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Candidates › AL-02 race › 2025–2026
Shomari Figures
D Democratic nominee for U.S. House, AL-02
Representative since 2025
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- On the ballot
- On the general election ballotNov 3, 2026 · Alabama US House 2
- Where to vote
- Find your polling place (opens in a new tab) · More ways to vote
- Top priorities
- Jobs, Opportunity & the Future Economy
- Access to Healthcare
- Investing in Education
- In Congress
- Representative since 2025 · votes with their party 96% of the time. See the record · Office phone 202-225-4931
- Money
- $2.7M raised, $1.5M spent, $1.2M cash on hand (through Oct 14, 2026). Where it comes from
- Who gives
- 24% of individual money from donors at $200 or less · 29% from Alabama · largest committee giver PAC TO THE FUTURE, $10K
- Outside groups
- $3.6M supporting, $2.2M opposing Figures
- Backed by
- Loretta Lynch · Randall Woodfin · Steven Reed and 7 more. As the campaign lists them
- Sponsored most in
- Agriculture and Food, Education, Foreign Trade and International Finance
3 priorities from figuresforcongress.com, in the order they are listed there. Every heading and the text under it is copied exactly, as one passage for each page it is from, and links to that place on the page; hover a source to see which passage it opens.
Building an inclusive, resilient Alabama economy that works for every family, not just those at the top.
- Raise wages and protect the right to organize collectively
- Support small businesses through targeted tax incentives and access to capital
- Grow workforce-development programs
- Fight for paid parental leave and affordable, high-quality childcare
- Lead recruitment efforts to attract new businesses
- Expand broadband and internet service across rural Alabama
- Responsibly regulate digital assets and cryptocurrency
source ↗ (opens the page at this passage) · figuresforcongress.com/issues
Alabama remains one of the few states without Medicaid expansion. It ranks among the lowest in the nation for life expectancy and among the highest for maternal mortality, a crisis that disproportionately affects Black mothers.
- Build on the legacy of the Affordable Care Act, annual checkups and rural accessibility
- Expand healthcare networks and increase funding for community health centers
- Address maternal-health disparities impacting Black mothers and infants
- Protect reproductive rights and patient decision-making
- Build rural healthcare networks through grants leveraging community colleges and existing providers
source ↗ (opens the page at this passage) · figuresforcongress.com/issues
Alabama underperforms nationally in reading and math, particularly for Black and Latino students. Our teachers are among the lowest-paid in the country, often without paid parental leave.
- Increase pay for Alabama teachers
- Advocate for federal funding to modernize our schools
- Close the achievement gap
- Increase access to mental-health professionals and counselors
source ↗ (opens the page at this passage) · figuresforcongress.com/issues