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U.S. House District 3
2026 Alabama U.S. House — District 3 — General Election · November 3, 2026
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NOVEMBER 3, 2026
FOR UNITED STATES REPRESENTATIVE, 3RD CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT (Vote for One) LEE McINNIS Democrat MIKE ROGERS Republican Write-in
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FEC committee ID: C00918433
FEC committee name: LEEMCINNIS4ALABAMA
Published email: [email protected]
Published website: https://leemcinnis4alabama.com/
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Lee McInnis is a native Alabamian and a disabled veteran of the United States Army. Born at Carraway Hospital in Birmingham, Alabama, he was the youngest of two brothers. His father, Bill McInnis, served as an Infantry Company First Sergeant during the Korean War in one of the first racially integrated combat units in the US Army. After returning home, Bill worked for the Jefferson County Engineering Department, where he taught himself civil engineering and eventually supervised one of the largest water treatment plants in Alabama.
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Lee McInnis is a native Alabamian and a disabled veteran of the United States Army. Born at Carraway Hospital in Birmingham, Alabama, he was the youngest of two brothers. His father, Bill McInnis, served as an Infantry Company First Sergeant during the Korean War in one of the first racially integrated combat units in the US Army. After returning home, Bill worked for the Jefferson County Engineering Department, where he taught himself civil engineering and eventually supervised one of the largest water treatment plants in Alabama.
Lee graduated from Homewood High School and Auburn University, where he earned his BA in communications. After college, Lee joined Army Intelligence and served for six years in both the Active and Reserve Components. Lee used the GI Bill to go back to graduate school at Auburn, where he earned a Master’s Degree in Communications and International Relations.
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Lee graduated from Homewood High School and Auburn University, where he earned his BA in communications. After college, Lee joined Army Intelligence and served for six years in both the Active and Reserve Components. Lee used the GI Bill to go back to graduate school at Auburn, where he earned a Master’s Degree in Communications and International Relations.
He then started his career in the Defense Intelligence Community. His career included seven years of overseas service, with assignments in the United Kingdom, Qatar, Bahrain, a deployment to Iraq, and two deployments to Afghanistan. His final position was as the Acting Director of Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance with the Joint NATO/USA Special Operations Task Force in Kabul, Afghanistan. During that deployment, he received the Joint Staff Civilian Commendation Medal. Upon leaving federal service, Lee was honored with the Defense Intelligence Agency’s Director’s Intelligence Award for his 28 years of service.
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He then started his career in the Defense Intelligence Community. His career included seven years of overseas service, with assignments in the United Kingdom, Qatar, Bahrain, a deployment to Iraq, and two deployments to Afghanistan. His final position was as the Acting Director of Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance with the Joint NATO/USA Special Operations Task Force in Kabul, Afghanistan. During that deployment, he received the Joint Staff Civilian Commendation Medal. Upon leaving federal service, Lee was honored with the Defense Intelligence Agency’s Director’s Intelligence Award for his 28 years of service.
After Lee retired from federal service, Barb’s job took them to Augusta, GA, where Lee taught Communications and American Government courses at a local college. After Barb retired from federal service, they moved to Opelika, and Lee enrolled again in Auburn’s graduate school, where he earned a Master’s Degree in History and a Graduate Certificate in Public History.
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After Lee retired from federal service, Barb’s job took them to Augusta, GA, where Lee taught Communications and American Government courses at a local college. After Barb retired from federal service, they moved to Opelika, and Lee enrolled again in Auburn’s graduate school, where he earned a Master’s Degree in History and a Graduate Certificate in Public History.
Lee served six years in Army Intelligence and later spent 28 years in the Defense Intelligence Community, including multiple overseas deployments and culminating as Acting Director of Intelligence for NATO/USA Special Operations in Afghanistan. He was recognized with several honors, including the Defense Intelligence Agency’s Director’s Intelligence Award.
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Lee served six years in Army Intelligence and later spent 28 years in the Defense Intelligence Community, including multiple overseas deployments and culminating as Acting Director of Intelligence for NATO/USA Special Operations in Afghanistan. He was recognized with several honors, including the Defense Intelligence Agency’s Director’s Intelligence Award.
On his mother’s side, Lee comes from a strong union family. Lee’s maternal grandfather helped organize sheet metal workers in Birmingham in the 1920s. His uncle and several cousins were miners and members of the United Mine Workers. His mother, Rubie, was a 46-year employee of the telephone company and a member of the Communications Workers of America union her entire career.
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On his mother’s side, Lee comes from a strong union family. Lee’s maternal grandfather helped organize sheet metal workers in Birmingham in the 1920s. His uncle and several cousins were miners and members of the United Mine Workers. His mother, Rubie, was a 46-year employee of the telephone company and a member of the Communications Workers of America union her entire career.
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This economy isn’t working for all of us. Too many Republican policies protect the ultra-wealthy and they drive up the cost of living for struggling families. Nearly half of American workers don’t earn a living wage, while the ultra-rich don’t pay their fair share of taxes. This must stop. We will level the field for working families, and make life affordable for all of us.
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This economy isn’t working for all of us. Too many Republican policies protect the ultra-wealthy and they drive up the cost of living for struggling families. Nearly half of American workers don’t earn a living wage, while the ultra-rich don’t pay their fair share of taxes. This must stop. We will level the field for working families, and make life affordable for all of us.
Make economic policy work for working families rather than primarily for the ultra-wealthy.
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Require very wealthy individuals to pay a fairer share of federal taxes.
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Raise the federal minimum wage so full-time work can provide a living wage.
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Guarantee access to health care for every American.
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Provide active, open representation for all residents of Alabama's Third Congressional District.
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Use federal incentives to encourage local governments to revise rules that unnecessarily restrict housing supply.
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Expand financing for construction of homes affordable to first-time buyers and working families.
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Repurpose suitable underused government-owned land for lower-cost housing development.
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Eliminate tariffs and trade barriers that unnecessarily raise the cost of building materials.
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Expand public housing-assistance programs that have demonstrated effective results.
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Reform federal mortgage-underwriting standards to improve qualified first-time buyers' access to financing.
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Use federal homebuying assistance to reduce upfront costs for qualified first-time buyers.
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Reverse federal cuts that reduce Medicaid and SNAP support for low-income and rural communities.
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Protect rural hospitals and preserve essential local health-care capacity.
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Criticizes expensive legacy weapons systems and argues that defense planning needs innovative thinkers suited to current threats.
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Candidate ID: H6AL03199
Name: MCINNIS, VICTOR LEE
Office: House
State: AL
District: 03
Coverage start: 2025-07-01
Coverage end: 2026-09-30
Total receipts: $60787.05
Total disbursements: $28899.83
Cash on hand: $9461.79
Debts owed by committee: $0.00
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