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U.S. House, District 6: who gets your vote?

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Candidate
Maurice Mercer

Maurice Mercer

Running for U.S. House · Alabama District 6

NationalDemocrat

In the role now
Gary Palmer

Gary Palmer

U.S. House · Alabama District 6

NationalRepublican

Maurice MercerCandidateGary PalmerCurrent rep

Job fit

Maurice Mercer

Offices held

  • After being elected the first African-American on Pelham City Council, Mercer served three terms including President of the Council from 2020-2025. 1

Other work

  • an account executive for a Fortune 500 company 1

Education

  • graduated from Troy University 1

Gary Palmer

Offices held

  • He now represents Alabama’s 6th Congressional District. 2

Other work

  • Palmer served as President of the Alabama Policy Institute for 24 years. 2

Education

  • Mr. Palmer attended the University of Alabama and earned a B.S. in Operations Management. 2

Top issues

We haven't found stated positions for either candidate yet.

How they voted on top issues

Maurice Mercer

Nothing found for this candidate yet.

Gary Palmer

  • Elections that are easy to vote in and hard to cheat → Tighter voting rules (4 of 4 votes) 3
  • Guns → Protecting the right to own and carry guns (3 of 3 votes) 3
  • Fair trade and prices at the store → Tariffs to protect American jobs (3 of 3 votes) 3

Who pays them

Maurice Mercer

Where the campaign money came from4

small donorslarge donors
small donors$4Klarge donors$500$4K raised
$3,6804Small individual donors
$5004Large individual donors

Gary Palmer

Where the campaign money came from5

small donorslarge donorscompaniesindustry associationsother politiciansOther kinds of donors
small donors$806large donors$549Kcompanies$225Kindustryassociations$138Kotherpoliticians$41KOther kinds ofdonors$59K$1.0M raised
$8065Small individual donors
$549,3255Large individual donors

Checks

Maurice Mercer

No voting record to check yet

Gary Palmer

Checks run: missed votes · stock trades

🚨 Stock trades on file: 199 since 2018. 6

About red flags

These are Voter Choice's editorial choices, not a finding about any person. We flag: stock trading while in office, absences, money's influence in politics, and reported misuse of power or public funds. State and local items may come from local news, which can lean partisan. Take with a grain of salt. The judgment is yours.

Based on current data. May change in a future update.

Sources

  1. Meet Maurice — Maurice Mercer · checked 2026-10-14 used in: Experience
  2. Meet Gary | Congressman Gary Palmer · checked 2026-10-14 used in: Experience
  3. Congress.gov roll-call votes · 2022-11-04 to 2026-11-04 used in: How they voted on top issues
  4. FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money
  5. FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money
  6. House and Senate periodic transaction reports · disclosed through 2018-10-05 used in: Checks