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Dale Strong
Image of Dale Strong

Candidate, U.S. House Alabama District 5

U.S. House Alabama District 5
Tenure

2023 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

2

Predecessor

Compensation

Base salary

$174,000

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 5, 2024

Next election

November 3, 2026

Education

Bachelor's

Athens State University

Personal
Profession
Emergency Responder
Contact

Dale Strong (Republican Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing Alabama's 5th Congressional District. He assumed office on January 3, 2023. His current term ends on January 3, 2027.

Strong (Republican Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. House to represent Alabama's 5th Congressional District. He declared candidacy for the 2026 election.[source]

Biography

Dale Strong was born in Monrovia, Alabama. Strong graduated from Sparkman High School. He earned a B.S. in business administration from Athens State University. Strong's career experience includes working as a firefighter, an EMT, and a 911 dispatcher. He served as the chairman of the Madison County Commission.[1]

Committee assignments

U.S. House

2025-2026

Strong was assigned to the following committees:[Source]

2023-2024

Strong was assigned to the following committees:[Source]


Elections

2026

See also: Alabama's 5th Congressional District election, 2026

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General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

General election for U.S. House Alabama District 5

Incumbent Dale Strong, Jeremy Devito, Candice Duvieilh, Greg Howard, and Andrew Sneed are running in the general election for U.S. House Alabama District 5 on November 3, 2026.


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2024

See also: Alabama's 5th Congressional District election, 2024

Alabama's 5th Congressional District election, 2024 (March 5 Republican primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Alabama District 5

Incumbent Dale Strong won election in the general election for U.S. House Alabama District 5 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Dale Strong
Dale Strong (R)
 
95.4
 
250,322
 Other/Write-in votes
 
4.6
 
12,088

Total votes: 262,410
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Dale Strong advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Alabama District 5.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Endorsements

Strong received the following endorsements.

Pledges

Strong signed the following pledges.

  • Taxpayer Protection Pledge, Americans for Tax Reform
  • U.S. Term Limits

2022

See also: Alabama's 5th Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Alabama District 5

Dale Strong defeated Kathy Warner-Stanton and P.J. Greer in the general election for U.S. House Alabama District 5 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Dale Strong
Dale Strong (R)
 
67.1
 
142,435
Image of Kathy Warner-Stanton
Kathy Warner-Stanton (D)
 
29.6
 
62,740
Image of P.J. Greer
P.J. Greer (L) Candidate Connection
 
3.2
 
6,773
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.2
 
369

Total votes: 212,317
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Republican primary runoff election

Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Alabama District 5

Dale Strong defeated Casey Wardynski in the Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Alabama District 5 on June 21, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Dale Strong
Dale Strong
 
63.4
 
48,138
Image of Casey Wardynski
Casey Wardynski
 
36.6
 
27,794

Total votes: 75,932
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Alabama District 5

Kathy Warner-Stanton defeated Charlie Thompson in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Alabama District 5 on May 24, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Kathy Warner-Stanton
Kathy Warner-Stanton
 
57.2
 
9,010
Image of Charlie Thompson
Charlie Thompson Candidate Connection
 
42.8
 
6,739

Total votes: 15,749
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Alabama District 5

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Alabama District 5 on May 24, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Dale Strong
Dale Strong
 
44.7
 
45,319
Image of Casey Wardynski
Casey Wardynski
 
23.0
 
23,340
Image of John Roberts
John Roberts Candidate Connection
 
13.8
 
13,979
Image of Paul Sanford
Paul Sanford
 
11.4
 
11,573
Image of Kevin Andrew Blalock
Kevin Andrew Blalock Candidate Connection
 
5.5
 
5,608
Harrison Wright
 
1.5
 
1,509

Total votes: 101,328
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Campaign themes

2026

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2024

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2022

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Campaign advertisements

Mar. 29, 2021

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Campaign website

Strong's campaign website stated the following:

Conservative Alabama Values

I am a pro-life Christian who will stand up for the unborn and fight for our Christian values. These values are under attack today by those who want to control what we read on social media and what our children are taught in school. As a father of two, there is nothing that has made me prouder than watching Whitney and Harrison grow in Christ and accept Him as their Lord and Savior.

Behold, children are a heritage from the LORD, the fruit of the womb a reward.
Psalm 127:3

Weekends are for family and there is nothing better than a cold morning hunt with Harrison. I am a proud lifetime member of the NRA and will fight for all of our 2nd Amendment rights. I will fight the liberal Democrats who work every day to chip away at those rights as they work toward their goal to take away our guns and trample the Constitution.


Trump Conservative

I was a proud and public supporter of Donald Trump for President on day one and I am even more proud of him today. In my house, we know that Donald Trump has been the greatest President of our lifetime. When the Trump campaign called in 2016, I was happy to go to work and help organize his rally at the Madison City Stadium and when over 20,000 showed up I knew that he was truly leading a movement. I am running for Congress because that movement must continue – and JOB ONE in making that happen is taking Conservative control of the House of Representatives.


Trump Economy & Spending

Raising taxes is not an option. The American people are taxed enough and deserve leaders that will be good stewards of their money. Cutting wasteful spending and downsizing government must be a top priority. In just a few weeks on the job, Biden and his team have added trillions of dollars to our national debt. This must stop.

As Chairman of the Madison County Commission, I am proud to show that government really can do better. Doing more with less, balancing our budget, and demanding accountability is exactly what I will do in Washington. We cannot leave our children and grandchildren choked with debt run up by liberal democrats and out of control bureaucrats.


Support Law Enforcement

Anyone saying “defund the police” insults those men and women that put their lives on the line to protect us every single day. I have been there to help bury fallen officers who have died in the line of duty and I will always have the backs of our law enforcement officers.

When I became Commission Chairman the starting pay for our Sherriff’s deputies was the lowest in our area. It wasn’t enough to support a family. I worked to change that and now the salaries for our Sherriff’s department match those at other departments. My family and I will continue to stand with law enforcement and make sure they have the support and equipment to protect our families.


Illegal Immigration

Protecting our borders is a core responsibility of our government. We must do this and send a strong message to those that are now flooding across those borders with no leadership from Joe Biden. Nancy Pelosi and the Democrats in Congress have already voted to give amnesty to over two million more illegal immigrants just this year. That is why you see hundreds of thousands trying to cross our borders today with more on the way. This must stop.

I fully support building the wall, sending illegals back to their country of origin, and fully enforcing the law on those that are in our country illegally. Illegal immigrants swamp our schools, overcrowd our prisons, take advantage of our healthcare, and stretch our law enforcement thin. Enough is enough. I will carry on President Trump’s agenda and his legacy to fight against illegal immigration and fulfill our Constitutional duty to protect our borders.


Prevent the Next Pandemic

The response to Covid showed us that there is no good answer once it spreads. Economists estimate Covid cost the Unites States $16 trillion dollar with $6 trillion of that being spent by Congress. And this pandemic is still affecting our families and economy with continued disruptions in the global supply chain causing shortages of many goods and materials.

The only way to address the next pandemic is before it begins. We must invest more in basic research and the vaccine development to prepare for the next outbreak. Covid caught us unprepared but the next one cannot. That is why I supported investing $3M of the Covid funding sent to Madison County to support work being done at the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology in Research Park. HudsonAlpha and similar labs across the country can develop these vaccines and prepare our nation if we provide the proper funding. National Security is my number one priority in Washington and being ready for the next pandemic is a key part of that security.[2]

—Dale Strong's campaign website (2022)[3]

Campaign finance summary


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Dale Strong campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2026* U.S. House Alabama District 5Candidacy Declared general$569,771 $184,976
2024* U.S. House Alabama District 5Won general$1,301,231 $691,299
2022U.S. House Alabama District 5Won general$1,994,354 $1,975,308
Grand total$3,865,355 $2,851,584
Sources: OpenSecretsFederal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete

Notable endorsements

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Notable candidate endorsements by Dale Strong
EndorseeElectionStageOutcome
Donald Trump  source  (Conservative Party, R) President of the United States (2024) PrimaryWon General

Personal finance disclosures

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Analysis

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119th Congress (2025-2027)

Rankings and scores for the 119th Congress

118th Congress (2023-2025)

Rankings and scores for the 118th Congress




Key votes

See also: Key votes

Ballotpedia monitors legislation that receives a vote and highlights the ones that we consider to be key to understanding where elected officials stand on the issues. To read more about how we identify key votes, click here.

Key votes: 118th Congress, 2023-2025

The 118th United States Congress began on January 3, 2023, and ended on January 3, 2025. At the start of the session, Republicans held the majority in the U.S. House of Representatives (222-212), and Democrats held the majority in the U.S. Senate (51-49). Joe Biden (D) was the president and Kamala Harris (D) was the vice president. We identified the key votes below using Congress' top-viewed bills list and through marquee coverage of certain votes on Ballotpedia.

Key votes: 118th Congress, 2023-2025
Vote Bill and description Status
Yes check.svg Yea Yes check.svg Passed (310-118)[5]
Yes check.svg Yea Yes check.svg Passed (227-201)[7]
Yes check.svg Yea Yes check.svg Passed (217-215)[9]
Yes check.svg Yea Yes check.svg Passed (328-86)[11]
Yes check.svg Yea Yes check.svg Passed (225-204)[13]
Yes check.svg Yea Yes check.svg Passed (219-200)[15]
Yes check.svg Yea Yes check.svg Passed (229-197)[17]
Red x.svg Nay Yes check.svg Passed (314-117)[19]
Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) (216-212)
Red x.svg Nay Yes check.svg Passed (216-210)[22]
Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.) Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.) (220-209)
Yes check.svg Yea Yes check.svg Passed (221-212)[25]
Red x.svg Nay Yes check.svg Passed (311-114)[27]
Yes check.svg Yea Yes check.svg Passed (327-75)[29]
Yes check.svg Yea Yes check.svg Passed (219-213)[31]
Yes check.svg Yea Yes check.svg Passed (219-211)[33]
Yes check.svg Yea Yes check.svg Passed (357-70)[35]
Yes check.svg Yea Yes check.svg Passed (217-199)[37]
Yes check.svg Yea Yes check.svg Passed (320-91)[39]
Yes check.svg Yea Yes check.svg Passed (387-26)[41]
Yes check.svg Yea Yes check.svg Passed (219-184)[43]
Yes check.svg Yea Yes check.svg Passed (214-213)[45]
Yes check.svg Yea Yes check.svg Passed (341-82)[47]


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External links

Footnotes

  1. Dale Strong for Congress, "About," accessed November 18, 2022
  2. Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  3. Dale Strong, “Issues,” accessed September 9, 2022
  4. Congress.gov, "H.R.2670 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024," accessed February 23, 2024
  5. Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, "Roll Call 723," December 14, 2023
  6. Congress.gov, "H.R.185 - To terminate the requirement imposed by the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for proof of COVID-19 vaccination for foreign travelers, and for other purposes." accessed February 23, 2024
  7. Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, "Roll Call 116," accessed May 15, 2025
  8. Congress.gov, "H.R.2811 - Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023," accessed February 23, 2024
  9. Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, "Roll Call 199," accessed May 15, 2025
  10. Congress.gov, "H.Con.Res.9 - Denouncing the horrors of socialism." accessed February 23, 2024
  11. Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, "Roll Call 106," accessed May 15, 2025
  12. Congress.gov, "H.R.1 - Lower Energy Costs Act," accessed February 23, 2024
  13. Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, "Roll Call 182," accessed May 15, 2025
  14. Congress.gov, "H.J.Res.30 - Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to 'Prudence and Loyalty in Selecting Plan Investments and Exercising Shareholder Rights'." accessed February 23, 2024
  15. Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, "Roll Call 149," accessed May 15, 2025
  16. Congress.gov, "H.J.Res.7 - Relating to a national emergency declared by the President on March 13, 2020." accessed February 23, 2024
  17. Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, "Roll Call 104," accessed May 15, 2025
  18. Congress.gov, "H.R.3746 - Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023," accessed February 23, 2024
  19. Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, "Roll Call 243," accessed May 15, 2025
  20. Congress.gov, "Roll Call 20," accessed February 23, 2024
  21. Congress.gov, "H.Res.757 - Declaring the office of Speaker of the House of Representatives to be vacant.," accessed February 23, 2024
  22. Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, "Roll Call 519," accessed May 15, 2025
  23. Congress.gov, "Roll Call 527," accessed February 23, 2024
  24. Congress.gov, "H.Res.757 - Declaring the office of Speaker of the House of Representatives to be vacant." accessed February 23, 2024
  25. Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, "Roll Call 519," accessed May 15, 2025
  26. Congress.gov, "H.Res.878 - Providing for the expulsion of Representative George Santos from the United States House of Representatives." accessed February 23, 2024
  27. Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, "Roll Call 691," accessed May 15, 2025
  28. Congress.gov, "Social Security Fairness Act of 2023." accessed February 13, 2025
  29. Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, "Roll Call 456," accessed May 15, 2025
  30. Congress.gov, "H.R.2 - Secure the Border Act of 2023," accessed February 13, 2025
  31. Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, "Roll Call 209," accessed May 15, 2025
  32. Congress.gov, "H.R.4366 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024," accessed February 13, 2025
  33. Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, "Roll Call 380," accessed May 15, 2025
  34. Congress.gov, "Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024," accessed February 23, 2024
  35. Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, "Roll Call 30," accessed May 15, 2025
  36. Congress.gov, "H.R.8070 - Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025," accessed February 18, 2025
  37. Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, "Roll Call 279," accessed May 15, 2025
  38. Congress.gov, "H.R.6090 - Antisemitism Awareness Act of 2023," accessed February 13, 2025
  39. Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, "Roll Call 172," accessed May 15, 2025
  40. Congress.gov, "H.R.3935 - FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024," accessed February 13, 2025
  41. Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, "Roll Call 200," accessed May 15, 2025
  42. Congress.gov, "H.R.9495 - Stop Terror-Financing and Tax Penalties on American Hostages Act," accessed February 13, 2025
  43. Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, "Roll Call 477," accessed May 15, 2025
  44. Congress.gov, "H.Res.863 - Impeaching Alejandro Nicholas Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security, for high crimes and misdemeanors." accessed February 13, 2025
  45. Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, "Roll Call 43," accessed May 15, 2025
  46. Congress.gov, "H.R.9747 - Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025," accessed February 13, 2025
  47. Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, "Roll Call 450," accessed May 15, 2025

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Preceded by
Mo Brooks (R)
U.S. House Alabama District 5
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