Alabama 3rd District

Mike Rogers (R) holds this seat and is running again. 2 candidates were on the ballot on November 3, 2026.

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  Mike Rogers

  Republican · holds this seat today

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  Liberty Score A

  On the liberty side in 120 of 121 votes and bills.

  Raised $2,521,576 since January 2025: 63% from people, 35% from PACs and other committees, 2% transfers and other income. The filing at FEC.gov

  Every vote behind this grade
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  Lee McInnis

  Democrat · army veteran, retired defense intelligence officer

  No grade

  No grade yet

  I have no votes in Congress to count for McInnis, and what McInnis has said and done settles only 3 of my principles. I went through it on October 24. A grade needs 4.

  Raised $62,982 since January 2025: 100% from people. The filing at FEC.gov

  See each one, with its source

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A solid letter is a grade from recorded votes on that principle. An outlined letter is on the same scale, for a candidate with no votes: it comes from what that candidate has said and done, and every source is listed below.

Lee McInnis, on the record

I have no votes in Congress to count for McInnis, so the grade above comes from this list: what McInnis has said and done on my principles. Each line has its source, and each is marked with the same test I use for votes.

• March 29, 2026 · His campaign siteTyranny

  On his campaign site he called the American war with the Islamic Republic unnecessary and warned of its cost to Alabama farmers.

  “now, the third-order consequences of this unnecessary war with iran could deal the final blow to our rural communities”

  By the test I use for votes

  FAgainst liberty

  Opposing strikes on the regime is on the against side of this measure.

  Source: Lee McInnis for Congress, Third-Order Effects of War in Iran and Farming in Alabama (Wayback Machine copy)Discuss this
• August 6, 2026 · Op-edTyranny

  In an op-ed he called the American war with the Islamic Republic needless.

  “deployed in support of our needless war with Iran”

  By the test I use for votes

  FAgainst liberty

  Calling American military action against the Islamic Republic needless opposes that action, which is the against side.

  Source: Alabama Politics (alpolitics.com), Who speaks for our servicemen and women?Discuss this
• January 6, 2026 · His campaign siteFree markets

  His campaign site lists a wealth tax on billionaires and large corporations among his goals.

  “institute a wealth tax to ensure billionaires and large corporations share the tax burden that has been carried by the working and middle classes for far too long.”

  By the test I use for votes

  FAgainst liberty

  A wealth tax is against liberty on free markets.

  Source: Lee McInnis for Congress, Talking Points: Fourteen Goals (Wayback Machine copy)Discuss this
• January 6, 2026 · His campaign siteFree markets

  His campaign site calls for ending all tariffs on agricultural products.

  “immediately end all tariffs on agricultural products to restore our farmers' access to international markets.”

  By the test I use for votes

  AWith liberty

  Broad tariffs are against liberty on free markets, so ending them is on the with side.

  Source: Lee McInnis for Congress, Talking Points: Fourteen Goals (Wayback Machine copy)Discuss this
• March 12, 2026 · His campaign siteDefense

  On his campaign site he questioned the proposed rise in defence spending to 5 percent of GDP, saying defending the nation is costly but the district has unmet needs.

  “Defending this nation and our national interest abroad is costly, but here in this district, we have children experiencing food insecurity, hundreds of thousands lacking access to basic healthcare, cities and towns without safe drinking water, and schools that are falling apart.”

  By the test I use for votes

  ?Not clear either way

  He opposes a specific increase but does not call for cutting the defence budget, so the words do not settle the measure.

  Source: Lee McInnis for Congress (Wayback copy), How Much Is Enough For Defense?Discuss this
• July 23, 2026 · His campaign siteBorders

  On his campaign site he called the administration's deportation operations ridiculous and inhumane and asked for more work visas for undocumented workers.

  “this system is broken and desperately needs to be fixed so we can remove the excuse for the ridiculous and inhumane deportation operations the current administration is pursuing.”

  By the test I use for votes

  FAgainst liberty

  Opposing deportations is against liberty on borders.

  Source: Lee McInnis for Congress, A New Discussion About Immigration (Wayback Machine copy)Discuss this
• July 23, 2026 · His campaign siteBorders

  In the same post he wrote that the borders must be secured with modern systems.

  “we must secure our borders with active, modern systems to preserve our national security.”

  By the test I use for votes

  AWith liberty

  Securing the border is with liberty on borders.

  Source: Lee McInnis for Congress, A New Discussion About Immigration (Wayback Machine copy)Discuss this

Who is on the ballot: the state election offices, as listed on Wikipedia on November 3, 2026, checked against the candidate file of the Federal Election Commission. See a name that is wrong or missing? Say so in the discussion.