Matt Woods
Alabama State Senator, District 5 since 2025. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2030.
- In office
- 1 yr
- Since 2025
- Bills became law
- 14
- 31 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 7.1%
- Chamber median 7.1%
- With party
- 100%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +72.2
- Won 2025
- 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.
- Banking and Insurance
- Confirmations
- Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development
- Tourism
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Occupational Licensing Boards · Became law Mar 2026
Occupational Licensing Boards · Became law Mar 2026
Education · Became law Mar 2026
Economic Development · Became law Mar 2026
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Woods sits in the Alabama State Senate
Woods is closer to the center than 44% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: Arthur Orr, Gerald Allen, April Weaver
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:44 PM ET
With Woods’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Republicans100%
Black tick: the average of Republicans in the Alabama State Senate.
Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships
Key votes
Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Woods’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | Woods | Rep. majority | Dem. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 9, 2026 | HJR 326: Recognizing the need for a north-south transportation route in East Alabama | Not voting | Yes | Yes | Passed 28–1 |
| Apr 9, 2026 | SB 341: Alabama Work Zone Safety Act; pilot program to establish photographic speed enforcement… | Not voting | Yes | Yes | Passed 30–1 |
| Apr 9, 2026 | SB 199: Sex offenders; restrictions for certain sex offenders further provided, Board of Pardons… | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 26–6 |
| Apr 8, 2026 | HB 556: Montgomery County; legislative delegation, office and fund established | Yes | Yes | Yes | Passed 28–1 |
| Apr 8, 2026 | SB 361: Dogs; tethering and confinement requirements provided; persons and activities exempted;… | Yes | Yes | Yes | Passed 17–1 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Woods 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 Senate District 5 | Won | — | R+74.0 | — |
| 2025 | Alabama State Senate, District 5 (special) | Won | R+72.2 | — | — |
| 2022 | Alabama House of Representatives, District 13 | Won | R+88.8 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Campaign money, 2025–26
- Raised
- $614.7K
- Spent
- $282.6K
Source: Alabama Secretary of State filings through Oct 29, 2026Updated Nov 7, 2026, 1:13 PM ET
Campaign committees
Open committees can still raise and spend money.
| Matthew Woods PCC State | Active |
Source: Alabama Secretary of State filings through Oct 29, 2026Updated Nov 7, 2026, 1:13 PM ET
Seats Woods has held
- Alabama State Senate, District 5 · since 2025
- Alabama House of Representatives, District 13 · 2022–2026
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Woods has run against
- Ryan Cagle (D) · 2025 special election, won
- Mark Davenport (L) · 2022 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)
How we know Woods
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/e6c4edb0-48af-4db8-aa0a-57570f0aef1e
- Wikidata Q122809061
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET