Earl L. "Buddy" Carter

Representative · GA-1

RepublicanCurrent memberServed 2015–presentAge 69

Campaign fundraising

House · GA-01

Raised, 2025–26

$7.32M

Spent

$10.28M

Cash on hand

$59K

Reported through

Sep 30, 2026

Current cycle

Receipts per two-year cycle

Campaign receipts per two-year cycle
Cycle	Receipts
2013–14	$1,825,004.42
2015–16	$1,271,835.81
2017–18	$2,093,065.40
2019–20	$2,347,613.19
2021–22	$2,127,328.91
2023–24	$2,597,666.23
2025–26	$7,323,301.28

2024 race · GA-01

Earl Leroy Carter · R · Incumbent$2.60M
Patti Hewitt · D · Challenger$66K
Joyce Marie Griggs · I · Challenger$788

Total receipts for the whole 2024 election period. 3 candidates reported receipts.

Source: Federal Election Commission candidate totals, all authorized campaign committees combined; principal campaign committee BUDDY CARTER FOR SENATE; cycles since 2013–14; updated Nov 4, 2026. No individual donor data.

Cycle2025–26 2023–24 2021–22 2019–20 2017–18 2015–16 2013–14

PAC contributions

2019–20

From committees

$1.19M

Net of refunds

Committees

324

Contributions

674

By type of committee

All Corporate$548K · 46%Trade association$286K · 24%Ideological / issue$138K · 12%Membership org$130K · 11%Leadership PAC$55,500 · 5%Cooperative$17,000 · 1%Labor union$9,000 · 1%Candidate committee$7,000 · 1%

Committee	Company / sponsor	Member's trades	Contributions	Total
United States Peanut Political Action Committee (US Peanut PAC)Ideological / issue	—	—	4	$12,000
American Hotel and Lodging Association Political Action Committee ('HOTELPAC')Trade association	—	—	4	$10,000
The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association Action Committee for Rural Electrification (ACRE)Trade association	—	—	9	$10,000
National Cotton Council of America Committee for the Advancement of CottonTrade association	National Cotton Council of America	—	3	$10,000
National Community Pharmacists Association - PACMembership org	National Community Pharmacists Association	—	2	$10,000
Aflac Political Action Committee (Aflac PAC)Corporate	AFLAflac Inc.	—	5	$10,000
National Chicken Council Political Action Committee (FKA) National Broiler Council PACTrade association	National Chicken Council	—	2	$10,000
International Paper Political Action Committee (IP-PAC)Corporate	IPInternational Paper Co /New/	—	2	$10,000
National Automobile Dealers Association Political Action CommitteeTrade association	National Automobile Dealers Association	—	4	$10,000
General Dynamics Corporation Political Action Committee (GDC PAC)Corporate	GDGeneral Dynamics Corp.	—	8	$10,000
Delta Air Lines PACCorporate	DALDelta Air Lines, Inc.	—	6	$10,000
AT&T Inc./Warnermedia LLC Federal Political Action Committee (AT&T/Warnermedia Federal PAC)Corporate	TAT&T Inc.	—	3	$10,000
American Crystal Sugar Company Political Action CommitteeCooperative	—	—	2	$10,000
American Pharmacists Association Political Action CommitteeIdeological / issue	American Pharmacists Association	—	5	$10,000
Koch Industries, Inc. Political Action Committee (KOCHPAC)Corporate	Koch Industries, Inc.	—	4	$10,000
Comcast Corporation & Nbcuniversal Political Action Committee - FederalCorporate	CMCSAComcast Corp.	—	3	$10,000
Automotive Free International Trade PACIdeological / issue	—	—	2	$10,000
Lowe's Companies, Inc. Political Action CommitteeCorporate	LOWLowes Companies Inc.	—	2	$10,000
The Home Depot Inc. Political Action CommitteeCorporate	HDHome Depot, Inc.	—	3	$10,000
Lockheed Martin Corporation Employees' Political Action CommitteeCorporate	LMTLockheed Martin Corp.	—	8	$10,000
Alliance for Pharmacy Compounding PAC (Comp PAC)Membership org	Alliance for Pharmacy Compounding	—	3	$10,000
Charter Communications Inc. Political Action CommitteeCorporate	CHTRCharter Communications, Inc. /Mo/	—	2	$10,000
Majority Committee PAC--MC PACLeadership PAC	—	—	2	$10,000
The Eye of the Tiger Political Action CommitteeLeadership PAC	Scalise	—	3	$10,000
Cox Enterprises PAC (COXPAC) Inc.Corporate	Cox Enterprises Inc.	—	3	$10,000

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Contributions (incl. in-kind) from PACs, party and other candidate committees to Earl L. "Buddy" Carter's campaign committees in the 2019–20 cycle, net of refunds, from the committees' own FEC reports. Donations from individuals passed through WinRed or ActBlue are not included. Company and ticker matched by name; no ticker means no listed company was found; for other committees the sponsor as registered with the FEC. Member's trades counts every disclosed trade in that company's stock. Filers that aren't committees are combined into one line.

Outside spending

2019–20 · through the latest regular FEC reports

Supporting

$5,312

Opposing

$750

Spenders

Spender	Supporting	Opposing
National Rifle Association of America Political Victory FundMembership org	$5,312	—
Together We ThriveSuper PAC	—	$750

2 spenders

Independent expenditures for or against Earl L. "Buddy" Carter in the 2019–20 cycle, through the latest regular FEC reports. Spending reported on 24- and 48-hour notices in the final weeks before an election appears here once the spender's next regular report is processed. Spenders that aren't registered committees (individuals and groups filing FEC Form 5) are combined into one line.

Source: Federal Election Commission bulk data (committee contributions and independent expenditures); updated Nov 4, 2026. No individual donor data.