Alabama Senate · District 19

Merika Coleman

Democratic

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Votes with the Senate President pro Tempore 18% On 119 contested votes where both voted · 95% on all votes Votes with own party 100% Partisan rank: 1 of 35 in the Senate (tied with 3 others) Didn't vote at roll call 16% 361 of 2,328 roll calls

Statewide bills passed 3 33 sponsored · 3 became law · Rank 27 of 35 in the Senate (tied with 4 others) Local bills passed 0 2 sponsored · 0 became law

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Every current senator, placed from most liberal to most conservative by how they voted on contested bills.

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Merika Coleman'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

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More liberal than 100% of the Alabama Senate.

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On the November 3 ballot

Running for Alabama Senate District 19.

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The scores

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Votes with the Senate President pro Tempore

18%

Each tick is a current senator, by party; the dot is Merika Coleman.

On 119 contested votes where both voted95% on all 1,902 votes where both voted

Votes with own party

100%

Each tick is a current senator, by party; the dot is Merika Coleman.

On 96 party-line votesPartisan rank: 1 of 35 in the Senate (tied with 3 others)No one in the Senate votes with their party more often

Bills

The bills Merika Coleman sponsored this term and how far they got. Co-sponsors aren’t counted.

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Bills: Merika Coleman
	Statewide	Local
Sponsored	33	2
Passed both chambers	3	0
Became law	3	0
Vetoed by the Governor	0	0

Rank by statewide bills passed: Rank 27 of 35 in the Senate (tied with 4 others) · 6 of 8 Democrats (tied with 2 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

Bills that passed both chambers: Merika Coleman
Bill	Type	Result	Final action
SB 318 Crime of sexual torture; criminal elements revised	Statewide	Became law	April 16, 2026
SB 183 Alabama Board of Cosmetology and Barbering; natural hair styling exempt from regulation	Statewide	Became law	April 16, 2026
SB 182 Relating to the Advanced Technology and Data Exchange Fund; expenditure of monies from the fund, creation of additional advanced technology and data exchange…	Statewide	Became law	April 2, 2026

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

98 against the Senate President pro Tempore; 5 against most of their party.

Contested votes where they split: Merika Coleman
Date	Bill and motion	Their vote	Senate President pro Tempore	Most of their party
May 8, 2026	HB 1: Elections; special primary election for redistricting certain Congressional districts authorized in certain circumstances Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 6, 2026	SB 1: Elections; special primary election for redistricting certain State Senate districts authorized in certain circumstances Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 6, 2026	SB 1: Elections; special primary election for redistricting certain State Senate districts authorized in certain circumstances Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
May 6, 2026	SB 1: Elections; special primary election for redistricting certain State Senate districts authorized in certain circumstances Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
May 6, 2026	SB 1: Elections; special primary election for redistricting certain State Senate districts authorized in certain circumstances Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
April 9, 2026	HB 580: Public institutions of higher education; faculty senates limited to advisory role, tenure policy required, review and dismissal of tenured faculty authorized… Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 9, 2026	HB 580: Public institutions of higher education; faculty senates limited to advisory role, tenure policy required, review and dismissal of tenured faculty authorized… Cloture	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 9, 2026	SB 199: Sex offenders; restrictions for certain sex offenders further provided, Board of Pardons and Paroles authorized to adopt rules Conference Committee Report	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 9, 2026	SR 123: SPECIAL ORDER CALENDAR Adoption	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 7, 2026	HB 250: Individual income taxes, to allow an exclusion from gross income for contributions to Trump Accounts and to make permanent the exclusion for amounts paid by… Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 7, 2026	HB 545: Legal tender; authorizing the rounding of in-person cash transactions to the nearest five cents Motion to Table / Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 7, 2026	SB 354: Solar power facilities; new facilities prohibited for one year Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 31, 2026	HB 2: Gulf of Mexico, renamed, observation and implementation by state and local entities and state and local employees required where practicable Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 31, 2026	HB 2: Gulf of Mexico, renamed, observation and implementation by state and local entities and state and local employees required where practicable Cloture	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 31, 2026	SB 342: Education; CHOOSE Act's athletic-eligibility nondiscrimination provision, enforcement mechanism established; private right of action established Cloture	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 31, 2026	HB 259: Stablecoin; license required for issuance or sale of stablecoins, Alabama Securities Commission to enforce and authorize, penalties provided Cloture	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 31, 2026	HB 95: Elections; post election audit required Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 31, 2026	HB 95: Elections; post election audit required Cloture	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 31, 2026	HB 95: Elections; post election audit required Budget Isolation Resolution	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 31, 2026	HB 466: Firefighters; to include Parkinson's Disease in occupational diseases to be compensated for death and disability Cloture	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 31, 2026	SB 363: Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs; Alabama Centralized Grant Management Database, established to maintain lists of available grants Cloture	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 31, 2026	SB 370: Tax increment districts, Major 21st Century Manufacturing Zone allowed to be located within a tax increment district without regard to size of district and… Cloture	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 31, 2026	HB 381: Camp safety; to set safety and emergency preparedness requirements for camps, including a licensure requirement Cloture	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 31, 2026	SB 298: Class 3 Municipalities; minimum staffing requirements for law enforcement agencies, mandated; grace period, established; state assumption of oversight for… Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 31, 2026	SB 298: Class 3 Municipalities; minimum staffing requirements for law enforcement agencies, mandated; grace period, established; state assumption of oversight for… Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 31, 2026	SB 298: Class 3 Municipalities; minimum staffing requirements for law enforcement agencies, mandated; grace period, established; state assumption of oversight for… Cloture	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 31, 2026	SB 298: Class 3 Municipalities; minimum staffing requirements for law enforcement agencies, mandated; grace period, established; state assumption of oversight for… Budget Isolation Resolution	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 31, 2026	SB 99: Ten Commandments; required to be displayed in certain public schools, subject to the availability of donations Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 31, 2026	SB 99: Ten Commandments; required to be displayed in certain public schools, subject to the availability of donations Cloture	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 31, 2026	SB 99: Ten Commandments; required to be displayed in certain public schools, subject to the availability of donations Budget Isolation Resolution	Nay	Yea (split)	—
March 19, 2026	HB 2: Gulf of Mexico, renamed, observation and implementation by state and local entities and state and local employees required where practicable Budget Isolation Resolution	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 19, 2026	SB 221: Taxation; to exclude credit card transaction fees from sales and use tax calculations Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
March 19, 2026	SR 96: SPECIAL ORDER CALENDAR Adoption	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 17, 2026	SB 91: County and municipal authorities; withdrawal from multi-jurisdiction authority authorized, taxes and distribution of monies from taxes further provided for Passage	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
Feb. 24, 2026	SB 227: Office of Occupational and Professional Licensing established within Alabama Department of Workforce, powers and duties of Secretary of Workforce and… Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 24, 2026	SB 227: Office of Occupational and Professional Licensing established within Alabama Department of Workforce, powers and duties of Secretary of Workforce and… Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
Feb. 19, 2026	SB 248: Religious instruction; elective credit for release time further provided for Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 19, 2026	SB 248: Religious instruction; elective credit for release time further provided for Budget Isolation Resolution	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 19, 2026	SB 209: Public K-12 schools; sex education (sex ed) curriculum further provided for, sexual risk avoidance established as sex ed curriculum, policies of local boards… Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 10, 2026	SB 26: Libraries; further provides for the appointment of local library boards Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 10, 2026	SB 26: Libraries; further provides for the appointment of local library boards Budget Isolation Resolution	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 3, 2026	SB 71: Administrative rules; adopting environmental protection criteria stricter than federal requirements prohibited Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 3, 2026	SB 71: Administrative rules; adopting environmental protection criteria stricter than federal requirements prohibited Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
May 14, 2025	HB 392: Lauderdale County, Eleventh Judicial Circuit, district attorneys, annual supplemental compensation provided Cloture	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 14, 2025	HB 581: Morgan County, distribution of county's TVA in-lieu-of-taxes payments further provided for Cloture	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 14, 2025	HB 202: Law enforcement officers; civil and criminal immunity from liability, further provided Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 14, 2025	HB 202: Law enforcement officers; civil and criminal immunity from liability, further provided Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
May 14, 2025	HB 202: Law enforcement officers; civil and criminal immunity from liability, further provided Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
May 14, 2025	HB 202: Law enforcement officers; civil and criminal immunity from liability, further provided Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 14, 2025	SR 99: SPECIAL ORDER CALENDAR Adoption	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 14, 2025	HB 343: General Retirement System for Employees of Jefferson County; removes provisions tying eligibility to participate in plan to civil service classification… Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 14, 2025	HB 495: Marion County, board of Marion County Public Water Authority further provided for Cloture	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 14, 2025	HB 586: City of Cullman in Cullman County, corporate limits altered Cloture	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 14, 2025	HB 544: Escambia County, powers, duties, appointment, and compensation of medical examiner further provided for Cloture	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 14, 2025	HB 78: Baldwin County, provides for court proceedings in branch courthouses Cloture	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 14, 2025	HB 598: Town of Pine Level in Autauga County, corporate limits altered Cloture	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 6, 2025	HB 445: Cannabinoids found in hemp; licensure and regulation of sale of consumable cannabinoid products by Alcoholic Beverage Control Board imposed Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 6, 2025	HB 445: Cannabinoids found in hemp; licensure and regulation of sale of consumable cannabinoid products by Alcoholic Beverage Control Board imposed Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
May 1, 2025	HB 477: Non profit agricultural organization, authorized to offer health benefits to members Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
May 1, 2025	HB 477: Non profit agricultural organization, authorized to offer health benefits to members Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
May 1, 2025	HB 477: Non profit agricultural organization, authorized to offer health benefits to members Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
April 22, 2025	SB 278: Religious instruction, elective credit for release time further provided for Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 22, 2025	SR 77: SPECIAL ORDER CALENDAR Adoption	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 17, 2025	SB 158: Driver licenses; use of foreign national driver licenses as photo identification for voting prohibited Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 17, 2025	SB 158: Driver licenses; use of foreign national driver licenses as photo identification for voting prohibited Cloture	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 17, 2025	SB 142: Voting, statewide voter registration database, identifying voter address changes, Electronic Registration Information Center removed as verification database… Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 17, 2025	SB 142: Voting, statewide voter registration database, identifying voter address changes, Electronic Registration Information Center removed as verification database… Cloture	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 17, 2025	SB 13: Public K-12 Schools, broadcast of the Star-Spangled Banner required weekly, proposed constitutional amendment Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 17, 2025	SB 13: Public K-12 Schools, broadcast of the Star-Spangled Banner required weekly, proposed constitutional amendment Cloture	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 17, 2025	SB 13: Public K-12 Schools, broadcast of the Star-Spangled Banner required weekly, proposed constitutional amendment Budget Isolation Resolution	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 17, 2025	SB 5: Department of Archives and History, composition of board and method of filling board vacancies further provided for, retroactive effect Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 17, 2025	SB 5: Department of Archives and History, composition of board and method of filling board vacancies further provided for, retroactive effect Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 17, 2025	SB 5: Department of Archives and History, composition of board and method of filling board vacancies further provided for, retroactive effect Cloture	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 17, 2025	SB 5: Department of Archives and History, composition of board and method of filling board vacancies further provided for, retroactive effect Budget Isolation Resolution	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 17, 2025	SB 187: Consumer protection, app store providers and developers required to take certain actions related to age verification and parental consent, Attorney General… Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 17, 2025	SB 187: Consumer protection, app store providers and developers required to take certain actions related to age verification and parental consent, Attorney General… Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 17, 2025	SB 187: Consumer protection, app store providers and developers required to take certain actions related to age verification and parental consent, Attorney General… Cloture	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 17, 2025	SB 186: Consumer protection; filter requirements on Internet enabled devices, penalties for violation Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 17, 2025	SB 186: Consumer protection; filter requirements on Internet enabled devices, penalties for violation Cloture	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 17, 2025	SB 186: Consumer protection; filter requirements on Internet enabled devices, penalties for violation Budget Isolation Resolution	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 17, 2025	SR 76: SPECIAL ORDER CALENDAR Adoption	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 9, 2025	SR 64: SPECIAL ORDER CALENDAR Adoption	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 3, 2025	SB 85: Vaccines; religious exemption for K-12 students, further provided for; religious exemption for students at public institutions of higher education, provided Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 3, 2025	SR 54: SPECIAL ORDER CALENDAR Adoption	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 20, 2025	SB 252: Pharmacy Benefits Managers; providing a prescription reimbursement rate for independent pharmacies and regulating other practices Amendment	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
March 18, 2025	SB 156: Sentencing; habitual felony offender act, resentencing procedures, established Passage	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
March 18, 2025	SB 156: Sentencing; habitual felony offender act, resentencing procedures, established Motion to Reconsider	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
March 18, 2025	SB 156: Sentencing; habitual felony offender act, resentencing procedures, established Passage	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
Feb. 18, 2025	SB 67: Veterans Affairs, board membership revised, appointment and duties of commissioner provided for Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
Feb. 13, 2025	SB 53: Crimes and offenses, crimes of concealing an illegal alien and human smuggling established, process for determining if a detainee is an illegal alien… Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 13, 2025	SB 55: Driver licenses, certain classes of driver licenses invalidated Budget Isolation Resolution	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 13, 2025	SB 53: Crimes and offenses, crimes of concealing an illegal alien and human smuggling established, process for determining if a detainee is an illegal alien… Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 13, 2025	SB 53: Crimes and offenses, crimes of concealing an illegal alien and human smuggling established, process for determining if a detainee is an illegal alien… Budget Isolation Resolution	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 13, 2025	SB 77: International wire transfers; fee on wire transfers imposed; income tax credit for wire transfer fees paid, authorized; Securities Commission and Revenue… Budget Isolation Resolution	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 13, 2025	SB 63: Immigration, requires law enforcement agencies to collect and submit fingerprints and DNA from illegal aliens in custody Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 11, 2025	SB 67: Veterans Affairs, board membership revised, appointment and duties of commissioner provided for Budget Isolation Resolution	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
Feb. 6, 2025	SB 79: Sex-based terms, defined; vital statistics, report sex as male or female at birth required, legislative policy regarding sex and gender identity established Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 6, 2025	SB 79: Sex-based terms, defined; vital statistics, report sex as male or female at birth required, legislative policy regarding sex and gender identity established Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 6, 2025	SB 79: Sex-based terms, defined; vital statistics, report sex as male or female at birth required, legislative policy regarding sex and gender identity established Budget Isolation Resolution	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay

Every roll call

How Merika Coleman voted on each of the 2,328 floor roll calls while in office, newest first.

Every roll call: Merika Coleman
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
Email: merika.coleman@alsenate.gov
Capitol office: Room 737, 11 S. Union St., Montgomery, AL 36130
334-261-0793

Committees

Banking and Insurance
County and Municipal Government
Finance and Taxation General Fund
Finances and Budget Permanent Legislative
Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development
Jefferson County Legislation
State Governmental Affairs
State Parks Legislative
Transportation and Energy

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