About
Josh Carnley is a conservative Republican running for State Senate District 31.
Josh was born and raised in Ino, Alabama where he learned the values of hard work for honest pay, discipline, and faith on his family’s farm.
Josh graduated from Kinston High School in 1997, and attended Auburn University, where he graduated with a degree in Agricultural Science. He and his wife, the former Valerie Presley from Opp, have been happily married for 18 years. They have three children: daughter Presley, 15; daughter Stella, 12; and son John Matthew, 9. They attend public school in Opp.
Josh is an owner and President of SanBuck Insurance. SanBuck has offices in Andalusia, Enterprise and Troy and provides personal, commercial and agricultural insurance throughout Alabama and Florida. He is also a farmer, who produces cotton, peanuts, corn and beef cattle.
In 2012, Josh was elected as Coffee County Commissioner, where he has pushed fiscal responsibility, economic development and education, infrastructure and public safety, and support for our military. He has been re-elected by the citizens of Coffee County twice and is in his third term as commissioner.
Josh is an Enterprise Rotarian and a deacon at Ino Baptist Church. He and his wife, Valerie, faithfully serve as teachers in the Children’s department. Josh serves as the Coffee County representative on the ChocPea Yellow River Watershed Authority. He is also a board member for the Greater Wiregrass Fellowship of Christian Athletes.
Josh has chosen to run for State Senate District 31 in order to further serve the citizens of Coffee County, and to represent and serve the people of Covington, Dale and Pike Counties in Montgomery. His record of conservative leadership and ongoing service make him the ideal candidate for state senator.
Contact Information
Known contact information for Josh Carnley from Elba, AL.
- Official Email: Email Unknown
Education Information
Known educational history for Josh Carnley from Elba, AL.
- Graduated, Agricultural Science, Auburn University
Political Information
Known political history for Josh Carnley from Elba, AL.
- Candidate, Alabama State Senate, District 31, 2022
- Commissioner, Coffee County, Alabama, District 3, 2012-present
Professions Information
Known professional history for Josh Carnley from Elba, AL.
- Owner/President, SanBuck Insurance
Organizations Information
Known organizational history for Josh Carnley from Elba, AL.
- Board Member, Greater Wiregrass Fellowship of Christian Athletes
- Coffee County Representative, ChocPea Yellow River Watershed Authority
- Deacon, Ino Baptist Church
- Member, Enterprise Rotary
Election History
Josh Carnley from Elba, AL has participated in elections listed below in the state of Alabama.
Sponsored Bills
View legislative bills that Josh Carnley has sponsored.
- SB216
State military; awards criteria revised, new awards established, authority to present prescribed
- SB223
Aviation; restrict the use of Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast data collected from aircraft
- SB266
Covington County; underground carbon dioxide prohibited; constitutional amendment
- SB308
Department of Insurance; Office of Risk and Resilience created; Strengthen Alabama Homes Program placed under office
- SB341
Alabama Work Zone Safety Act; pilot program to establish photographic speed enforcement system in a work zone on interstate highway, provided; civil penalties for violations, provided
- SB76
Education; broadcast of public K-12 school sporting events further provided for
- SB77
Sunset law; 911 Board continued with modification until October 1, 2028
- SB78
Sunset law; Board of Examiners of Assisted Living Administrators continued with modification until October 1, 2028
- SB86
Surety bonds and motor fuel assessments; filing period for new or replacement surety bonds extended, payment period for assessments on illegally imported or transported motor fuels extended
- SJR102
Alabama Forest Products Retention and Pulp and Paper Mill Stability Study Commission, established
- SJR23
Junior Harold Sorrells, death mourned
- SJR57
Dale County School System, commended
- SJR86
Retired U.S. Army Colonel Shawn Thomas Prickett, commended
- SB154
Real estate transactions; required disclosures; description of brokerage services; terms of compensation; required written brokerage agreements under certain circumstances
- SB180
Government administration, state and local agencies prohibited from contracting with media monitoring organizations and certain contractors and companies
- SB183
Ma-Chis Lower Creek Indian Tribe; authorization to hire a police officer
- SB206
Veterans benefits; parameters imposed on businesses advising clients on making claims for benefits; violations a deceptive trade practice
- SB207
Agriculture; amount which may be assessed on cotton sales increased
- SB212
Real estate transactions; required disclosure forms; description of brokerage services; terms of compensation; required written brokerage agreements under certain circumstances; penalties and fines for certain violations; duties of qualifying brokers and licensees; scope of operation of teams
- SB238
Coffee County, Town of Kinston, speeding enforcement, automated photo enforcement as civil violations, civil penalties, appeal procedures
- SB239
Coffee County, sheriff authorized to contract with municipalities to provide police services
- SB240
Coffee County, qualifications of judge of probate further provided for
- SB311
Public highways; procedure for issuance of permit for access to state rights-of-way on public highways, further provided
- SB96
Motor vehicles; salvage certificate of title requirements, revised
- SJR26
Coach Larry Blakeney, commended
- SJR71
Troy Regional, commended
- SB103
Air ambulances, exempt from SHPDA and Certificate of Need
- SB104
Civil practice, asbestos actions; filing requirements, further provided
- SB202
Animals, disposal methods for dead further provided
- SB249
Ma-Chis Lower Creek Indians, authorize to employ police
- SB303
International organizations; jurisdiction of certain international organizations not recognized by state.
- SB304
Pardons and Paroles; mandatory supervised release of inmates; terms of revocation revised; exception created
- SB339
Retirement Systems of Alabama; to provide a benefit increase for certain retirees of the ERS and the TRS
- SB63
County commission; limitation of liability regarding use of public funds, provided
- SB94
Taxation; exempting the gross proceeds of honeybees and their byproducts from sales tax
- SJR67
Dr. Peter M. Dichiara, commended
- SB167
Relating to health insurance; to allow health insurers to communicate with enrollees regarding their health insurance plan or policy by electronic means.
- SB201
Relating to mandatory motor vehicle liability insurance; to amend Section 32-7A-5, Code of Alabama 1975, to provide an exception to allow an individual on active military duty, whose motor vehicle is registered in Alabama but who, as a result of his or her military assignment, is required to reside in another state, to satisfy the requirement for mandatory motor vehicle liability insurance by purchasing liability coverage in the state where residing on active military duty or assignment in an amount equal to or greater than the minimum amount required in Alabama.
- SB218
Relating to Pike County; to establish an additional voting center in the county.
- SB325
Relating to Coffee County; to amend Section 45-16-62, Code of Alabama 1975, to further provide for the appointment of a chief deputy coroner and a deputy coroner, to provide for compensation for the chief deputy coroner and deputy coroner, and to repeal Section 45-16-61, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to the appointment of a deputy coroner.
- SB91
Relating to Agriculture, to amend Sections 2-8-126, 2-8-128, 2-8-131, 2-8-133, 2-8-134, 2-8-135, and 2-8-323, Code of Alabama 1975, to revise the requirements for giving notice of a referendum on an assessment to be used to promote peanuts specifically as well as other nuts, bulbs, fruits, and vegetables; to revise the time an assessment on the sale of nuts, bulbs, fruits, or vegetables is effective between referendums; to revise the percentage the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries may deduct from the sum of the assessment on nuts, bulbs, fruit, and vegetables; to revise the length of time between audits of an organization certified to conduct a referendum regarding an assessment on the sale of sheep and goats; and to make nonsubstantive, technical revisions to update the existing code language to current style.
- SB92
Relating to retirement; to extend the provisions of Act 2022-229 to allow local units participating in the Employees' Retirement System additional time to elect to come under the provisions of the act.
- SJR57
RESCINDING ALL PREVIOUS RESOLUTIONS OF THE ALABAMA LEGISLATURE WHICH REQUEST CONGRESS TO CALL A CONVENTION PURSUANT TO ARTICLE V OF THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION.
Voting Record
Recent legislative votes cast by Josh Carnley. Use the full archive to find a specific bill.
- 2,219Yea
- 25Nay
- 1Abstained
- 94Absent
- YeaHJR343Alabama Yom HaShoah Commemoration, recognized
- YeaHJR326Recognizing the need for a north-south transportation route in East Alabama
- YeaHB633Etowah County, membership of personnel board
- YeaHB580Public institutions of higher education; faculty senates limited to advisory role, tenure policy required, review and dismissal of tenured faculty authorized, governing board authority over courses and curriculum provided
- YeaHB311Retirement benefits; participation of qualifying sheriffs in supernumerary program and Employees' Retirement System based on separate years of service authorized
- YeaHB141Public utilities; maximum fees payable to directors of certain public utility corporations increased, terms of certain directors extended
- YeaHB67Voter Information; limit cost of reproducing voter registration list; crime for misuse of personal voter information; created
- YeaSB199Sex offenders; restrictions for certain sex offenders further provided, Board of Pardons and Paroles authorized to adopt rules
- YeaSB57Public assistance; Department of Human Resources required to request waiver to prohibit the purchase of soda and candy with SNAP benefits, implementation of prohibition provided for
- YeaSB9Alabama Clean Indoor Air Act, renamed Vivian Davis Figures Clean Indoor Air Act; vaping included as prohibited smoking in public places.