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Robert B. Aderholt

Robert B. Aderholt

RRepublicanAL-4 · Representative
55
/ 100
Average
Attendance96
Avg: 96
Independence2
Avg: 4
Bipartisan Tone19
Avg: 16
Ethics Record100
Avg: 99
Transparency46
Avg: 57

Accountability Score — composite of attendance, independence, bipartisan tone, ethics record & transparency.

Methodology
OverviewStatementsBillsFinanceVotesElections
Robert B. Aderholt

Robert B. Aderholt

RepublicanAL-4 · Representative
Voting Ideologyⓘ
Liberal
Conservative
Conservative (0.405)
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Robert B. Aderholt is a Republican Representative from AL, District 4. He has served 29 years in Congress across 15 terms. Based on his voting record, he is rated as conservative, voting with his party 97.8% of the time. This member has 1 misconduct entry in our database.

29
Years in Office
15
Terms Served
119
Current Congress

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Report Card

Performance metrics for the current Congress

97.8%
Party Loyaltyⓘ
12 votes against party
3.8%
Missed Votesⓘ
557 total votes
5
Bills Sponsoredⓘ
1 enacted
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1
Misconduct Entriesⓘ

How Robert Compares

vs. the average House member

Party Loyalty+1.9% vs avg
97.8%
Avg: 95.9%
Missed Votes+0.2% vs avg
3.8%
Avg: 3.6%
Bills Sponsored-8.0 vs avg
5
Avg: 13.0

Committee Assignments

Committees shape which bills get heard. See what this member has influence over.

House Committee on Appropriations

Campaign Finance

2026 cycle · through 2026-04-29

$776,475
Cash on Handⓘ
$832,268
Total Receiptsⓘ
$1,022,690
Disbursementsⓘ
$385,095
Individual Donors
$376,778
PAC Contributionsⓘ
$0
Self-Fundingⓘ

Service History

1997–2027House · AL-4 · RepublicanCurrent

District Demographics

AL-4 · ACS 2023 estimates · These are the people this member represents.

721,519
Population
$57,065
Median Income
40.0
Median Age
19.1%
College Educated
Racial Composition
White 82.8%Black 7.2%Hispanic 7.7%Asian 0.6%