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Terri A. Sewell

Terri A. Sewell

DDemocratAL-7 · Representative
64
/ 100
Average
Attendance98
Avg: 96
Independence4
Avg: 4
Bipartisan Tone17
Avg: 16
Ethics Record100
Avg: 99
Transparency100
Avg: 57

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

Methodology
OverviewStatementsBillsFinanceVotesElections
Terri A. Sewell

Terri A. Sewell

DemocratAL-7 · Representative
Voting Ideologyⓘ
Liberal
Conservative
Liberal (-0.402)
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Terri A. Sewell is a Democrat Representative from AL, District 7. She has served 15 years in Congress across 8 terms. Based on her voting record, she is rated as liberal, voting with her party 96.1% of the time.

15
Years in Office
8
Terms Served
119
Current Congress

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Report Card

Performance metrics for the current Congress

96.1%
Party Loyaltyⓘ
21 votes against party
2%
Missed Votesⓘ
557 total votes
8
Bills Sponsoredⓘ
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How Terri Compares

vs. the average House member

Party Loyalty+0.2% vs avg
96.1%
Avg: 95.9%
Missed Votes-1.6% vs avg
2%
Avg: 3.6%
Bills Sponsored-5.0 vs avg
8
Avg: 13.0

Committee Assignments

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

House Committee on House AdministrationHouse Committee on Ways and MeansJoint Committee on Printing

Campaign Finance

2026 cycle · through 2026-04-29

$3,624,926
Cash on Handⓘ
$1,552,149
Total Receiptsⓘ
$1,402,783
Disbursementsⓘ
$247,680
Individual Donors
$1,303,250
PAC Contributionsⓘ
$0
Self-Fundingⓘ

Service History

2011–2027House · AL-7 · DemocratCurrent

District Demographics

AL-7 · ACS 2023 estimates · These are the people this member represents.

723,154
Population
$48,204
Median Income
36.0
Median Age
24.1%
College Educated
Racial Composition
White 37.7%Black 55.9%Hispanic 4.5%Asian 1.2%