Who is running for State Representative, District 46 (Alabama House District 46, Alabama) in 2026?

Alabama State Representative, District 46

David Faulkner has represented District 46 in the Alabama House since November 2014 and is vice chair of the House Rules Committee¹². He is a civil litigation attorney with bachelor's and law degrees from the University of Alabama¹. He is the only candidate on the ballot for the seat in the November 3, 2026 general election¹.

Where they stand 13 issues · tap any issue for the evidence

• School choiceYes, universal school choice for every familymedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • Voted for final House passage of HB129, the CHOOSE Act, which created state-funded education savings accounts that families can use for private school tuition and other education costs (passed 69 to 34). (2024-02-27) source
• DEI programsBan DEI offices and required training at public institutionsmedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • Voted for House passage of SB129, which bars public colleges and state agencies from maintaining diversity, equity and inclusion offices or programs and restricts teaching of listed divisive concepts (passed 75 to 28). (2024-03-07) source
• Election rulesStrict photo ID, paper ballots, cleaner voter rolls and fewer mail ballotsmedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • Voted for House passage of SB1, which made it a crime to distribute pre-filled absentee ballot applications or to be paid for helping voters with them (passed 75 to 28). (2024-03-07) source
  • Voted for House passage of HB285, which banned curbside voting and required voting machines to stay inside polling places (passed 74 to 25). (2021-03-18) source
  • Voted for SB9 on third reading (roll call 495), which requires every electronic vote-counting system used in Alabama elections to use a paper ballot marked and checked by the voter (passed 78 to 27). (2023-05-02) source
  • Voted for HB209 on third reading (roll call 563), which would have barred distributing, collecting or delivering another person's absentee ballot or application in certain circumstances and paying for that help (passed 76 to 28). (2023-05-04) source
  • Voted for HB479 on third reading (roll call 933), which would remove the Electronic Registration Information Center as a source for finding voters whose addresses changed (passed 74 to 28). (2025-04-22) source
• Qualified immunityYes, and strengthen it by writing it into law and covering officers' legal costsmedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • Voted for House passage of HB202, which expanded law enforcement officers' immunity from civil lawsuits and criminal prosecution over use of force and created a pretrial immunity hearing (passed 75 to 26), and voted to concur in the final version on May 14, 2025 (73 to 28). (2025-03-06) source
• Transgender athletesNo, teams should be based on biological sex, with open or coed optionsmedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • Voted for House passage of HB391, which required public K-12 school sports teams to be based on biological sex (passed 74 to 19), and voted to concur in the final version on April 15, 2021 (76 to 13). (2021-03-18) source
• Kids onlineBan social media accounts for minorsmedium

  Official action · medium confidence

  • Was the lead sponsor of HB235, which would have barred anyone under 16 from creating a social media account and required platforms to verify users' ages; the bill did not advance out of committee. (2025-02-06) source
• GunsRemove most restrictions; bearing arms is a rightlow

  Voted · low confidence

  • Voted for House passage of HB272, which allowed adults to carry a concealed handgun without a permit (passed 65 to 37), and voted to concur in the final version on March 10, 2022 (70 to 29). (2022-02-22) source
• Religion in schoolsSupport laws requiring the Ten Commandments in classrooms and optional prayer periodslow

  Voted · low confidence

  • Voted for House passage of SB99, which requires public schools to display the Ten Commandments in common areas and certain classrooms when donated funds are available (passed 81 to 10 and was signed into law). (2026-04-09) source
  • Recorded as 'pass' (not voting) on House passage of HB178, the 2025 Ten Commandments display bill (passed 81 to 11). (2025-04-17) source
• HealthcarePrivate insurance with more competition and price transparency, keeping protections for pre-existing conditionslow

  Official action · low confidence

  • Was the lead sponsor of HB477, which lets a nonprofit agricultural organization offer health benefit plans to its members outside state insurance regulation; it was signed into law (Act 2025-296). (2025-03-20) source
• AbortionIllegal, except to save the mother's life or in cases of rape or incestlow

  Official action · low confidence

  • Was listed as a cosponsor of HB314, the 2019 abortion ban, which made performing an abortion a felony with an exception only for a serious health risk to the mother; it became law as Act 2019-189. (2019-04-02) source
• MarijuanaNo single answer fitslow

  Voted · low confidence

  • Voted against House passage of SB46, which legalized medical cannabis for patients with qualifying conditions (passed 68 to 34). (2021-05-06) source
• ImmigrationNo single answer fitslow

  Voted · low confidence

  • Voted for House passage of SB53, which created state crimes of human smuggling and concealing a person living in the country illegally and required jails to check detainees' immigration status (passed 80 to 18). (2025-05-06) source
• Business regulationNo single answer fitslow

  Voted · low confidence

  • Voted for House passage of SB71, which bars state agencies from adopting environmental rules stricter than federal requirements without a stated justification (passed 68 to 34). (2026-02-17) source

No public position found on: Safety net programs, Minimum wage, Energy and climate, Curriculum and books, Housing and growth, Policing and crime, Judges, Politicians trading stocks, Gender care for minors, Redistricting, Term limits, Campaign finance, Electoral College, Ranked-choice voting, Death penalty, Mandatory minimums, Drug prices, Childcare and pre-K, Paid leave, Student loans, AI regulation, School vaccines, Nuclear power, E-Verify mandate, China policy.