Rhett Marques
Alabama State Representative, District 91 since 2018. Did not run for re-election in 2026; leaves office in January 2027. Lost the 2026 race for Alabama's 2nd District.
Alabama State Representative, District 91Born 1972Businessperson
- In office
- 7 yrs
- Since 2018
- Bills became law
- 5
- 13 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 0.7%
- Chamber median 1.5%
- With party
- 98%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- −7.5
- Lost 2026
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 11:01 PM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Commerce and Small Business · vice chair
- Health
- Ports, Waterways and Intermodal Transit Members
- Transportation, Utilities and Infrastructure
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Conservation & Natural Resources · Became law Feb 2026
Telecommunications & Utilities · Failed in committee Jan 2026
Telecommunications & Utilities · Failed in the Senate Apr 2025
Government Administration · Failed in committee May 2025
Telecommunications & Utilities · Failed in committee Apr 2025
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Marques sits in the Alabama House of Representatives
Marques is closer to the center than 31% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: Rick Rehm, Heath Allbright, Cindy Myrex
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:44 PM ET
With Marques’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Republicans98%
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: Marques’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | Marques | 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 Marques 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's 2nd District | Lost | D+7.5 | R+14.5 | −22.0 |
| 2022 | Alabama House of Representatives, District 91 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2018 | Alabama House of Representatives, District 91 | Won | — | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Campaign money, 2025–26
- Raised
- $1.7M
- Spent
- $1.5M
- Cash
- $178.1K
Source: FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026Updated Nov 3, 2026, 2:14 AM ET
Campaign committees
Open committees can still raise and spend money.
| RHETT FOR ALABAMA FEC | Active |
Source: FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026Updated Nov 3, 2026, 2:14 AM ET
Seats Marques has held
- Alabama House of Representatives, District 91 · since 2018
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Marques has run against
- Shomari Figures (D) · 2026 general, lost
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)
In the polls
Included in 4 polls; Marques’s best result was 48% (Alabama's 2nd District).
Marques’s polls in the database →How we know Marques
One person, matched across every source we use.
- FEC H6AL01086
- Open States ocd-person/d9d5a3a8-71f6-4c2e-8805-3fa715b315f4
- Wikidata Q64010211
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 11:01 PM ET