Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (born September 6, 1957) is a Republican U.S. Representative for Georgia's 1st Congressional District since 2015, representing coastal areas including Savannah.( A pharmacist with a BS from the University of Georgia (1980), he owned Carter's Pharmacy for over 32 years, gaining experience in business and healthcare that informs his opposition to government overregulation.( His political career began locally as a Pooler city council member (1994-1995) and mayor (1996-2004), followed by service in the Georgia House (2005-2009) and Senate (2009-2014), where he sat on committees including Appropriations, Health and Human Services, and Public Safety.(

Carter serves on the House Energy and Commerce Committee (including subcommittees on Health, Environment and Climate Change, and Consumer Protection and Commerce) and the House Budget Committee; he co-chairs the Community Pharmacy Caucus as the only pharmacist in Congress.( Notable legislation includes co-sponsoring the Deporting Fraudsters Act and supporting the Mystic Alerts Act.( In May 2025, he announced he would not seek re-election to the House in 2026, instead challenging Sen. Jon Ossoff for the Republican Senate nomination.( No specific public attention under the STOCK Act for recent trades like ABCB appears in available sources, though members must disclose such activity per law.(

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