---
type: Person
title: "Earl L. \"Buddy\" Carter"
description: "U.S. House of Representatives - GA-1 — Congressional District 1"
role: "U.S. House of Representatives - GA-1"
party: "R"
level: "federal"
branch: "legislative"
state: "GA"
district: "Congressional District 1"
represents: "us/states/ga/districts/01"
committees:
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    role: "member"
    body: "us/bodies/house/committees/energy-and-commerce"
  - name: "House Committee on Energy and Commerce - Communications and Technology"
    role: "member"
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  - name: "House Committee on Energy and Commerce - Environment"
    role: "member"
    body: "us/bodies/house/committees/energy-and-commerce/subcommittees/environment"
  - name: "House Committee on Energy and Commerce - Health"
    role: "member"
    body: "us/bodies/house/committees/energy-and-commerce/subcommittees/health"
  - name: "House Committee on the Budget"
    role: "member"
    body: "us/bodies/house/committees/the-budget"
tenure:
  start: "2025-01-03"
  current: true
election:
  next: 2026
  term_length: 2
  term_limit: "none"
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sources:
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    source: "Census 119th CD 500k"
  - field: roles
    source: "congress-legislators (unitedstates project)"
confidence: official
tags: [officeholder, federal, legislative, ga]
timestamp: "2026-07-04"
---

# Earl L. "Buddy" Carter

Current U.S. House of Representatives - GA-1 (Congressional District 1).

Represents [Congressional District 1](/us/states/ga/districts/01.md).

## Committees

- [House Committee on Energy and Commerce](/us/bodies/house/committees/energy-and-commerce.md)
- [House Committee on Energy and Commerce - Communications and Technology](/us/bodies/house/committees/energy-and-commerce/subcommittees/communications-and-technology.md)
- [House Committee on Energy and Commerce - Environment](/us/bodies/house/committees/energy-and-commerce/subcommittees/environment.md)
- [House Committee on Energy and Commerce - Health](/us/bodies/house/committees/energy-and-commerce/subcommittees/health.md)
- [House Committee on the Budget](/us/bodies/house/committees/the-budget.md)

## Sources

- tenure: House Clerk XML 2026-06-10
- jurisdiction: Census 119th CD 500k
- roles: congress-legislators (unitedstates project)

Generated from the Atlas officeholders v3 export (2026-07-04).