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Bryan Brinyark

Republican · AL · AL State Representative

Bryan Brinyark serves in the Alabama House and is an attorney, municipal court judge, and farmer. He holds an advertising degree and a law degree from the University of Alabama.

Where Bryan Brinyark stands, based on their records

Supports

Cost of Living Reduction (1 record), Public Safety and Crime Control (6 records), Public Education Quality (2 records),

Opposes

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

Mixed record

Election Integrity (3 support · 1 oppose)

Campaign Finance Information — State Representative

Campaign Finance Information · State Representative · November 3, 2026

Data last updated September 2, 2026

Raised
$334,466
Spent
$227,675
Cash on hand
$110,691

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+$131,000
  • $1,000-$4,999$173,300
  • $500-$999$17,000
  • $250-$499$5,475
  • $100-$249$4,050
  • $1-$99$150

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 — 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 — Public Safety and Crime Control

Public Safety and Crime Control · 6 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 yes when the Alabama House passed SB273, revising second-degree stalking penalties.

    April 9, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: bamapolitics.com · researched August 6, 2026

  • Voted yes as the Alabama House gave final approval to the Alabama Work Zone Safety Act, a pilot program using speed cameras in interstate work zones with fines for speeders (Senate Bill 341); it passed 76-23.

    April 9, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: bamapolitics.com · researched August 6, 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

  • Sponsored HB100, which proposed rules for biometric identifiers and expanded Alabama background-check services; the bill was introduced and referred to the Judiciary Committee.

    January 13, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: bamapolitics.com · researched August 6, 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

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 · 2 support
  • Voted yes when the Alabama House passed SB364, requiring K-12 violence-prevention, conflict-resolution, and mediation instruction.

    April 9, 2026Supports Public Education Quality

    Source: bamapolitics.com · researched August 6, 2026

  • Voted to pass House Bill 22, which called for an assistant principal in every public school and set out the job. The House passed it 66-18 and it became law.

    April 2, 2024Supports Public Education Quality

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 2, 2026

Track record — Gun Control

Gun Control · 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

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 · 3 support · 1 oppose
  • 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

  • Sponsored HB479, which removed the Electronic Registration Information Center as a voter-registration database and passed the Alabama House on April 22, 2025.

    April 22, 2025Opposes Election Integrity

    Source: bamapolitics.com · researched August 6, 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

Track record — Civil Rights

Civil Rights · 4 oppose
  • 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

Track record — Corporate Accountability

Corporate Accountability · 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 Corporate Accountability

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 2, 2026

Track record — General

General · 19 records
  • Received the Alabama REALTORS Political Action Committee endorsement for House District 16 in the 2026 primary cycle.

    May 19, 2026

    Source: alabamarealtors.com · researched August 6, 2026

  • 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

  • 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

  • Received the Alabama Retail PAC endorsement for House District 16 in the 2026 election cycle.

    February 5, 2026

    Source: alabamaretail.org · researched August 6, 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 against agreeing 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

  • Voted against passing 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 against passing 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, 2025

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 2, 2026

  • Voted against passing 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, 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 against passing House Bill 63, a bill to let judges split prison sentences of up to 30 years, up from 20. The House passed it 60-34, but the Senate never voted on it and the bill died when the session ended.

    April 23, 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

  • Served as municipal judge for the City of Centreville beginning in 2005 and previously served as a municipal judge for the City of Brent and the Town of Woodstock.

    October 13, 2023

    Source: bcatoday.org · researched August 6, 2026

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Profile last researched August 7, 2026.