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

2017–18

From committees

$1.11M

Net of refunds

Committees

317

Contributions

628

By type of committee

All Corporate$523K · 47%Trade association$262K · 24%Ideological / issue$130K · 12%Membership org$121K · 11%Leadership PAC$31,900 · 3%Cooperative$16,500 · 1%Labor union$14,000 · 1%Candidate committee$10,000 · 1%

Committee	Company / sponsor	Member's trades	Contributions	Total
Cox Enterprises PAC (COXPAC) Inc.Corporate	Cox Enterprises Inc.	—	4	$12,500
American Dental Association Political Action CommitteeTrade association	—	—	2	$10,000
Ncta - the Internet and Television Association Political Action Committee (Ncta PAC)Trade association	—	—	2	$10,000
National Community Pharmacists Association - PACMembership org	National Community Pharmacists Association	—	3	$10,000
Aflac Political Action Committee (Aflac PAC)Corporate	AFLAflac Inc.	—	4	$10,000
International Paper Political Action Committee (IP-PAC)Corporate	IPInternational Paper Co /New/	—	4	$10,000
General Dynamics Corporation Political Action Committee (GDC PAC)Corporate	GDGeneral Dynamics Corp.	—	3	$10,000
Delta Air Lines Political Action CommitteeCorporate	DALDelta Air Lines, Inc.	—	3	$10,000
AT&T Inc. Federal Political Action Committee (AT&T Federal PAC)Corporate	TAT&T Inc.	—	3	$10,000
American Crystal Sugar Company Political Action CommitteeCooperative	American Crystal Sugar Compay	—	4	$10,000
American Society of Consultant Pharmacists Political Action Committee (Ascp PAC)Membership org	—	—	2	$10,000
Koch Industries, Inc. Political Action Committee (KOCHPAC)Corporate	Koch Industries, Inc.	—	3	$10,000
National Air Traffic Controllers Association PACLabor union	National Air Traffic Controllers Association	—	9	$10,000
Comcast Corporation & Nbcuniversal Political Action Committee - FederalCorporate	CMCSAComcast Corp.	—	5	$10,000
Lowe's Companies, Inc. Political Action CommitteeCorporate	LOWLowes Companies Inc.	—	4	$10,000
The Home Depot Inc. Political Action CommitteeCorporate	HDHome Depot, Inc.	—	2	$10,000
Lockheed Martin Corporation Employees' Political Action CommitteeCorporate	LMTLockheed Martin Corp.	—	10	$10,000
American College of Radiology Association PACIdeological / issue	American College of Radiology Association	—	5	$10,000
Prosperity Action Inc.Leadership PAC	Paul Ryan	—	2	$10,000
Amerisourcebergen Corporation Political Action Committee (ABC PAC)Corporate	CORCencora, Inc.	—	4	$10,000
Aksm Urology Political Action Committee 'Aksm Urology PAC'Ideological / issue	—	—	2	$10,000
Genoa Healthcare PACCorporate	Genoa Healthcare	—	2	$10,000
Senior Care Pharmacy Coalition PACTrade association	—	—	3	$10,000
International Academy of Compounding Pharmacists PAC (Comp PAC)Membership org	International Academy of Compounding Pharmacists	—	3	$9,842
National Chicken Council Political Action CommitteeTrade association	—	—	4	$8,500

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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 2017–18 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

2017–18 · through the latest regular FEC reports

Supporting

Opposing

$861

Spenders

Spender	Supporting	Opposing
Individuals and groups that aren't committees (1 combined)	—	$861

1 spender

Independent expenditures for or against Earl L. "Buddy" Carter in the 2017–18 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.