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Representative Figures successfully used the debate on H.Con.Res. 14 (Continuing Resolution) to force a high-visibility win for civil rights preservation in his first 100 days in office.
Date: 2025-03-11
Added: 04 May 2026
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Following a floor speech by Rep. Shomari Figures on March 11, 2025, the GSA reversed its decision to sell the historic Montgomery Greyhound Bus Station, removing it from the federal property disposition list on March 12, 2025.
Date: 2025-03-12
Added: 04 May 2026
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Seven Democrats on the House Agriculture Committee voted for H.R. 7567, making Figures one of 17 'hard-line' nutrition defenders who rejected the bill's $187 billion in SNAP cuts.
Date: 2026-03-05
Added: 04 May 2026
Pending Review
Representative Shomari Figures officially voted Nay on H.R. 7567 (2026 Farm Bill) in committee on March 5, 2026, despite the inclusion of his own co-sponsored HARVEST Act amendment regarding heirs' property.
Date: 2026-03-05
Added: 04 May 2026
Pending Review
The Greyhound Bus Station is located in Figures' district and its sale was proposed as part of a broader disposition of federal properties; Figures' defense of the site invoked both racial justice and economic heritage arguments.
Date: 2025
Added: 04 May 2026
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: 2024 general election result (Figures vs. Dobson): Figures 54.6% – Dobson 45.4%
Added: 03 May 2026
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Drive alone to work: 81.4%
Added: 03 May 2026
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Mean commute time: 24.0 minutes
Added: 03 May 2026
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Unemployment rate: 6.1%
Added: 03 May 2026
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Homeownership rate: 60.3%
Added: 03 May 2026
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+): 26.2%
Added: 03 May 2026
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Population White (Non-Hispanic): 41.3%
Added: 03 May 2026
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Population Black or African American (Non-Hispanic): 50.4%
Added: 03 May 2026
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Poverty rate (2023 ACS 5-year): 15.7%
Added: 03 May 2026
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Median household income (2023 ACS 5-year): $52,839
Added: 03 May 2026
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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Alabama Constitutional Amendment (2018) — Declare it is the public policy of the state to recognize and support the sanctity of unborn life and the rights of unborn children (2018) — passed, margin 59% yes – 41% no
Added: 03 May 2026
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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Alabama Amendment 1 (2022) — Authorize the Alabama Legislature to set the time and place of general elections for county and municipal offices (2022) — passed, margin 71% yes – 29% no
Added: 03 May 2026
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 11 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting (share 0.04)
Added: 03 May 2026
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 92 - Public Administration (share 0.09)
Added: 03 May 2026
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 31-33 - Manufacturing (share 0.13)
Added: 03 May 2026
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 44-45 - Retail Trade (share 0.13)
Added: 03 May 2026
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 62 - Health Care and Social Assistance (share 0.16)
Added: 03 May 2026
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Baptist Health (Montgomery) (4000 employees)
Added: 03 May 2026
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Alabama State University (Montgomery) (1500 employees)
Added: 03 May 2026
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama (Montgomery) (3800 employees)
Added: 03 May 2026
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Maxwell Air Force Base / Gunter Annex (12500 employees)
Added: 03 May 2026
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[constituency_baseline] District summary: Alabama's 2nd Congressional District was redrawn by federal court order in 2023 as a Voting Rights Act remedy, transforming it from a Republican stronghold into a Democratic-leaning majority-minority district. It stretches across central and southern Alabama, including parts of Mobile, Montgomery, and the rural Black Belt. The district is 50.4% Black, 41.3% White, with a median household income of $52,839 and a 15.7% poverty rate — both well below national averages. The economy is anchored by agriculture, military installations (Maxwell Air Force Base), manufacturing, and healthcare. With 26.2% holding a bachelor's degree, the district ranks below the 33.7% national average. Car-dependency is extreme at 81.4% driving alone to work. Figures won the 2024 general election with 54.6% of the vote against Republican Caroleene Dobson.
Added: 03 May 2026
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Voted yea on H.J.Res. 142 / related (Bipartisan War Powers Resolution to restrict further military action against Iran without congressional approval) on 2026-03-05: Figures voted for a War Powers resolution to restrict Trump's military action against Iran, stating Trump 'started a war with Iran without congressional approval and without a plan.' This vote came after U.S.-Israel joint military operations against Iran. AIPAC supports aggressive Iran policy and had contributed to his campaign, placing this vote in tension with his donor base. The measure failed 212-219.
Date: 2026-03-05
Added: 03 May 2026
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Voted nay on H.R. 22 (Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act (requiring documentary proof of U.S. citizenship to register to vote)) on 2025-04-10: Figures voted against what opponents described as a voter-suppression measure that would disenfranchise many minority, elderly, and low-income voters. His district is 50.4% Black and 15.7% in poverty — populations most impacted by documentary proof requirements. Voting rights is a signature issue rooted in his family's civil rights legacy; his father led the lawsuit that bankrupted the KKK. 208 Democrats voted nay, 0 yea.
Date: 2025-04-10
Added: 03 May 2026
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Voted nay on H.R. 1 (One Big Beautiful Bill Act (Trump tax-and-spending reconciliation, cutting an estimated $1 trillion from Medicaid and $187 billion from SNAP over a decade)) on 2025-07-03: Figures voted against the bill, citing that one in four of his constituents rely on Medicaid and SNAP. His AL-02 district has a 15.7% poverty rate and 82.9% of households drive to work — car-dependent and economically strained. Crypto donors were aligned with the bill's tax and deregulatory framework, creating a cross-pressure between his dominant campaign benefactors and his district's material needs. All 212 Democrats voted nay, with 218 Republicans supporting.
Date: 2025-07-03
Added: 03 May 2026
Pending Review
[disclosure] Protect Progress super PAC, backed by cryptocurrency industry titans seeking favorable federal regulation, spent $2.7 million in independent expenditures to secure Figures' primary victory — more than six times his own campaign's direct fundraising. The crypto industry's legislative agenda includes rolling back SEC oversight and creating a light-touch regulatory framework that consumer advocates warn could harm retail investors.
Date: 2024-04-17
Added: 03 May 2026
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[platform] Figures' campaign centered on progressive values and fighting for working families. His website stated he would 'fight for equality' and he campaigned with former Attorney General Eric Holder, emphasizing his DOJ civil rights background. He told voters 'one in four people in my district receive Medicaid benefits' and promised to protect SNAP and healthcare access.
Date: 2024-10-29
Added: 03 May 2026
Pending Review
In February 2024, Figures told Jewish Insider, 'Israel is an ally. It always has been, and always will be. The United States has to be there for its allies,' and expressed support for continuing security assistance to Israel.
Date: 2024-02-27
Added: 03 May 2026
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On Super Tuesday, March 5, 2024, a Crimson White op-ed criticized Figures as 'bought by Big Crypto,' noting his campaign refused to answer questions about whether he had worked on cryptocurrency regulation at the Department of Justice.
Date: 2024-03-05
Added: 03 May 2026
Pending Review
In the 2024 cycle, Figures' top PAC contributors included Maynard Nexsen PAC ($35,000), National Automobile Dealers Association PAC ($30,000), BlackRock PAC ($30,000), Boeing Company PAC ($21,000), and Thompson Coburn PAC ($21,000).
Date: 2024-12-31
Added: 03 May 2026
Pending Review
Figures' campaign raised a total of $863,022 in direct contributions as of July 2024, including $629,637 from individuals and $235,650 from political committees, per FEC quarterly reports.
Date: 2024-07-15
Added: 03 May 2026
Pending Review
American Israel Public Affairs Cmte contributed $10,160 in bundled PAC payments to Figures' campaign in October 2024 across 11 contributions, per OpenSecrets compilation of FEC data.
Date: 2024-10-16
Added: 03 May 2026
Pending Review
Figures' campaign website stated he would 'embrace the new landscape around digital assets, like cryptocurrency, to stimulate innovation and technological advancement.'
Date: 2024-04-17
Added: 03 May 2026
Pending Review
Protect Progress super PAC, funded by crypto industry giants including Ripple Labs, Coinbase, Marc Andreessen, and Ben Horowitz, spent $2.7 million in independent expenditures supporting Shomari Figures' 2024 Democratic primary campaign — more than six times his own campaign's direct fundraising at the time.
Date: 2024-04-16
Added: 03 May 2026
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