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2026 candidates we're tracking in AL-5
Dale W. Strong
Top priorities
From other published sources
- Education, national defense and veterans' services, per official House biography
- Agriculture, border security and fiscal responsibility, per official House biography
About Dale W. Strong
Dale Strong is a sitting U.S. Representative for Alabama's 5th Congressional District, sworn in January 2023, per his official House biography. He spent 26 years in local government, including as the first Republican chairman of the Madison County Commission, and has decades of experience as a volunteer firefighter, EMT and former 911 dispatcher. He serves on the House Appropriations Committee. He holds a B.S. in business administration from Athens State University, grew up working in his father's country store, and received a Medal of Valor for his service in the November 1989 Airport Road tornado in Huntsville, per the campaign site.
Andrew Sneed
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Affordable, reliable and secure health care
- Economic affordability for district families
- Congressional reform
About Andrew Sneed
Andrew Sneed is the founder and head of Whole Home Solutions, a mechanical contracting business in Huntsville, per Alabama Political Reporter. He is running for Alabama's 5th Congressional District and has held town halls across North Alabama focused on affordability, Social Security and government reform.
About this race
Alabama's 5th Congressional District elects one member of the U.S. House of Representatives to a two-year term. Every House seat in the country is on the ballot in 2026. The Alabama primary is Tuesday, May 19, 2026 (runoff Tuesday, June 16, 2026 if needed), and the general election is Tuesday, November 3, 2026.