RepublicanIn office since Nov 2022

Jerry Starnes

Alabama State Representative, District 88 since 2022. Ran in 1 election in 2022, winning 1. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2030.

Alabama State Representative, District 88

In office
3 yrs
Since 2022
Bills became law
4
9 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed
0.7%
Chamber median 1.5%
With party
95%
On votes splitting the parties
Last margin
+73.1
Won 2022
Next election
2030
Nov 5, 2030

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET

Committees

As of 2026-10.

  • Judiciary
  • Military and Veterans Affairs
  • Public Safety and Homeland Security

Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 9 sponsored · 4 became law
BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw
HB 341 Income tax, to exempt certain income earned by members of the Alabama National Guard
Taxation & Revenue · Became law Apr 2026
HB 88 Board of Pardons and Paroles; probation and parole officers specified as state law enforcement officers
Public Safety & Emergencies · Became law May 2025

Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Starnes sits in the Alabama House of Representatives

Starnes is closer to the center than 50% of the chamber's Republicans.

Dem. medianRep. medianStarnesMore liberalMore conservative

Closest: Mike Shaw, Randy Wood, Mike Kirkland

Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:44 PM ET

With Starnes’s party

  • Votes with the chamber's Republicans95%

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: Starnes’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.

Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls

Career

Offices held, and every time Starnes 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.

YearRaceResultMarginSeat+/−
2026Alabama House of Representatives, District 88Won—R+38.7—
2022Alabama House of Representatives, District 88WonR+73.1R+42.7+30.4

Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET

Campaign money, 2025–26

Raised
$60.8K
Spent
$7.5K

Source: Alabama Secretary of State filings through Oct 21, 2026Updated Nov 7, 2026, 1:13 PM ET

Campaign committees

Open committees can still raise and spend money.

Jerry Starnes PCC
State
Active

Source: Alabama Secretary of State filings through Oct 21, 2026Updated Nov 7, 2026, 1:13 PM ET

Seats Starnes has held

Source: 99chambers results archive

Who Starnes has run against

Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)

How we know Starnes

One person, matched across every source we use.

Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET