Leaving office January 1, 2027.Did not run for re-election in 2026. This page switches to the former-officeholder layout when the term ends.

RepublicanIn office until January 1, 2027

Rhett Marques

Alabama State Representative, District 91 since 2018. Did not run for re-election in 2026; leaves office in January 2027. Ran in 2 elections between 2018 and 2022, winning 2. Lost the 2026 race for Alabama's 2nd District.

Alabama State Representative, District 91Born 1972Businessperson

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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
Elections: 3; 2018–2026

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

2025–2026 session · 13 sponsored · 5 became law

BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw

HB 181 Dredging; coastal areas, dredged materials required to be beneficially used by persons dredging certain…
Conservation & Natural Resources · Became law Feb 2026

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

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

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.

20182019202020212022202320242025202620272028Alabama House of Representatives, District 91

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	U.S. House, AL-2	Lost	D+7.5	R+14.5	−22.0
2022	Alabama House of Representatives, District 91	Won	—	R+49.9	—
2018	Alabama House of Representatives, District 91	Won	—	—	—