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Dale W. Strong

Dale W. Strong

Republican · AL U.S. RepresentativeCandidate 2026
  • background Born June 26, 1968
  • background Logger by occupation
  • role Maine Senate member 2008-2014 and 2016-2024; served as president and majority leader 2018-2024
  • background Began political career during 1998 logging blockade at Canada-US border
  • role Maine House of Representatives member 2002-2008
  • role Democratic nominee for 2026 U.S. Senate election in Maine

Track record

Assembled from Congress.gov · FEC · official disclosures — each fact links its own source

These are verifiable facts from the public record, assembled in one place and presented without judgment. They are not a score, a grade, or a ranking. Context matters: a missed vote may be excused, on leadership or committee duty, or paired; a party-unity rate reflects agenda alignment, not virtue or independence; a disclosed trade or a documented relationship is a required public filing, not evidence of wrongdoing. Each fact links to its full source below.

  • 100.0%
    Roll-call participation →

    voted in 17 recorded roll calls

    Missing a vote is not inherently negative — an absence can be excused, reflect leadership or committee duty, or a recorded pairing.

  • 17
    Bills sponsored →

    plus 96 cosponsored

    A count of bills introduced as the primary sponsor; most legislation never advances, regardless of who sponsors it.

  • 0
    Sponsored bills enacted →

    of 17 bills sponsored

    Whether a bill becomes law depends on the whole Congress, not the sponsor alone; substantive provisions often pass folded into other vehicles.

  • 100%
    Party-unity voting

    votes with the party majority · on 8 party-line votes

    Party-unity is how often a member votes with their own party's majority on party-line votes — it reflects agenda alignment, not loyalty, independence, or virtue.

  • 0%
    Cross-party voting

    votes with the other party's majority on those same votes

    The share of the same party-line votes cast with the OTHER party's majority — a descriptive rate, not a measure of principle.

  • 0
    Documented positions →

    no positions documented yet

    Documented, sourced positions we have on record — the absence of a documented position is not the absence of a view.

  • 7
    Committee assignments →

    committees and subcommittees

    Committee seats are assignments made by party leadership — a measure of role and jurisdiction, not an achievement or a conflict in itself.

Assembled from CivicGate's ingested public records for Dale W. Strong. A fact shown as “—” means we don't yet hold that data — not that the value is zero.

Voting record

Data from Congress.gov roll-call records

100.0%
of House roll calls voted

Full voting record (17 roll calls) → · Congress 119 · based on 17 of 676 recorded roll calls

See the participation leaderboard →

Issue positions (3)

Documented + CivicGate vote-derived — stated positions link their source; derived positions come from votes on direction-tagged bills

Campaign finance

2026 cycle

Incumbent for U.S. House AL-05 · 2026 General Election

  • $1,477,819 raised
  • $682,462 spent
  • $1,424,334 cash on hand
$1.48M
$1.32M
$687.03K
Itemized (≥ $200)$680.39K
Unitemized (< $200)$6.64K
Other committees (PACs)$631.30K
Transfers from other committees$133.94K
Offsets to expenditures$6.25K
Other receipts$19.31K
$682.46K
Operating expenditures$587.01K
Contribution refunds$24.30K
Other disbursements$71.15K
Cash on hand$1.42M
Debts owed by committee$240.00K

Through June 30, 2026 · FEC

Data from FEC (through Jun 30, 2026)

Finance updated: not yet pulled

Over time

Data from FEC per-cycle campaign finance

Money raised, spent, and cash on hand across every election cycle on record — toggle a series in the legend.

Dale W. Strong campaign finance by election cycle
Cycle RaisedSpentCash on hand
2022$1,994,354$1,975,308$19,045
2024$1,301,231$691,299$628,977
2026$1,477,819$682,462$1,424,334

Contributions received

Data from FEC

Recorded individual contributions: $198,419 ·

Top contributors (FEC)

Data from FEC, itemized campaign receipts

Top contributors — 2024 cycle

Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor's reported employer (FEC Schedule A).

  • Employer not reported $16,900
  • LEIDOS $16,800
  • MONTE SANO RESEARCH CORP $13,200
  • COLLAZO ENTERPRISES $12,400
  • IGNITE $10,150
  • TORCH TECHNOLOGIES INC $9,850
  • WAVELINK INC. $9,500
  • VERITY INTEGRATED SYSTEMS $9,300
  • PARRY LABS $7,100
  • INTUITIVE RESEARCH $7,100

Sponsored / cosponsored bills (113)

Data from Congress.gov

113
Page 1 of 5 · 113 bills
  • HRES 1511Recognizing the 25th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, honoring the memory of the victims, recognizing the courage and sacrifice of the heroes who answered the call to serve, acknowledging the charitable organizations that continue to support survivors and victims' families, and reaffirming the enduring commitment of the United States to never forget.cosponsoredSep 2, 2026
  • HR 9936PERFORM ActsponsoredJul 22, 2026
  • HR 9838National Security Interstate Pipeline ActcosponsoredJul 21, 2026
  • HR 9849Tuskegee Airmen Memorial Act of 2026cosponsoredJul 21, 2026
  • HR 9394Civil Preparedness for Agroterrorism Exercise Act of 2026sponsoredJun 22, 2026
  • HR 9079TRUST ActsponsoredMay 28, 2026
  • HR 8770SAFEGUARDS Act of 2026sponsoredMay 11, 2026
  • HRES 1252Resolution memorializing law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty.cosponsoredMay 3, 2026
  • HR 8331Maverick ActcosponsoredApr 15, 2026
  • HRES 1156Expressing support for tax policies that support working families.cosponsoredApr 8, 2026
  • HR 8079Diesel Truck Liberation Act of 2026cosponsoredMar 24, 2026
  • HR 7747State Veterans Homes Inspection Simplification ActcosponsoredMar 1, 2026
  • HR 7651Chloe Cole Act of 2026cosponsoredFeb 22, 2026
  • HRES 1051Recognizing the cultural and historical significance of Mardi Gras and the celebration's origins in Mobile, Alabama.cosponsoredFeb 9, 2026
  • HR 7296SAVE America ActcosponsoredJan 29, 2026
  • HR 7230Buying American Cotton Act of 2026cosponsoredJan 21, 2026
  • HR 7156SCAM ActcosponsoredJan 19, 2026
  • HR 7084Defending American Property Abroad Act of 2026cosponsoredJan 14, 2026
  • HR 7008Stop Insider Trading ActcosponsoredJan 11, 2026
  • HR 6846DEFEND ActcosponsoredDec 17, 2025
  • HR 6610Pharmacists Fight Back [in Federal Employee Health Benefit Plans Act]cosponsoredDec 10, 2025
  • HR 6609Pharmacists Fight Back in Medicare and Medicaid ActcosponsoredDec 10, 2025
  • HR 6449DO NOT Call ActcosponsoredDec 3, 2025
  • HR 6466Forced Abortion Prevention and Accountability ActcosponsoredDec 3, 2025
  • HR 6006To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 401 North Elm Street in Tuskegee, Alabama, as the "Tuskegee Airmen Memorial Post Office".cosponsoredNov 9, 2025
Page 1 of 5 · 113 bills

Committee assignments (7)

Frequent co-sponsors

Data from Congress.gov

The members Strong most often co-sponsors bills with — their legislative coalition.

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Documented relationships

Documented facts about Strong, aggregated from public records. A documented relationship is not evidence of wrongdoing — it is context, not a conclusion.

No documented relationships of this kind on record — absence is not a finding.

Stock trades (STOCK Act)

Data from Stock Watcher / official disclosures

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Data from Congress.gov · FEC

How Strong connects to other members, committees, and PACs — drawn only from ingested records.

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Congressional testimony