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Matt Gentry

Republican · AL · Cullman County Sheriff

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Matt Gentry is the Cullman County Sheriff and the 2026 Republican nominee for Alabama Public Service Commissioner, Place 1.

Campaign Finance Information — Public Service Commissioner, Place 1

Campaign Finance Information · Public Service Commissioner, Place 1 · November 3, 2026

Data last updated September 2, 2026

Raised
$691,551
Spent
$694,603
Cash on hand
$62,139

Spent can be higher than Raised because campaigns can also use money that Raised does not count, like loans or funds from earlier years.

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+$480,250
  • $1,000-$4,999$144,400
  • $500-$999$19,350
  • $250-$499$5,203
  • $100-$249$4,310
  • $1-$99$3,414

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

Track record

Track record — General

General · 3 records

  • The Alabama REALTORS Political Action Committee named Gentry as its endorsed candidate for Public Service Commission Place 1 in its 2026-cycle primary endorsement slate.

    March 30, 2026

    Source: aldailynews.com · researched July 31, 2026

  • The Alabama Farmers Federation's FarmPAC endorsed Gentry for Public Service Commission, Place 1 as part of its 2026-cycle slate announced at the Federation's FarmPAC meeting.

    September 30, 2025

    Source: alfafarmers.org · researched July 31, 2026

  • The Cullman County Sheriff's Office under Sheriff Matt Gentry took over all law enforcement duties in Hanceville after the city placed its entire police department on administrative leave following the indictment of five officers and one officer's spouse; Mayor Jim Sawyer thanked Gentry for stepping in.

    February 20, 2025

    Source: yellowhammernews.com · researched July 31, 2026

Track record — Other records

Other records · 1 record

  • Kept a $25,000 campaign donation from AASHNA, LLC, the company behind a Hanceville gas station that a news report says runs slot-style gambling machines in a curtained-off back room. Gentry, the Cullman County sheriff, said his office and the district attorney repeatedly asked the state attorney general to decide whether the machines are illegal.

    April 30, 2026

    Source: yellowhammernews.com · researched July 31, 2026

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Profile last researched July 4, 2026.