Issues

Jerry Carl has always had President Trump’s back – from his first campaign in 2016 to defending him from the sham witch hunts during the 2020 and 2024 campaigns. In Congress, Jerry will continue to work alongside President Trump to make our country safer, stronger, and more prosperous than ever before.

Jerry Carl understands that illegal immigration is a direct threat to our national security. In Congress, Jerry worked to pass one of the strongest border security bills in history, including funding to build a border wall and hire a record number of Border Patrol agents. Jerry will always do whatever it takes to keep the American people safe.

As an avid hunter, Jerry Carl is a lifelong supporter of the Second Amendment and will defend our right to bear and keep arms. He always stands up to the liberals who want to take away our guns, and he’s received a 100% rating from Gun Owners of America and been previously endorsed by the NRA-Political Victory Fund.

As a dad, this issue is personal to Jerry. He has led the charge to protect women’s sports, and he will work with President Trump to always fight for YOU, not they/them.

Jerry Carl strongly believes parents should be in charge of their children’s education and keep critical race theory and woke ideology out of the classroom. Jerry knows we can’t let liberals indoctrinate American kids with anti-American propaganda, racial division and a sexual and gender agenda that is inappropriate for children.

As a small-businessman, Jerry Carl believes Washington needs to live within its means, just like families and small-businesses do every day. That’s why he supports a Balanced Budget Amendment to the Constitution and believes Members of Congress should go without pay until they balance the budget. Jerry even refused to accept a taxpayer-funded salary before a potential government shutdown. As a fiscal conservative who believes government spending is out-of-control, Jerry has consistently voted against wasteful spending in Congress and he supported the largest deficit reduction and spending cuts ever voted on by Congress.

South Alabama is home to a large and proud veteran community, and Jerry has a proven record of fighting for our veterans. Whether it is pushing for greater access to care or pushing back against federal bureaucrats, Jerry will always put our veterans first.

Jerry Carl believes that defunding the police and other soft-on-crime policies have led to higher crime rates and put families at risk. In Congress, Jerry has always been a strong supporter of law enforcement, making sure our hard-working police officers have the support they need to do their jobs. Jerry will always support cops over criminals.

Jerry Carl has always stood strong with our allies like Israel and wants America to get tough on our enemies like China and Iran. In Congress, Jerry introduced legislation to prevent the Biden administration from allowing Iran to continue developing nuclear weapons and threatening our global and regional security interests. Jerry agrees with President Trump that peace always comes through strength.

Jerry Carl is 100% pro-life and opposes any tax dollars being used to fund abortions. He believes life is a gift from God and supported the Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade.

Farming and forestry are critical to South Alabama’s economy, and Jerry Carl has always had our farmers’ backs. Jerry has traveled extensively across the First District to meet with our farmers and learn more about how he can best fight for them in Congress.