DemocratIn office since Jan 2011

Terri Sewell

U.S. Representative, AL-7 since 2011. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

U.S. Representative, AL-7Born 1965Lawyer

Official website Wikipedia Congress.gov FEC filings

In office: 15 yrs; Since 2011
Bills became law: 0; 15 sponsored, 119th Congress
Votes missed: 1.8%; Chamber median 2.1%
With party: 95%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +38.8; Won 2026
Next election: 2028; Nov 7, 2028

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET

Committees

119th Congress.

Joint Committee on Printing
House Committee on Ways and MeansSocial SecurityTradeOversight · Ranking Member
House Committee on House AdministrationElections · Ranking Member

Source: congress-legislators committeesUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET

Legislation

119th Congress · 15 sponsored · 0 became law

BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw

HR 10374 Affordable Premiums for Seniors Act of 2026
Health · Introduced Sep 2026

HR 10236 Protecting Student Athletes from Unexpected Tax Liability Act
Taxation · Introduced Sep 2026

HR 8864 LIFT Act
Taxation · Introduced May 2026

HR 7921 To amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to modify provisions relating to rural…
Water Resources Development · Introduced Apr 2026

HR 8153 Maternal Vaccination Act
Health · Introduced Mar 2026

Source: Congress.gov billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 3:27 PM ET

Voting record

119th Congress · placement by roll-call votes

Where Sewell sits in the U.S. House

Sewell is closer to the center than 75% of the chamber's Democrats.

Closest: April McClain Delaney, Angie Craig, Haley M. Stevens

Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 5:06 PM ET

With Sewell’s party

Votes with the chamber's Democrats95%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills27%

Black tick: the average of Democrats in the U.S. House.

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Sewell’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.

Date	Bill	Sewell	Dem. majority	Rep. majority	Result
Sep 16, 2026	HR 5334: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026	No	No	Yes	Passed 262–159
Jun 30, 2026	HCONRES 108: Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to…	Yes	Yes	No	Failed 189–235
Jun 9, 2026	S 2: Secure America Act	No	No	Yes	Passed 214–212
May 13, 2026	HR 1346: To amend the Clean Air Act with respect to the ethanol waiver for Reid Vapor Pressure…	Yes	No	Yes	Passed 218–203
Feb 12, 2026	HR 2189: To modernize Federal firearms laws to account for advancements in technology and…	No	No	Yes	Passed 233–185

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

Career

Offices held, and every time Sewell was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

2010201220142016201820202022202420262028U.S. House, AL-7

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 7th District	Won	D+38.8	D+18.1	+20.7
2024	U.S. House, AL-7	Won	D+27.4	—	—
2022	U.S. House, AL-7	Won	D+28.8	—	—
2020	U.S. House, AL-7	Won	—	—	—
2018	U.S. House, AL-7	Won	—	—	—
2016	U.S. House, AL-7	Won	—	—	—
2014	U.S. House, AL-7	Won	—	—	—
2012	U.S. House, AL-7	Won	D+51.8	—	—
2010	U.S. House, AL-7	Won	D+44.9	—	—