1. In 2019, Jerry Carl announced his candidacy for the House seat being vacated by incumbent Republican Bradley Byrne.
21 Facts About Jerry Carl
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Jerry Carl defeated former state senator Bill Hightower in a runoff for the Republican nomination and Democrat James Averhart in the general election.
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In 2024, following redistricting as a result of Allen v Milligan, Carl ran against fellow incumbent representative Barry Moore in the Republican primary and lost renomination.
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Jerry Carl attended Lake City Community College for a time, but left to move back to Mobile and start his first business.
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Jerry Carl then worked for Burford Equipment Company and as a salesman for various companies in Mobile.
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In 1989, Jerry Carl established Stat Medical, a healthcare equipment business.
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Jerry Carl later worked as a manager at Rotech Medical before establishing a real estate development firm.
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Jerry Carl founded Jerry Carl and Associates, a management group, in 2003.
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Jerry Carl then started Cricket and Butterfly, LLC, a lumber and timber company.
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In 2019, Jerry Carl was selected to serve as Commission President.
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In June 2020, Jerry Carl announced he would run for the 1st district, which was being vacated by incumbent and fellow Republican Bradley Byrne.
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Jerry Carl faced former state senator Bill Hightower, State Representative Chris Pringle, and two others in the Republican primary.
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Jerry Carl narrowly defeated Hightower in the primary, and they went to a runoff election.
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When Jerry Carl took office on January 2,2021, he became only the seventh person to hold the seat since 1919; all but one of his six predecessors held it for at least 10 years.
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Jerry Carl is anti-abortion, saying in a campaign advertisement that "it's immoral to stop a beating heart".
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Jerry Carl voted to provide Israel with support following 2023 Hamas attack on Israel.
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Jerry Carl was given an "A" grade and endorsed in 2022.
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Jerry Carl voted against the second impeachment of Donald Trump, and voted to object to Pennsylvania's and Arizona's electors during the 2021 United States Electoral College vote count.
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Jerry Carl opposed President Joe Biden's moratorium on oil and gas production, saying it would destroy as many as 24,000 jobs in Alabama.
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On January 6,2021, Jerry Carl was one of 147 Republican lawmakers who voted to overturn results in the 2020 presidential election.
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Jerry Carl married Tina in 1981, and they have two children.