In the U.S. House of Representatives, the state is represented by seven members, six of whom are Republicans: (Jerry Carl, Mike Rogers, Robert Aderholt, Dale Strong, Barry Moore, and Gary Palmer) and one Democrat: Terri Sewell, who represents the Black Belt as well as most of the predominantly black portions of Birmingham, Tuscaloosa and Montgomery.
ɪnðə jˈuː.ˈɛs. hˈaʊs ʌv ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛntətˌɪvz, ðə stˈeɪt ɪz ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛntᵻd baɪ sˈɛvən mˈɛmbɚz, sˈɪks ʌv hˈuːm ɑːɹ ɹᵻpˈʌblɪkənz: dʒˈɛɹi kˈɑːɹl, mˈaɪk ɹˈɑːdʒɚz, ɹˈɑːbɚt ɐdˈɜːhoʊlt, dˈeɪl stɹˈɔŋ, bˈæɹi mˈʊɹ, ænd ɡˈæɹi pˈɑːmɚ ænd wˈʌn dˈɛməkɹˌæt: tˈɛɹi sˈuːɛl, hˌuː ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛnts ðə blˈæk bˈɛlt æz wˈɛl æz mˈoʊst əv ðə pɹɪdˈɑːmɪnəntli blˈæk pˈoːɹʃənz ʌv bˈɜːmɪŋˌæm, tˈʌskɐlˌuːsə ænd mɑːntɡˈɑːmɚɹi.