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Education

• Samford University Cumberland School of Law - JD (1987-1990)

• Birmingham-Southern College - BA, history, political science (1985-1987)

• University of North Alabama - Political science (1983-1984)

• Haleyville (Ala.) High School - Diploma (1983)

Office History

Election Results

• 2021 (Nov. 3, 2020 election)

  4th Congressional District of Alabama
  Robert Brown Aderholt, 82.24%

  Republican
  Ricky Allen Neighbors, 17.68%

  Democrat

• 2019 (Nov. 6, 2018 election)

  4th Congressional District of Alabama
  Robert Brown Aderholt, 79.77%

  Republican
  James Lee Auman, 20.13%

  Democrat

• 2017 (Nov. 8, 2016 election)

  4th Congressional District of Alabama
  Robert Brown Aderholt, 98.53%

  Republican

• 2015 (Nov. 4, 2014 election)

  4th Congressional District of Alabama
  Robert Brown Aderholt, 98.57%

  Republican

• 2013 (Nov. 6, 2012 election)

  4th Congressional District of Alabama
  Robert Brown Aderholt, 73.97%

  Republican
  Daniel H Boman, 25.90%

  Democrat

• 2011 (Nov. 2, 2010 election)

  4th Congressional District of Alabama
  Robert Brown Aderholt, 98.82%

  Republican

• 2009 (Nov. 4, 2008 election)

  4th Congressional District of Alabama
  Robert Brown Aderholt, 74.76%

  Republican
  Nicholas B Sparks, 25.11%

  Democrat

• 2007 (Nov. 7, 2006 election)

  4th Congressional District of Alabama
  Robert Brown Aderholt, 70.18%

  Republican
  Barbara Bobo, 29.71%

  Democrat

• 2005 (Nov. 2, 2004 election)

  4th Congressional District of Alabama
  Robert Brown Aderholt, 74.73%

  Republican
  Carl Cole, 25.14%

  Democrat

• 2003 (Nov. 5, 2002 election)

  4th Congressional District of Alabama
  Robert Brown Aderholt, 86.72%

  Republican
  Tony Hughes McLendon, 12.95%

  Libertarian

• 2001 (Nov. 7, 2000 election)

  4th Congressional District of Alabama
  Robert Brown Aderholt, 60.58%

  Republican
  Marsha Folsom, 37.39%

  Democrat
  Craig Goodrich, 1.52%

  Libertarian

• 1999 (Nov. 3, 1998 election)

  4th Congressional District of Alabama
  Robert Brown Aderholt, 56.40%

  Republican
  Tom Bevill, 43.54%

  Democrat

• 1997 (Nov. 5, 1996 election)

  4th Congressional District of Alabama
  Robert Brown Aderholt, 49.89%

  Republican
  Robert T. Wilson Jr. (Bob), 48.20%

  Democrat
  Alan Barksdale, 1.81%

  Libertarian

Employment History

• Nailfast Inc. (-2003)

• Alabama Office of the Governor (1995-1996)
  Forrest Hood James (Fob)

  Assistant Legal Adviser

• City of Haleyville, Ala. (1992-1995)

  Municipal Judge

• Private practice attorney (1990-1992)

Associated Organizations

• Robert Aderholt for Congress (Alabama)

• Reaching for a Brighter America PAC

• University of Montevallo

• 1992 Republican National Convention (1992)

  Delegate

Awards

• Hero of Main Street (National Retail Federation) (July 2022)

• Guardian of Small Business (National Federation of Independent Business Inc.) (2020)

• Spirit of Enterprise Award (U.S. Chamber of Commerce) (Aug. 2019)

• Distinguished Service Award (Alabama Agribusiness Council) (June 2019)

• Shining Example Award for Governmental Tourism Leadership (Southeast Tourism Society) (March 2019)

• True Blue Award (Family Research Council Action) (2019)

• Guardian of Small Business (National Federation of Independent Business Inc.) (Nov. 2018)

• Champion Award (Boys and Girls Club of West Alabama) (Aug. 2018)

• Thomas Jefferson Award (International Foodservice Distributors Association) (April 2018)

• Freedom to Fly Award (Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association) (March 2018)

• Advocacy Award (American Veterinary Medical Association) (2018)

• Service to Agriculture Award (Alabama Farmers Federation) (Nov. 2017)

• Chairman’s Award (Business Council of Alabama) (Sept. 2017)

• Order of the Star of Romania (Government of Romania) (June 2017)

• Conservative Achievement Award (American Conservative Union) (May 2017)

• Spirit of Enterprise Award (U.S. Chamber of Commerce) (March 2017)

• Manufacturing Legislative Excellence Award (National Association of Manufacturers) (Oct. 2016)

• Hero of Main Street (National Retail Federation) (July 2015)

• Legislator of the Year (National Association of Development Organizations) (March 2015)

• Spirit of Enterprise Award (U.S. Chamber of Commerce) (Aug. 2012)

• Conservative Award (American Conservative Union) (May 2011)

• Benjamin Franklin Award (60 Plus Association) (May 2011)

• Guardian of Seniors' Rights Award (60 Plus Association) (May 2011)

• Award for Manufacturing Legislative Excellence (National Association of Manufacturers) (March 2011)

• Champion of Healthcare Innovation (Healthcare Leadership Council) (Oct. 2010)

• Tax Fighter Award (National Tax Limitation Committee) (Sept. 2010)

• Guardian of Small Business (National Federation of Independent Business Inc.) (Sept. 2010)

• Distinguished Christian Statesman Award (D. James Kennedy Center for Christian Statesmanship) (June 2010)

• True Blue Award (Family Research Council Action) (Sept. 2009)

• Spirit of Enterprise Award (U.S. Chamber of Commerce) (March 2009)

• Guardian of Small Business (National Federation of Independent Business Inc.) (Oct. 2008)

• True Blue Award (Family Research Council Action) (Oct. 2008)

• Spirit of Enterprise Award (U.S. Chamber of Commerce) (April 2008)

• Silver Mouse Award (Congressional Management Foundation) (March 2008)

Activities and Interests

• Hobbies: watching football, reading, writing, stamp collecting
  

Official Signature

Contact Information

• Email, member official contact form

Office Addresses:

Main Office:

Address:	266 Cannon House Office Building Washington, DC 20515-0104
Phone:	202-225-4876
Fax:	202-225-5587

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Privately Financed Travel

55 trips taken between 2000 - 2024 costing $194,195

See map of trips

Personal Financial Disclosures

Disclosures as a member:

Congressional Staff

Committees

• Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe
• House Appropriations Committee
House Appropriations Committee Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Subcommittee
House Appropriations Committee Defense Subcommittee
House Appropriations Committee Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Subcommittee, Chair

Caucuses

• Bipartisan Congressional Nepal Caucus
• Bipartisan Congressional Pro-Life Caucus
• Bipartisan Fentanyl Prevention Caucus
• British-American Interparliamentary Group
• Congressional Albanian Issues Caucus, Co-Chair
• Congressional Aluminum Caucus
• Congressional America 250 Caucus, Co-Chair and Co-Founder
• Congressional Apprenticeship Caucus
• Congressional Army Aviation Caucus
• Congressional Army Caucus
• Congressional Automotive Performance and Motorsports Caucus
• Congressional Azerbaijan Caucus, Co-Chair
• Congressional Bike Caucus
• Congressional Career and Technical Education Caucus
• Congressional Caucus on Macedonia and Macedonian-Americans
• Congressional Caucus on Religious Minorities in the Middle East
• Congressional Caucus on U.S.-Turkey Relations and Turkish Americans
• Congressional Caucus to Cure Blood Cancers and Other Blood Disorders
• Congressional Coal Caucus
• Congressional Coalition for Autism Research and Education
• Congressional Coalition on Adoption, Co-Chair
• Congressional Community College Caucus
• Congressional Community Pharmacy Caucus
• Congressional Crop Insurance Caucus
• Congressional Cystic Fibrosis Caucus
• Congressional Diabetes Caucus
• Congressional Directed Energy Caucus
• Congressional Dyslexia Caucus
• Congressional Family Business Caucus
• Congressional Financial Literacy and Wealth Creation Caucus
• Congressional Fire Services Caucus
• Congressional Friends of Scotland Caucus, Co-Chair
• Congressional Golf Caucus
• Congressional Heart and Stroke Coalition
• Congressional Hungarian Caucus
• Congressional Independent Colleges Caucus
• Congressional Italian-American Caucus
• Congressional Library of Congress Caucus, Co-Chair
• Congressional Manufactured Housing Caucus
• Congressional Military Family Caucus
• Congressional Modeling and Simulation Caucus
• Congressional Motorsports Caucus
• Congressional Multiple Sclerosis Caucus
• Congressional National Guard and Reserve Components Caucus
• Congressional NextGen 9-1-1 Caucus
• Congressional Oceans Caucus
• Congressional Ohio River Basin Caucus
• Congressional Prayer Caucus
• Congressional Primary Care Caucus
• Congressional Recycling Caucus
• Congressional Rural Caucus
• Congressional Small Business Caucus
• Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus
• Congressional Sri Lanka Caucus, Co-Chair
• Congressional Steel Caucus
• Congressional Task Force on Down Syndrome
• Congressional Task Force on Responsible Fatherhood, Co-Chair
• Congressional Tennessee Valley Corridor Caucus
• Congressional Travel and Tourism Caucus
• Congressional UK Caucus
• Congressional U.S.-Kazakhstan Caucus, Co-Chair
• Congressional Working Forests Caucus
• House 4-H Caucus
• House Automotive Caucus
• House Baltic Caucus
• House General Aviation Caucus
• House NASA Caucus
• House Republican Conference
• House Republican Study Committee
• House Rural Education Caucus
• House Small Brewers Caucus
• House Specialty Crops Caucus
• House Textile Caucus
• House Wire and Wire Products Caucus
• Hypersonic Caucus
• International Conservation Caucus
• Missile Defense Caucus
• Romania Caucus
• United Service Organizations Congressional Caucus
• Values Action Team, Co-Chair

Caught Our Eye

• Privately sponsored congressional travel trickles back

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on June 28, 2021
  Private organizations are slowly resuming sponsored travel for congressional staffers and members. But even as travel returns and some members venture overseas, interest groups may continue to see their influence wane until the pandemic's end. read more

• NFL punter kicks off his congressional career

  Posted by Nate Hoffman on April 29, 2015
  A former NFL kicker has officially punted his football career for a job on the Hill. read more

• Cassidy hires experienced lobbyist and former congressional staffer

  Posted by Jenna Ebersole on April 3, 2015
  A new district office director for Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) has moved for a fourth time through the revolving door with K Street. read more

• Posted by Jock Friedly on Oct. 11, 2011
  We just added a board membership of Rep. Robert Aderholt's (R-Ala.) wife, Caroline, to our database. She began a 12-year term as trustee of the University of Montevallo in 2005. This is the university that Rep. Aderholt has showered with taxpayer dollars, providing $532,000 in earmarks from 2008-2010.

• Nearly 50 members have yet to file financial disclosures

  Posted by LegiStorm on July 19, 2011
  Half of the members of Congress who received extensions to file their personal financial disclosures at the May deadline have since filed, leaving nearly 50 lawmakers who have yet to file. read more

• Many lawmakers granted financial disclosure extensions

  Posted by LegiStorm on June 15, 2011
  Twenty senators and 75 representatives requested an extension of the May deadline and did not have a 2011 personal financial disclosures in today's release. read more