and Law Enforcement (6%) Science, Technology, Communications (6%)
Recent Bills
Some of Carter’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- H.R. 25: To promote freedom, fairness, and economic opportunity by repealing the income tax and ...
- H.R. 8727: Telehealth Modernization Act
- H.R. 8479: Essential Medicines Strategic Stockpile Act of 2020
- H.R. 7507: State Stockpile Readiness Act of 2020
- H.R. 7337: Proportional Reviews for Broadband Deployment Act
- H.R. 7088 (116th): To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at ...
- H.R. 6930: MADE in America Act of 2020
Voting Record
Key Votes
Missed Votes
From Jan 2015 to Jan 2021, Carter missed 66 of 3,506 roll call votes, which is 1.9%. This is on par with the median of 2.0% among the lifetime records of representatives currently serving. The chart below reports missed votes over time.
We don’t track why legislators miss votes, but it’s often due to medical absenses and major life events.
Primary Sources
The information on this page is originally sourced from a variety of materials, including:
- unitedstates/congress-legislators, a community project gathering congressional information
- The House and Senate websites, for committee membership and voting records
- GPO Member Guide for the photo
- GovInfo.gov, for sponsored bills
