Mark Shirey
Republican · AL · AL State Representative
Mark Shirey serves in the Alabama House and is an optometrist who owns his own practice. He holds a medical technology degree from the University of Alabama at Birmingham and a doctorate in optometry from the Southern College of Optometry.
Where Mark Shirey stands, based on their records
Supports
AI Regulation (1 record), Healthcare Affordability (1 record), Government Efficiency (1 record),
Opposes
Environment and Public Health (1 record), Reduce Wealth Gap (1 record), Labor Rights (1 record),
Mixed record
Government Spending Reduction (1 support · 1 oppose), Gun Control (2 support · 1 oppose), Election Integrity (8 support · 1 oppose),
Campaign Finance Information — State Representative
Campaign Finance Information · State Representative · November 3, 2026
Data last updated September 2, 2026
- Raised
- $94,225
- Spent
- $14,131
- Cash on hand
- $100,551
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+$35,000
- $1,000-$4,999$49,000
- $500-$999$6,750
- $250-$499$2,050
- $100-$249$1,225
- $1-$99$200
Source: Alabama FCPA Reporting System · 2026 cycle · fcpa.alabamavotes.gov
Track record
Track record — AI Regulation
AI Regulation · 1 support
Sponsored HB 515 in the 2025 regular session. It regulated how insurers use artificial intelligence in health coverage decisions. It was read a first time on April 3, 2025 and referred to the House Committee on Insurance. It died there without a committee vote.
April 3, 2025Supports AI Regulation
Source: alison.legislature.state.al.us · researched August 1, 2026
Track record — Healthcare Affordability
Healthcare Affordability · 1 support
Sponsored HB 515 in the 2025 regular session. It regulated how insurers use artificial intelligence in health coverage decisions. It was read a first time on April 3, 2025 and referred to the House Committee on Insurance. It died there without a committee vote.
April 3, 2025Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: alison.legislature.state.al.us · researched August 1, 2026
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 — Reduce Wealth Gap
Reduce Wealth Gap · 1 oppose
Voted yes on final House passage of SB 57 in the 2026 regular session. The law required the Department of Human Resources to seek federal waivers imposing work requirements on people receiving public assistance. It passed 75-27 on House Roll Call 1285 and became Act 2026-537.
April 8, 2026Opposes Reduce Wealth Gap
Source: alison.legislature.state.al.us · researched August 1, 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 · 1 support
Authored HB 101 of the 2025 regular session. It let the Mobile County sheriff set up procedures for accepting credit card payments. The House passed it 62-0 on House Roll Call 195 and the Governor signed it. The Secretary of State recorded it as Act 2025-85 with Shirey as sole author.
April 3, 2025Supports Government Efficiency
Source: arc-sos.state.al.us · researched August 1, 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 support · 1 oppose
Voted yes on final House passage of SB 57 in the 2026 regular session. The law required the Department of Human Resources to seek federal waivers imposing work requirements on people receiving public assistance. It passed 75-27 on House Roll Call 1285 and became Act 2026-537.
April 8, 2026Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: alison.legislature.state.al.us · researched August 1, 2026
Lead author of a local law raising the pay of Mobile County election officials. The House passed it 83-0 and the Governor signed it on May 16, 2024 (House Bill 180, Act 2024-419).
May 16, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: arc-sos.state.al.us · researched August 1, 2026
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 8 support
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
Voted yes on final House passage of HB 202 in the 2025 regular session. The law widened civil and criminal immunity from liability for law enforcement officers. It passed 75-26 on House Roll Call 364 and became Act 2025-423.
March 6, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: alison.legislature.state.al.us · researched August 1, 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 — Housing Affordability
Housing Affordability · 1 support
Authored HB 308 of the 2026 regular session, a proposed constitutional amendment. It would authorize a senior property tax exemption in Mobile County. The House passed it 72-0 on House Roll Call 265 and the Senate passed it 32-0. The Secretary of State recorded it as Act 2026-258, with Shirey named first among its authors.
March 17, 2026Supports Housing Affordability
Source: arc-sos.state.al.us · researched August 1, 2026
Track record — Social Programs and Welfare
Social Programs and Welfare · 3 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 yes on final House passage of SB 57 in the 2026 regular session. The law required the Department of Human Resources to seek federal waivers imposing work requirements on people receiving public assistance. It passed 75-27 on House Roll Call 1285 and became Act 2026-537.
April 8, 2026Opposes Social Programs and Welfare
Source: alison.legislature.state.al.us · researched August 1, 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 · 1 support
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 · 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 · 8 support · 1 oppose
Voted yes on final House passage of HB 541 in the 2026 regular session. The bill would have required voters to register with a party to vote in that party's primary. It passed the House 63-35 on House Roll Call 991. The bill did not become law.
March 19, 2026Supports Election Integrity
Source: alison.legislature.state.al.us · researched August 1, 2026
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
Lead author of a local law raising the pay of Mobile County election officials. The House passed it 83-0 and the Governor signed it on May 16, 2024 (House Bill 180, Act 2024-419).
May 16, 2024Supports Election Integrity
Source: arc-sos.state.al.us · researched August 1, 2026
Sponsored HB 423 in the 2024 regular session. The bill would have banned ranked-choice voting in Alabama elections. It made an exception for overseas and military electors. It was read a first time on April 4, 2024. It was referred to the House Committee on Constitution, Campaigns and Elections and died there. The Senate companion carried the policy into law.
April 4, 2024Opposes Election Integrity
Source: alison.legislature.state.al.us · researched August 1, 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
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 — Personal Income Tax Reduction
Personal Income Tax Reduction · 1 support
Authored HB 308 of the 2026 regular session, a proposed constitutional amendment. It would authorize a senior property tax exemption in Mobile County. The House passed it 72-0 on House Roll Call 265 and the Senate passed it 32-0. The Secretary of State recorded it as Act 2026-258, with Shirey named first among its authors.
March 17, 2026Supports Personal Income Tax Reduction
Source: arc-sos.state.al.us · researched August 1, 2026
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 6 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 yes on House concurrence in SB 79 in the 2025 regular session. The law defined sex-based terms in Alabama law. It also required vital statistics records to report sex as male or female. It passed 76-18 on House Roll Call 70 and became Act 2025-3.
February 12, 2025Opposes Civil Rights
Source: alison.legislature.state.al.us · researched August 1, 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 · 1 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
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
The Alabama REALTORS Political Action Committee endorsed him in House District 100. It formed part of the committee's announced slate for the May 19, 2026 primaries. That slate covered both Republican and Democratic primaries. This is a primary endorsement, not a November 3, 2026 general-election endorsement.
April 28, 2026
Source: alabamarealtors.com · researched August 1, 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
The Business Council of Alabama's ProgressPAC endorsed him in House District 100. It came in the second round of its legislative endorsements for the 2026 cycle. It was published ahead of the May 19, 2026 primary. It is not a November 3, 2026 general-election endorsement.
November 20, 2025
Source: bcatoday.org · researched August 1, 2026
The Alabama Farmers Federation endorsed him for re-election in House District 100. The endorsement came ahead of the May 19, 2026 Republican primary. He publicly acknowledged it in remarks reported at his re-election campaign launch.
September 10, 2025
Source: yellowhammernews.com · researched August 1, 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
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
Published a guest opinion column in Yellowhammer News. It set out his legislative priorities for the 2025 session. They included border security, support for farmers and healthcare affordability.
February 4, 2025
Source: yellowhammernews.com · researched August 1, 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
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 to pass 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 no on House passage of HB 289 (2023 Regular Session), House Roll Call 887, breaking with the 87-15 majority; the bill became Act 2023-507 and set the circumstances governing release of law enforcement agency recordings.
May 24, 2023
Source: alison.legislature.state.al.us · researched August 1, 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
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- State Representative · November 3, 2026 · State House District 100; Alabama · incumbent
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