Shomari Figures

Shomari Figures and his wife, Kalisha, a former schoolteacher, have four children: Micah, Novah, Zorah and Erzah.¹ He grew up in Alabama around his grandfather's church and parents whose working lives included both law and elected office: his father, Michael, was a civil rights attorney and state senator, and his mother, Vivian, also became a state senator.¹

After Mobile's LeFlore High School, Figures earned undergraduate and law degrees at the University of Alabama, finishing law school in 2010.² His early career included a federal court clerkship, Barack Obama's 2012 campaign, White House personnel work and service on Senator Sherrod Brown's staff.² He later became deputy chief of staff and counselor to Attorney General Merrick Garland.¹

Figures entered Congress in January 2025 and serves on its Agriculture and Transportation and Infrastructure committees.² He introduced the Rural Hospital Stabilization Act, proposing grants of up to $5 million per hospital for operating costs, facilities and equipment.³ In July 2026, he introduced a separate proposal directing $15 billion toward assistance for qualifying farmers suffering revenue losses.⁴

For reelection, Figures emphasizes accessible healthcare, stronger schools, employment and investment in local infrastructure, presenting hospital access and farm finances as priorities for the district.¹ His November 3 opponent is Republican Rhett Marques, in a district whose boundaries changed again for 2026 following the Supreme Court's Louisiana redistricting decision.⁵