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Marcus Paramore

Republican · AL · AL State Representative

Marcus Paramore serves in the Alabama House and is a university administrator who was president of the Troy City Council. He holds an economics degree and a master's in sport and fitness management from Troy University.

Where Marcus Paramore stands, based on their records

Supports

Government Efficiency (5 records), Cost of Living Reduction (1 record), Public Safety and Crime Control (13 records),

Opposes

Environment and Public Health (1 record), Labor Rights (1 record), Immigration (1 record),

Mixed record

Gun Control (2 support · 1 oppose), Civil Rights (1 support · 5 oppose), Corporate Accountability (2 support · 1 oppose)

Campaign Finance Information — State Representative

Campaign Finance Information · State Representative · November 3, 2026

Data last updated September 2, 2026

Raised
$105,250
Spent
$58,595
Cash on hand
$153,109

Contribution-size amounts cover itemized cash contributions only; the raised total also includes non-itemized cash, in-kind contributions, and other receipts.

Direct contributions by size
  • $5,000+$30,000
  • $1,000-$4,999$68,000
  • $500-$999$6,750
  • $250-$499$300
  • $100-$249$200

Source: Alabama FCPA Reporting System · 2026 cycle · fcpa.alabamavotes.gov

Track record

Track record — Environment and Public Health

Environment and Public Health · 1 oppose
  • Voted to pass Senate Bill 71, which stops state agencies setting pollution limits tougher than federal rules. The Alabama House of Representatives passed it 67-34 and it became law.

    February 17, 2026Opposes Environment and Public Health

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 2, 2026

Track record — Labor Rights

Labor Rights · 1 oppose
  • Voted for the compromise version of Senate Bill 231, which cut off state business incentives for employers that recognize a union without a secret ballot. The House agreed 73-29 and it became law.

    May 7, 2024Opposes Labor Rights

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 2, 2026

Track record — Government Efficiency

Government Efficiency · 5 support
  • Sponsored a bill about the insurance bonds that public officers and employees must file to hold their jobs. It would have required the office holding the bond to warn an officer when the bond falls short, and given that officer 15 days to fix it before losing the job. It also would have let the state Division of Risk Management file bonds on an officer's behalf. The bill got only a second reading in the House and died there (House Bill 530).

    March 11, 2026Supports Government Efficiency

    Source: legiscan.com · researched August 7, 2026

  • Sponsored House Bill 371, which authorized a qualified Pike County probate judge to exercise equity jurisdiction; the bill was enacted.

    February 24, 2026Supports Government Efficiency

    Source: legiscan.com · researched August 7, 2026

  • Sponsored House Bill 286, which revised competitive-bidding contract-protest procedures and disclosure requirements; the bill was indefinitely postponed.

    May 6, 2025Supports Government Efficiency

    Source: legiscan.com · researched August 7, 2026

  • Sponsored a local law for Troy, Alabama that broadened the kinds of investments allowed for the city trust fund holding money from the sale of Edge Regional Medical Center. It became law (Act 2024-431).

    May 17, 2024Supports Government Efficiency

    Source: legiscan.com · researched August 7, 2026

  • Sponsored House Bill 382, which revised competitive-bidding contract-protest procedures; the bill died in the Senate.

    April 23, 2024Supports Government Efficiency

    Source: legiscan.com · researched August 7, 2026

Track record — Cost of Living Reduction

Cost of Living Reduction · 1 support
  • Voted to agree to the Senate's version of House Bill 475, the Power to the People Act, which freezes electric base rates until 2029. The Alabama House of Representatives agreed 72-26 and the bill became law.

    April 1, 2026Supports Cost of Living Reduction

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 2, 2026

Track record — Immigration

Immigration · 1 oppose
  • Voted to pass House Bill 7, the Laken Riley Act, a bill to let state and local police enforce federal immigration law by agreement. The Alabama House of Representatives passed it 74-26, but the Senate never voted on it and the bill died when the session ended.

    April 17, 2025Opposes Immigration

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 2, 2026

Track record — Government Spending Reduction

Government Spending Reduction · 1 oppose
  • Sponsored House Bill 305, which increased fees for boards of directors of gas districts formed by multiple municipalities; the bill died in the House.

    April 23, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction

    Source: legiscan.com · researched August 7, 2026

Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control

Public Safety and Crime Control · 13 support
  • Voted to agree to the final version of Senate Bill 341, which lets Alabama try speed cameras in one interstate work zone. The Alabama House of Representatives agreed 76-23 and the bill became law.

    April 9, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 2, 2026

  • Voted yea on Senate Bill 341, which created a work-zone photographic speed-enforcement pilot and civil penalties; the bill passed the House.

    April 9, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: bamapolitics.com · researched August 7, 2026

  • Voted yea on Senate Bill 273, which revised second-degree stalking offenses and penalties; the bill passed the House.

    April 9, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: bamapolitics.com · researched August 7, 2026

  • Voted yea on Senate Bill 199, which further restricted certain sex offenders and authorized Board of Pardons and Paroles rules; the bill passed the House.

    April 9, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: bamapolitics.com · researched August 7, 2026

  • Sponsored House Bill 301, which authorized the Southeastern Mvskoke Nation to hire a police officer; the bill passed the House.

    March 3, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: legiscan.com · researched August 7, 2026

  • Voted to pass House Bill 86, which makes the parole board weigh a prisoner's work and education when deciding on release. The Alabama House of Representatives passed it 77-22 and it became law.

    February 24, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 2, 2026

  • Voted to pass House Bill 234, called Alyssa's Law, a bill to give school staff wearable panic buttons that call police. The Alabama House of Representatives passed it 58-30, but the Senate never voted on it and the bill died when the session ended.

    March 20, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 2, 2026

  • Sponsored a local law for Pike County that removed the end date on the county's extra sales and use tax, which had been set to stop once the new jail and courthouse complex was paid off. Once those costs are paid, or from October 1, 2030, whichever comes first, the tax money collected inside Troy goes to the city and money collected outside Troy stays with the county for public safety costs (House Bill 466, Act 2024-435).

    May 20, 2024Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: alison.legislature.state.al.us · researched August 7, 2026

  • Voted to pass House Bill 363, a bill to make a death caused by drunk driving murder or manslaughter in some cases. The House passed it 76-21, but the Senate never voted on it and the bill died when the session ended.

    April 11, 2024Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 2, 2026

  • Voted to pass Senate Bill 301, which made it an offense to hold a phone while driving badly, with fines up to $150. The House passed it 57-37 and it became law.

    June 6, 2023Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 2, 2026

  • Voted to pass Senate Bill 206, the Retail Theft Crime Prevention Act, which made stealing over $2,500 of goods a Class B felony. It also created the crime of organized retail theft for groups that steal and resell goods. The House passed it 76-27 and it became law.

    May 31, 2023Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 2, 2026

  • Voted to pass House Bill 131, which stops the parole board considering a prisoner who is facing a new criminal charge. The House passed its version 79-23, agreed to the Senate's version 97-1, and it became law.

    April 20, 2023Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 2, 2026

  • Voted to pass Senate Bill 1, the Deputy Brad Johnson Act, which cut the credit prisoners earn toward early release. The House passed it 79-24 and it became law.

    April 11, 2023Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 2, 2026

Track record — Social Programs and Welfare

Social Programs and Welfare · 2 oppose
  • Voted to agree to the final version of Senate Bill 57, which seeks federal permission to bar buying candy and soda with SNAP benefits. The Alabama House of Representatives agreed 77-22 and the bill became law.

    April 9, 2026Opposes Social Programs and Welfare

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 2, 2026

  • Voted to pass House Bill 29, a bill to make unemployment claimants in larger counties contact five employers a week. The Alabama House of Representatives passed it 76-25, but the Senate never voted on it and the bill died when the session ended.

    February 11, 2025Opposes Social Programs and Welfare

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 2, 2026

Track record — Public Education Quality

Public Education Quality · 3 support
  • Sponsored House Bill 520, which created an expedited career-and-technical teaching-certification pathway; the bill was enacted.

    April 17, 2026Supports Public Education Quality

    Source: legiscan.com · researched August 7, 2026

  • Voted yea on Senate Bill 364, which required K-12 violence-prevention and conflict-resolution instruction; the bill passed the House.

    April 9, 2026Supports Public Education Quality

    Source: bamapolitics.com · researched August 7, 2026

  • Sponsored House Bill 339, which gave certain paraprofessional and teacher-aide experience credit on the public-school teacher salary schedule; the bill died in committee.

    March 19, 2024Supports Public Education Quality

    Source: legiscan.com · researched August 7, 2026

Track record — Gun Control

Gun Control · 2 support · 1 oppose
  • Voted to pass House Bill 360, a bill to create a yearly sales tax holiday for guns, ammunition and hunting supplies. The Alabama House of Representatives passed it 72-29, but the Senate never voted on it and the bill died when the session ended.

    February 24, 2026Opposes Gun Control

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 2, 2026

  • Voted to pass Senate Bill 116, which made having, selling or using a part that turns a pistol into a machine gun a crime. The Alabama House of Representatives passed it 77-23 and it became law.

    March 6, 2025Supports Gun Control

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 2, 2026

  • Voted to pass House Bill 392, a bill to make federal gun bans a state crime. The House passed it 64-36, but the Senate never voted on it and the bill died when the session ended.

    May 17, 2023Supports Gun Control

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 2, 2026

Track record — Women's Reproductive Rights

Women's Reproductive Rights · 2 oppose
  • Voted to pass House Bill 356, the Pregnancy Resource Act, a bill to give a state income tax credit for gifts to pregnancy centers. The House passed it 75-28, but the Senate never voted on it and the bill died when the session ended.

    April 30, 2024Opposes Women's Reproductive Rights

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 2, 2026

  • Voted to pass House Bill 195, a bill to make school sex education teach that avoiding sex outside marriage is best. The House passed it 72-22, but the Senate never voted on it and the bill died when the session ended.

    April 30, 2024Opposes Women's Reproductive Rights

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 2, 2026

Track record — Election Integrity

Election Integrity · 7 support
  • Voted to pass House Bill 95, the Alabama Post-Election Audit Act, which makes each county audit one precinct's ballots after every general election. The Alabama House of Representatives passed it 69-25.

    January 15, 2026Supports Election Integrity

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 2, 2026

  • Voted to pass House Bill 30, a bill to make probate judges audit one precinct's ballots after every general election. The Alabama House of Representatives passed it 63-30, but the Senate never voted on it and the bill died when the session ended.

    March 18, 2025Supports Election Integrity

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 2, 2026

  • Voted to pass Senate Bill 1, which made it a crime to be paid for handling another person's absentee ballot form. The House passed it 75-28 and it became law.

    March 7, 2024Supports Election Integrity

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 2, 2026

  • Voted to pass House Bill 209, a bill to make it a felony to handle another person's absentee ballot or application. The House passed it 76-28, but the Senate never voted on it and the bill died when the session ended.

    May 4, 2023Supports Election Integrity

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 2, 2026

  • Sponsored House Bill 327, which established an additional voting center in Pike County; the bill was enacted.

    May 4, 2023Supports Election Integrity

    Source: alison.legislature.state.al.us · researched August 7, 2026

  • Voted to pass Senate Bill 9, which requires Alabama's vote counting machines to use paper ballots the voter can inspect. The House passed this version 78-27, later agreed to the final version 96-3, and it became law.

    May 2, 2023Supports Election Integrity

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 2, 2026

  • Voted to pass Senate Bill 10, which bars vote counting machines that can go online or contain modem technology. The House passed it 77-28 and it became law.

    May 2, 2023Supports Election Integrity

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 2, 2026

Track record — Civil Rights

Civil Rights · 1 support · 5 oppose
  • Sponsored House Bill 222, which revised Alabama Indian Affairs Commission authority and membership and recognized two additional tribes; the bill died in committee.

    January 14, 2026Supports Civil Rights

    Source: legiscan.com · researched August 7, 2026

  • Voted to agree to the Senate's version of House Bill 202, which gave police officers a much stronger legal shield against lawsuits and charges. The Alabama House of Representatives agreed 73-28 and the bill became law.

    May 14, 2025Opposes Civil Rights

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 2, 2026

  • Voted to pass House Bill 130, a bill to widen limits on classroom talk about sexual orientation and gender identity up to eighth grade. The House passed it 74-25, but the Senate never voted on it and the bill died when the session ended.

    April 23, 2024Opposes Civil Rights

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 2, 2026

  • Voted to pass House Bill 111, a bill to write fixed meanings for male and female into every Alabama law. The House passed it 77-24, but the Senate never voted on it and the bill died when the session ended.

    April 11, 2024Opposes Civil Rights

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 2, 2026

  • Voted to pass Senate Bill 129, which shut down diversity, equity and inclusion offices in state agencies, schools and public colleges. The House passed it 75-28 and it became law.

    March 7, 2024Opposes Civil Rights

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 2, 2026

  • Voted to pass House Bill 379, the Alabama Property Protection Act, which bars listed foreign governments from buying Alabama land. The House passed its own version 73-23, and the narrower Senate version became law.

    May 9, 2023Opposes Civil Rights

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 2, 2026

Track record — Corporate Accountability

Corporate Accountability · 2 support · 1 oppose
  • Voted to agree to the Senate's version of House Bill 475, the Power to the People Act, which freezes electric base rates until 2029. The Alabama House of Representatives agreed 72-26 and the bill became law.

    April 1, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 2, 2026

  • Sponsored Alabama House Bill 582, proposing to extend the state's Vehicle Protection Product Act - the law covering warrantied devices fitted to a car to prevent theft or damage - so it also covers a vehicle's component parts. The bill got a second reading on March 19, 2026, never reached a floor vote, and died when the session ended.

    March 19, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability

    Source: legiscan.com · researched August 7, 2026

  • Voted to pass Senate Bill 261, which barred government contracts with companies that boycott fossil fuels, timber, farming or guns. The House passed it 74-27 and it became law.

    May 31, 2023Opposes Corporate Accountability

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 2, 2026

Track record — General

General · 23 records
  • Voted to pass House Bill 1, a backup plan for a new congressional primary if a court restored Alabama's 2023 map too late. The House passed it 75-29 on a party-line vote, and it became law.

    May 6, 2026

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 2, 2026

  • Sponsored House Joint Resolution 301, which established a study commission on retaining Alabama forest products and pulp-and-paper mills; the resolution was enacted.

    April 15, 2026

    Source: bamapolitics.com · researched August 7, 2026

  • Voted to pass Senate Bill 5, which asks voters to require every public school to play the national anthem at least once a week. The Alabama House of Representatives passed it 75-27.

    April 9, 2026

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 2, 2026

  • Voted to pass House Bill 2, the Gulf of America Act, which renames the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America in Alabama law. The Alabama House of Representatives passed it 73-30 and it became law.

    February 24, 2026

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 2, 2026

  • Sponsored House Bill 406, which changed how certain nonstandard diplomas affected school report-card grades; the bill died in committee.

    February 5, 2026

    Source: legiscan.com · researched August 7, 2026

  • Introduced a bill proposing to let local radio and TV stations broadcast Alabama public high school playoff games, not just regular-season games (House Bill 221).

    January 14, 2026

    Source: legiscan.com · researched August 7, 2026

  • Voted against agreeing to the Senate's version of House Bill 8, which limited unauthorized vapes to licensed vape stores that keep out anyone under 21. The Alabama House of Representatives agreed 52-43 and the bill became law.

    May 6, 2025

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 2, 2026

  • Voted to agree to the Senate's changes to House Bill 445, which put hemp-made THC products such as delta-8 gummies under strict state control. The Alabama House of Representatives agreed 60-27 and the bill became law.

    May 6, 2025

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 2, 2026

  • Voted to pass House Bill 247, the Gulf of America Act, a bill to rename the Gulf of Mexico in Alabama law. The Alabama House of Representatives passed it 72-26, but the Senate never voted on it and the bill died when the session ended.

    April 17, 2025

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 2, 2026

  • Sponsored House Bill 570, which further provided for pistol-permit fees in Pike County; the bill remained in committee.

    April 17, 2025

    Source: legiscan.com · researched August 7, 2026

  • Voted to pass House Bill 357, which taxed heated tobacco products at about half the cigarette rate. The Alabama House of Representatives passed its version 58-37 and the bill became law.

    April 10, 2025

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 2, 2026

  • Voted to pass Senate Bill 186, which banned ranked-choice voting in Alabama. The House passed it 74-28 and it became law.

    May 2, 2024

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 2, 2026

  • Voted for the compromise version of House Bill 152, a bill to set the rules for gambling in Alabama if voters approved it. The House agreed 70-29 and the bill died with the amendment.

    April 30, 2024

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 2, 2026

  • Voted for the compromise version of House Bill 151, a bill asking voters to allow a school lottery, electronic gaming and a tribal gaming deal. The House agreed 72-29, but the Senate rejected the same version and the bill died.

    April 30, 2024

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 2, 2026

  • Voted against passing House Bill 36, a bill to make having a pistol fitted with a machine gun conversion part a Class C felony. The House passed it 60-38, but the Senate never voted on it and the bill died when the session ended.

    April 30, 2024

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 2, 2026

  • Voted to pass House Bill 385, a bill to let prosecutors shut down a place that hands out material harmful to minors. The House passed it 72-28, but the Senate never voted on it and the bill died when the session ended.

    April 25, 2024

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 2, 2026

  • Voted to pass House Bill 129, the CHOOSE Act, which pays families $7,000 per child toward private school costs through tax credits. The House passed it 69-34 and it became law.

    February 27, 2024

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 2, 2026

  • Voted to pass House Bill 5, the House's own plan for redrawing Alabama's seven U.S. House districts after the Allen versus Milligan ruling. The House passed it 74-27.

    July 19, 2023

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 2, 2026

  • Voted against passing Senate Bill 278, which set up a state loan fund for colleges in financial trouble. The House passed this version 66-27, later agreed to the final version 97-0, and it became law.

    May 25, 2023

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 2, 2026

  • Voted to pass House Bill 229, a bill to let some prisoners sentenced under the habitual felony offender law seek resentencing. The House passed it 64-37, but the Senate never voted on it and the bill died when the session ended.

    May 16, 2023

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 2, 2026

  • Voted to pass House Bill 363, which changed how public charter schools are overseen and funded in their first year. The House passed this version 76-25, later agreed to the final version 98-3, and it became law.

    May 11, 2023

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 2, 2026

  • Served ten years on the Troy City Council, including six years as council president.

    March 6, 2023

    Source: aldailynews.com · researched August 7, 2026

  • Served on Troy's Planning Commission during his city-council service.

    March 6, 2023

    Source: aldailynews.com · researched August 7, 2026

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Profile last researched August 7, 2026.