Vivian Davis Figures
Alabama State Senator, District 33 since 2002. Ran in 8 elections between 2002 and 2022, winning 7. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2030.
Alabama State Senator, District 33Born 1957
- In office
- 24 yrs
- Since 2002
- Bills became law
- 8
- 12 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 19.8%
- Chamber median 7.1%
- With party
- 87%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +34.1
- Won 2022
- Next election
- 2030
- Nov 5, 2030
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Children and Youth Health · ranking democratic member
- Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development · ranking democratic member
- Confirmations
- Education Policy
- Finance and Taxation Education
- Finances and Budget Permanent Legislative
- Homeland Security Oversight Legislative
- Judiciary
- Mobile County Legislation
- Rules
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Occupational Licensing Boards · Became law Apr 2026
Elections · Became law Apr 2026
Motor Vehicles & Traffic · Became law Apr 2026
Crimes & Offenses · Became law Apr 2026
Counties & Municipalities · Became law Apr 2026
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Figures sits in the Alabama State Senate
Figures is closer to the center than 12% of the chamber's Democrats.
Closest: Merika Coleman, Bobby Singleton, Rob Stewart
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:44 PM ET
With Figures’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Democrats87%
Black tick: the average of Democrats in the Alabama State Senate.
Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships
Key votes
Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Figures’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.
| Date | Bill | Figures | Dem. majority | Rep. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 9, 2026 | HJR 326: Recognizing the need for a north-south transportation route in East Alabama | Yes | Yes | Yes | Passed 28–1 |
| Apr 9, 2026 | SB 341: Alabama Work Zone Safety Act; pilot program to establish photographic speed enforcement… | Yes | Yes | Yes | Passed 30–1 |
| Apr 9, 2026 | SB 199: Sex offenders; restrictions for certain sex offenders further provided, Board of Pardons… | No | No | Yes | Passed 26–6 |
| Apr 8, 2026 | HB 556: Montgomery County; legislative delegation, office and fund established | Not voting | 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 Figures 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 State Senate, District 33 | Won | — | D+36.4 | — |
| 2022 | Alabama State Senate, District 33 | Won | D+34.1 | D+43.8 | −9.7 |
| 2018 | Alabama State Senate, District 33 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2014 | Alabama State Senate, District 33 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2014 | Alabama State Senate, District 33 (primary) | Won | — | — | — |
| 2010 | Alabama State Senate, District 33 | Won | D+46.8 | — | — |
| 2008 | U.S. Senate, Alabama | Lost | R+26.8 | R+21.8 | −5.0 |
| 2006 | Alabama State Senate, District 33 | Won | D+43.0 | — | — |
| 2002 | Alabama State Senate, District 33 | Won | — | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Campaign money, 2025–26
- Raised
- $163.9K
- Spent
- $43.6K
Source: Alabama Secretary of State filings through Oct 28, 2026Updated Nov 7, 2026, 1:13 PM ET
Campaign committees
Open committees can still raise and spend money.
| Vivian Figures PCC State | Active |
Source: Alabama Secretary of State filings through Oct 28, 2026Updated Nov 7, 2026, 1:13 PM ET
Seats Figures has held
- Alabama State Senate, District 33 · since 2002
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Figures has run against
- Pete Riehm (R) · 2022 election, won
- Brad Moser (R) · 2010 election, won
- Jeff Sessions (R) · 2008 election, lost
- Jeffery Jones (R) · 2006 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)
In the polls
Included in 5 polls; Figures’s best result was 33% (U.S. Senate in Alabama, 2008).
Figures’s polls in the database →How we know Figures
One person, matched across every source we use.
- FEC S8AL00282
- Open States ocd-person/63d0a35f-ec68-48e2-be94-d5e3cb60b3c3
- Wikidata Q7937697
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET