Jeff Sorrells
Alabama State Representative, District 87 since 2018. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2030.
- In office
- 7 yrs
- Since 2018
- Bills became law
- 2
- 5 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 0.7%
- Chamber median 1.5%
- With party
- 100%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Next election
- 2030
- Nov 5, 2030
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Health · chair
- Finances and Budget Permanent Legislative
- Financial Services
- Rules
- Ways and Means General Fund
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
State Government · Failed in the Senate Feb 2026
Taxation & Revenue · Failed in committee Jan 2026
Animals · Became law May 2025
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Sorrells sits in the Alabama House of Representatives
Sorrells is closer to the center than 35% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: Allen Treadaway, Matt Simpson, Chip Brown
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:44 PM ET
With Sorrells’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Republicans100%
Black tick: the average of Republicans in the Alabama House of Representatives.
Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships
Key votes
Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Sorrells’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | Sorrells | Rep. majority | Dem. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 9, 2026 | SB 341: Alabama Work Zone Safety Act; pilot program to establish photographic speed enforcement… | Yes | Yes | Yes | Passed 76–23 |
| Apr 9, 2026 | SB 57: Public assistance; Department of Human Resources required to request waiver to prohibit the… | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 77–22 |
| Apr 8, 2026 | SB 221: Taxation; to exclude credit card transaction fees from sales and use tax calculations | Yes | Yes | Yes | Passed 83–15 |
| Apr 8, 2026 | SB 361: Dogs; tethering and confinement requirements provided; persons and activities exempted;… | Present | Yes | Yes | Passed 75–19 |
| Apr 7, 2026 | SB 303: Motor vehicles; off-road vehicles, operation requirements for use on public roads, provided | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 61–37 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Sorrells was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Elections
Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.
| Year | Race | Result | Margin | Seat | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Alabama House District 87 | Won | — | R+72.7 | — |
| 2022 | Alabama House of Representatives, District 87 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2018 | Alabama House of Representatives, District 87 | Won | — | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Campaign money, 2025–26
- Raised
- $152.5K
- Spent
- $36.9K
Source: Alabama Secretary of State filings through Oct 27, 2026Updated Nov 7, 2026, 1:13 PM ET
Campaign committees
Open committees can still raise and spend money.
| Jeff Sorrells PCC State | Active |
Source: Alabama Secretary of State filings through Oct 27, 2026Updated Nov 7, 2026, 1:13 PM ET
Seats Sorrells has held
- Alabama House of Representatives, District 87 · since 2018
Source: 99chambers results archive
How we know Sorrells
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/18af5645-53f2-4571-b24d-3173abf2b567
- Wikidata Q61478277
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET