Alabama Senate · District 4
Garlan Gudger
Where they sit
Every current senator, placed from most liberal to most conservative by how they voted on contested bills.
Garlan Gudger's seat is marked. Seats run from most liberal (left) to most conservative (right), by contested floor votes. Color shows how often each member crosses party lines toward the middle on votes that divide the parties: solid blue or red means almost never, and purple means on at least 1 in 5 of those votes. Gray seats are members too new to score. How these numbers work
On the November 3 ballot
Running for Alabama Senate District 4.
Also on the ballot:
The scores
How these numbers work →Leads the chamber, so this score doesn't apply.
Each tick is a current senator, by party; the dot is Garlan Gudger.
Each tick is a current senator, by party; the dot is Garlan Gudger.
Bills
The bills Garlan Gudger sponsored this term and how far they got. Co-sponsors aren’t counted.
| Statewide | Local | |
|---|---|---|
| Sponsored | 7 | 0 |
| Passed both chambers | 5 | 0 |
| Became law | 5 | 0 |
| Vetoed by the Governor | 0 | 0 |
Rank by statewide bills passed: Rank 17 of 35 in the Senate (tied with 6 others) · 13 of 27 Republicans (tied with 5 others)
A bill's sponsor is the one sponsor the Legislature names for it; cosponsors aren't counted. Local bills apply to one county or city.
Bills that passed both chambers
| Bill | Type | Result | Final action |
|---|---|---|---|
| SB 361 Dogs; tethering and confinement requirements provided; persons and activities exempted; criminal penalties for, animal control officer enforcement of… |
Statewide | Became law | April 13, 2026 |
| SB 12 Community development district; 2025 act repealed, which authorized annexation of certain district by a wet municipality |
Statewide | Became law | Jan. 23, 2026 |
| SB 253 Massage Therapy Licensing Board temporarily under Board of Nursing; authorize Executive Director of the Board of Nursing, or designee to perform certain… |
Statewide | Became law | May 14, 2025 |
| SB 297 Office of Water Resources; division chief as exempt service employee, established; duties further provided |
Statewide | Became law | May 6, 2025 |
| SB 25 Community development districts; alcoholic beverage tax in certain districts, distribution of proceeds provided for |
Statewide | Became law | April 9, 2025 |
Budget projects
Alabama's budgets don't name the legislator who asked for an item, so there's no budget figure for Alabama legislators.
Contested votes where they split
Leads the chamber; these are contested votes where most of their party voted the other way.
Every roll call
How Garlan Gudger voted on each of the 2,328 floor roll calls while in office, newest first.
| Date | Vote | Their vote | Most of their party | Senate President pro Tempore | Yeas–nays |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Contested and party-line votes link to their own pages; the rest link to the official record.
Contact, committees and caucuses
Contact
- Official page
- alison.legislature.state.al.us
- garlan.gudger@alsenate.gov
- Capitol office
- Room 722, 11 S. Union St., Montgomery, AL 36130
334-261-0855
Committees
- Agriculture Conservation and Forestry
- County and Municipal Government
- Economic Incentives Permanent Legislative Advisory
- Education Policy
- Finance and Taxation Education
- Finance and Taxation General Fund
- Finances and Budget Permanent Legislative
- Healthcare
- Judiciary
- Local Legislation
- Rules
- Sunset
- Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public Safety
Contact details and committee assignments from Open States' data on the Alabama Legislature, which it collects from the chambers' websites, as of Oct. 15, 2026.
Source: the Alabama Legislature's roll-call records, Feb. 6, 2025 to May 8, 2026. How these numbers work · Corrections