Kerry Underwood

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Kerry Underwood
Candidate, Alabama House of Representatives District 3
Alabama House of Representatives District 3
Tenure
2022 - Present
Term ends
2026
Years in position
3
Predecessor:Andrew Sorrell (R)
Compensation
Base salary
$62,212/year
Per diem
No per diem is paid to legislators whose permanent residence is less than six hours away. The daily rate is $12.75 for 6–12 hour trips and $34 for non-overnight trips over 12 hours. Overnight per diem is $85 for one night or $100 per day for two or more nights.
Elections and appointments
Last election
November 8, 2022
Next election
May 19, 2026
Education
Bachelor's
University of North Alabama, 1990
Personal
Birthplace
Sheffield, AL
Religion
Southern Baptist
Profession
Certified public accountant
Contact

Kerry Underwood (Republican Party) (also known as Bubba) is a member of theAlabama House of Representatives, representingDistrict 3. He assumed office on November 9, 2022. His current term ends on November 4, 2026.

Underwood (Republican Party) is running for re-election to theAlabama House of Representatives to representDistrict 3. He declared candidacy for the Republican primary scheduled onMay 19, 2026.[source]

Biography

Kerry Underwood was born inSheffield, Alabama. Underwood earned a bachelor's degree from the University of North Alabama in 1990. His career experience includes owning Underwood & Associates CPA and working as a CPA for NortonUnderwood PC. Underwood served as mayor of Tuscumbia, Alabama.[1][2]

Committee assignments

2025-2026

Underwood was assigned to the following committees:

2023-2024

Underwood was assigned to the following committees:


Sponsored legislation

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Elections

2026

See also: Alabama House of Representatives elections, 2026

General election

The primary will occur on May 19, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.

Republican primary

Republican primary for Alabama House of Representatives District 3

IncumbentKerry Underwood (R) is running in the Republican primary for Alabama House of Representatives District 3 on May 19, 2026.

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2022

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General election

General election for Alabama House of Representatives District 3

Kerry Underwood defeatedWesley Thompson in the general election for Alabama House of Representatives District 3 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Kerry Underwood
Kerry Underwood (R) Candidate Connection
 
65.3
 
8,023
Image of Wesley Thompson
Wesley Thompson (D) Candidate Connection
 
34.5
 
4,241
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.2
 
23

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Total votes: 12,287
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Alabama House of Representatives District 3

Wesley Thompson defeatedSusan Bentley in the Democratic primary for Alabama House of Representatives District 3 on May 24, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Wesley Thompson
Wesley Thompson Candidate Connection
 
74.7
 
1,237
Susan Bentley
 
25.3
 
420

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Total votes: 1,657
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Alabama House of Representatives District 3

Kerry Underwood defeatedFred Joly in the Republican primary for Alabama House of Representatives District 3 on May 24, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Kerry Underwood
Kerry Underwood Candidate Connection
 
56.3
 
3,219
Image of Fred Joly
Fred Joly
 
43.7
 
2,496

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Total votes: 5,715
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Campaign themes

2026

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2022

Candidate Connection

Kerry Underwood completedBallotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Underwood's responses.

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I am a CPA, small business owner and Mayor of Tuscumbia, AL. These have prepared me to accept the role of legislator because of the accountability, efficiency and pro-business required by experience.
  • I will connect this district by my working relationships with local elected officials at city and county levels and work to help them achieve their priorities for your communities.
  • I will continue to recruit industry into the area for good employment as I have for six years from my position on Shoals EDA board as Mayor.
  • I will work to improve our mental health / addiction model at the State level to improve a person's chances to become productive members of our community.
I am passionate about our policies regarding first responders, mental health and strengthening our municipal and county levels of representation.
Politically I look up to President Lincoln. His leadership style was crucial during the dangerous times of the Civil War, requiring empathy for the South as well as the 13th Amendment passage.
My first historical event in memory of significance is the Ronald Reagan presidency. I was a teenager and still remember the American pride of defeating communism and Reaganomics as it created wealth with lower taxes.
I maintained the lawn at my church in Leighton while in high school. I held that job for five years.
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The true story of second chance and ultimate sacrifice for one's country is a noble and worthy account to study. Adam Brown was one such individual.
Two of the three separations of power are Legislative and Executive (governor). The legislature will always set the rules with the passage of bills including the funding of the government and the governor will always faithfully execute those with the Cabinet appointees and employees. The change I would make at this juncture would be to allow the legislature to call itself into special session when the need arose. At this time, it is the decision and authority of the governor.
Success is our greatest challenge over the next decade. Industry and employment for the state is at an all time high and with it comes the financial responsibility of the legislature to account for those increases. Now is the time to make the strategic decisions that will have long term positive effects for the state with both investments and reserves.
In many things, it is absolutely necessary. However, in the core principal beliefs it can not be. I can compromise on a local legislation if a community majority wants to change a policy or a tax. I can't yield my belief that government should be intentionally small to prevent overreach and over-taxing. My core principal remains in that the taxation didn't originate from the governmental body, but instead from the people's desire to fund their community.

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Campaign finance summary

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Kerry Underwood campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2022Alabama House of Representatives District 3Won general$205,648 $140,207
Grand total$205,648 $140,207
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2024

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In 2024, theAlabama State Legislature was in session from February 6 to May 9.

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2023

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In 2023, theAlabama State Legislature was in session from March 7 to June 6.

Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.








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    1. ↑Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on May 11, 2022
    2. ↑LinkedIn, "Kerry Underwood," accessed January 6, 2023

    Political offices
    Preceded by
    Andrew Sorrell (R)    		Alabama House of Representatives District 3
    2022-Present    		Succeeded by
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