Who is running for State Representative, District 51 (Alabama House District 51, Alabama) in 2026?

Alabama State Representative, District 51

Allen Treadaway has represented District 51 in the Alabama House since 2006¹². He is a career law enforcement officer who graduated from Fultondale High School and the Birmingham Police Academy¹. 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

• GunsRemove most restrictions; bearing arms is a rightmedium

  Voted · medium 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
  • Was listed as a cosponsor of HB272, the 2022 permitless carry bill. (2022-02-03) source
  • Said that over half the country has constitutional carry and that the state's 'Certain Persons Forbidden to Carry' database works better than permits, while calling for better education of police and cities about the law. (2024-09-24) source
  • Was listed as a cosponsor of HB66, which would have ended the concealed carry permit requirement; it did not become law. (2022-01-11) source
  • Was listed as a cosponsor of HB44, which would have ended the concealed carry permit requirement; it did not become law. (2022-01-11) source
• 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
  • Was the lead sponsor of HB480, which would bar the use of a foreign national driver license as photo ID for voting; the same measure became law as SB158 in 2025. (2025-03-20) 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
• Gender care for minorsNo, ban these treatments for minorsmedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • Voted for House passage of SB184, which made it a felony to provide puberty blockers, hormones or surgery to a minor for gender transition (passed 66 to 28). (2022-04-07) 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
• MarijuanaMedical use onlymedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • Voted for SB236 on third reading (roll call 1275), which created a state medical marijuana program for patients with qualifying conditions (passed 80 to 19). (2019-05-31) source
  • Voted for House passage of SB46, which legalized medical cannabis for patients with qualifying conditions (passed 68 to 34). (2021-05-06) source
• Religion in schoolsSupport laws requiring the Ten Commandments in classrooms and optional prayer periodsmedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • Voted for House passage of HB178, which would have required public K-12 schools to display the Ten Commandments in a common area (passed the House 81 to 11; it died in the Senate). (2025-04-17) source
  • 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
• Policing and crimeTougher sentences, more police funding, and stricter bailmedium

  Said · medium confidence

  • Said state lawmakers can pass all the laws they want but it will not matter without enough officers on the street, and that police departments need funded recruitment and retention policies, noting Birmingham was about 300 officers short. (2024-09-24) source
  • Was the lead sponsor of HB2, which created the crime of assault against a first responder and revised the crimes of riot and inciting to riot; it passed the House 75 to 27. (2022-01-11) source
  • Was listed as a cosponsor of HB131, Aniah's Law, a constitutional amendment requiring reasonable bail in all cases except offenses the Legislature lists by law; it was enacted. (2021-02-02) source
• HealthcarePrivate insurance with more competition and price transparency, keeping protections for pre-existing conditionslow

  Official action · low confidence

  • Was a cosponsor of HB477, which lets a nonprofit agricultural organization offer health benefit plans to members outside state insurance regulation; it was signed into law (Act 2025-296). (2025-03-20) 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, Abortion, Energy and climate, Curriculum and books, Housing and growth, Judges, Politicians trading stocks, 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, Kids online, School vaccines, Nuclear power, E-Verify mandate, China policy.