Gary J. Palmer
RepublicanU.S. Representative, AL-6| Age | 72 (b. 1954-05-14) |
| Gender | Male |
| In office since | 2015-01-06 (~11 yrs) |
| Race / ethnicity | White |
| Religion | Christian; Presbyterian (longtime member of Briarwood Presbyterian Church, Birmingham, AL) |
| Education | Graduated Hackleburg High School (1972); attended Northwest Alabama Junior College (now Bevill State Community College); B.S. in operations management, University of Alabama (1977); studied at a seminary after graduating |
| Prior occupation | Co-founder (1989) and president for ~25 years of the Alabama Family Alliance / Alabama Policy Institute (conservative think tank); founding member and president of the State Policy Network; earlier worked ~12 years in business, mostly in engineering positions |
| Military service | No |
| Birthplace | Hackleburg, Alabama |
| Marital status | Married — Ann Cushing Palmer |
| Children | 3 |
| Residence | Hoover, Alabama |
Pending research: languages · notable relatives · openly lgbtq.
Career & politics
| First elected | 2014 |
| Committees | Committee on Energy and Commerce (Subcommittee on Energy; Chairman, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations) - 119th Congress · Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (Subcommittees on Government Operations, and Economic Growth, Energy Policy & Regulatory Affairs) - 119th Congress |
| Caucuses | Republican Study Committee · Congressional Western Caucus · House Freedom Caucus (former member; left the caucus) |
| Leadership | Chairman, House Republican Policy Committee (2019-2025) · Chairman, Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations (119th Congress) |
| Ideology | Strongly conservative voting record: American Conservative Union 97% lifetime rating; Heritage Action ~92%; Americans for Democratic Action 0% liberal quotient (2019) |
| Signature legislation | Finish the Appalachian Development Highway System (ADHS) Act provision - secured $369M for Alabama's Birmingham Northern Beltline, incorporated into the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (2021) · ZOMBIE Act (to combat improper federal payments) - passed House |
Financial
Net worth: disclosed $796,088–$3,040,000 (2018) · estimate
No holdings recorded yet (from official Financial Disclosure filings).
Scandals & crimes ledger
No recorded incidents. Under the adjudicated-only methodology, an entry appears only when a court or official body has formally acted and the record is cited.