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Gary J. Palmer

US Representative (R-AL-6)
Tracked because Sitting member of the House; tracked for votes, donor mapping, and committee oversight.
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Gary J. Palmer is the Republican U.S. Representative (AL's 6th congressional district). The platform has 4 voting records on file (2017-2023) and 80 verified facts on file covering this member's voting positions, financial disclosures, and stated platform commitments.

Facts on record30
Connections mapped50
Sources cited15
✦ Thin coverage gap +184 connected to 50 entities · only 30 facts on record · flagged for follow-up research
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Key Connections
← American Bankers Association PAC (Bankpac) organization
donor
$7,500 to Gary J. Palmer's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00004275/
← Weyerhaeuser Company Political Action Committee organization
donor
$5,500 to Gary J. Palmer's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (4 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00007948/
← Norfolk Southern Corp. organization
donor
$7,500 to Gary J. Palmer's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00009282/
← Associated Builders And Contractors PAC (Abc PAC) organization
donor
$5,000 to Gary J. Palmer's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00010421/
← American Optometric Association PAC organization
donor
$5,000 to Gary J. Palmer's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00024968/
← National Association Of Realtors PAC organization
donor
$10,000 to Gary J. Palmer's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (4 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00030718/
← Aflac PAC (Aflac PAC) organization
donor
$7,500 to Gary J. Palmer's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00034157/
← Potlatchdeltic Corporation Political Action Committee (Potla organization
donor
$5,000 to Gary J. Palmer's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00041608/
Facts (30)
Data Freshness
Ageing Last update: 168d ago · Avg age: 188d
Confidence Tiers: Primary Source — cross-referenced government/corporate filings Pending Review — sourced but not independently verified AI Inference — analytical hypothesis from cross-referencing
✓ Verified Findings (26)
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✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: homeownership rate: 76.3%
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: bachelor's degree or higher: 38.4% (2023 ACS estimate)
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: poverty rate: 7.0% (2023 ACS estimate)
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: median household income: $84,306 (2023 ACS estimate)
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Amendment 1 (2020) — Language change from 'every citizen' to 'only citizens' regarding voting qualifications (2020) — passed, margin 77.0% Yes to 23.0% No
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Alabama Constitution of 2022 (Recompilation removing racist language and reorganizing document) (2022) — passed, margin 76.6% Yes to 23.4% No
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 44-45 (share 0.14)
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 52 (share 0.065)
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 23 (share 0.07)
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 62 (share 0.185)
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Top employer: Brasfield & Gorrie (3500 employees)
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Top employer: Jefferson County Board of Education (4800 employees)
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Top employer: AT&T (5750 employees)
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Top employer: Regions Financial Corporation (6000 employees)
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Top employer: University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) (28000 employees)
✓ verified Pending Review [constituency_baseline] District summary: Alabama's 6th Congressional District encompasses the southern suburbs of Birmingham and includes Shelby, Bibb, Chilton, and Coosa counties. With approximately 722,000 residents, it is a predominantly suburban and exurban district with a median household income of $84,306, well above the national median. The population is 72.7% White, 18.1% Black. Homeownership is high at 76.3%. The district is a Republican stronghold (R+41 per Cook PVI) and has been represented by Gary Palmer since 2015.
Added: 01 May 2026
✓ verified AI Inference Voted yea_unverified on H.R. 1628 (American Health Care Act of 2017) on 2017-05-04: Palmer voted NO on AHCA in the Budget Committee markup (March 2017) but YES on final passage (May 2017). His explanation was that amendments addressed his Freedom Caucus concerns, but the reversal drew scrutiny from both constituents and health policy advocates.
Date: 2017-05-04 Added: 01 May 2026
✓ verified AI Inference Voted yea_unverified on H.R. 1 (Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017) on 2017-12-19: Palmer's vote aligned with top donor sectors (securities & investment, real estate, insurance) that were major beneficiaries of the corporate tax cuts. His district's median income ($84,306) benefited less than high-income earners from the bill's structure.
Date: 2017-12-19 Added: 01 May 2026
✓ verified AI Inference Voted nay_unverified on H.R. 3746 (Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 (Debt Ceiling Deal)) on 2023-05-31: Palmer was the only elected GOP leadership member to vote against the debt ceiling deal negotiated by Speaker McCarthy, defecting from party leadership while 149 Republicans voted yes. As Republican Policy Committee chair, this was a high-profile defection from the leadership team.
Date: 2023-05-31 Added: 01 May 2026
✓ verified AI Inference Voted nay_unverified on H.R. 3684 (Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act) on 2021-11-05: Palmer voted against the bill but later trumpeted $369M for his district's Northern Beltline. Constituent interest (new jobs, highway completion) pulled opposite donor/ideological pressure against spending. Palmer represents a donor base heavy in general contractors and real estate who stood to benefit.
Date: 2021-11-05 Added: 01 May 2026
✓ verified Primary Source [statement] On November 15, 2021, Palmer issued a press release touting $369 million in funding for the Birmingham Northern Beltline included in the infrastructure bill he had voted against, calling it 'one of my top priorities' and celebrating its inclusion in the legislation.
✓ verified Primary Source [vote] On November 5, 2021, Palmer voted against the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (H.R. 3684), calling it 'recklessly expensive' and saying Democrats pushed it through with no regard to the national debt.
✓ verified Partially Corroborated In the 2023-2024 cycle, Palmer received $29,600 from Pro-Israel interests and $30,600 from Communications/Electronics sector PACs and individuals.
✓ verified Partially Corroborated Palmer's career top donor is Kykenkee Inc, contributing $129,800 from 2013-2024, followed by AAA Cooper Transportation ($100,300), Harbert Management ($99,950), Southern Co ($84,590), and Pilot Catastrophe Services ($78,050).
✓ verified Partially Corroborated In the 2023-2024 election cycle, Palmer's top contributing industries included Retired ($151,546), General Contractors ($117,500), Leadership PACs ($66,000), Building Materials & Equipment ($59,415), and Oil & Gas ($54,100).
✓ verified Partially Corroborated From 2013 through 2024, Palmer raised $7.9 million in campaign contributions, with top industries including Retired ($654,023), Real Estate ($480,220), General Contractors ($467,645), Securities & Investment ($402,235), and Insurance ($327,953).
All Connections (50)
← National Assn of Realtors organization
donor secondary
2013-2024 cycle: Real Estate sector contributed $480,220 total ($104,000 from PACs)
← Southern Co company
donor secondary
2013-2024: $67,500 from Southern Co PAC
donor primary since 2024
$7,500 to Gary J. Palmer's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00004275/
donor primary since 2024
$5,500 to Gary J. Palmer's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (4 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00007948/
← Norfolk Southern Corp. organization
donor primary since 2024
$7,500 to Gary J. Palmer's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00009282/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Gary J. Palmer's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00010421/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Gary J. Palmer's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00024968/
donor primary since 2024
$10,000 to Gary J. Palmer's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (4 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00030718/
← Aflac PAC (Aflac PAC) organization
donor primary since 2024
$7,500 to Gary J. Palmer's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00034157/
donor primary since 2026
$5,000 to Gary J. Palmer's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00038604/
donor primary since 2026
$5,000 to Gary J. Palmer's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00040998/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Gary J. Palmer's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00041608/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Gary J. Palmer's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00064766/
donor primary since 2024
$10,000 to Gary J. Palmer's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00077305/
donor primary since 2026
$5,000 to Gary J. Palmer's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00077321/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Gary J. Palmer's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00081414/
donor primary since 2024
$10,000 to Gary J. Palmer's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00094573/
donor primary since 2026
$5,000 to Gary J. Palmer's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00095869/
donor primary since 2026
$5,000 to Gary J. Palmer's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00109546/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Gary J. Palmer's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00110338/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Gary J. Palmer's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00113241/
donor primary since 2024
$10,000 to Gary J. Palmer's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00116020/
donor primary since 2026
$5,000 to Gary J. Palmer's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00121368/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Gary J. Palmer's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00130773/
donor primary since 2024
$7,500 to Gary J. Palmer's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00144766/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Gary J. Palmer's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00147173/
donor primary since 2024
$10,000 to Gary J. Palmer's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00160630/
donor primary since 2024
$10,000 to Gary J. Palmer's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00161414/
donor primary since 2024
$7,000 to Gary J. Palmer's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00186288/
donor primary since 2024
$7,500 to Gary J. Palmer's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00235739/
donor primary since 2024
$10,000 to Gary J. Palmer's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (4 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00236489/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Gary J. Palmer's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00248716/
donor primary since 2026
$10,000 to Gary J. Palmer's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (4 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00252338/
← Maynard Nexsen PAC organization
donor primary since 2024
$10,000 to Gary J. Palmer's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00272724/
donor primary since 2024
$6,500 to Gary J. Palmer's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00300426/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Gary J. Palmer's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00383976/
← Torch Technologies, Inc. PAC organization
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Gary J. Palmer's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00400424/
donor primary since 2026
$5,000 to Gary J. Palmer's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00411116/
donor primary since 2026
$5,000 to Gary J. Palmer's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00412098/
← Huck PAC organization
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Gary J. Palmer's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00448373/
donor primary since 2026
$5,000 to Gary J. Palmer's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00451757/
donor primary since 2026
$5,000 to Gary J. Palmer's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00469080/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Gary J. Palmer's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00469429/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Gary J. Palmer's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00493270/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Gary J. Palmer's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00500017/
← First In Freedom PAC organization
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Gary J. Palmer's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00540146/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Gary J. Palmer's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (4 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00542365/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Gary J. Palmer's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00504530/
← Jackie PAC organization
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Gary J. Palmer's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00582726/
donor primary since 2024
$10,000 to Gary J. Palmer's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00589044/
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— ↗ Claim: On November 15, 2021, Palmer issued a press release touting $369 million … congress_handoff Processed 📜 Receipt
— ↗ Claim: On November 5, 2021, Palmer voted against the bipartisan Infrastructure I… congress_handoff Processed 📜 Receipt
— ↗ Donor mapping evidence: In the 2023-2024 election cycle, Palmer's top contributi… congress_handoff Processed 📜 Receipt
— ↗ Donor mapping evidence: From 2013 through 2024, Palmer raised $7.9 million in ca… congress_handoff Processed 📜 Receipt
2026-04-23 UNVERIFIED SEARCH_ERROR: Gary J. Palmer not found in fec claim_flag Processed 📜 Receipt