Gary Palmer

Palmer was born in Hackleburg, Alabama. His family lived on a 40-acre farm, where Palmer helped maintain the family garden and animals.{{cite web |last1=Platt |first1=Camille Smith |title=Cover Story: Gary Palmer |url=https://birminghamchristian.com/cover-story-gary-palmer/ |website=Birmingham Christian Family Magazine |access-date=20 November 2020 |date=24 February 2017}}

Palmer has a bachelor's degree in operations management from the University of Alabama.{{cite web|url=http://blog.al.com/wire/2013/10/gary_palmer_announces_he_will.html |title=Gary Palmer announces he will run for Congress in Alabama's 6th congressional district|work=AL.com|date=October 24, 2013 |access-date=October 16, 2014}} He was the first member of his family to earn a college degree. He was a walk-on wide receiver for the Crimson Tide and played under Bear Bryant.{{Cite web|url=https://yellowhammernews.com/ala-congressional-candidate-remembers-playing-bear-bryant-wouldnt-trade-anything/|title=Ala. congressional candidate remembers playing for Bear Bryant: 'wouldn't trade it for anything'|date=2014-05-13|website=Yellowhammer News|language=en-US|access-date=2020-01-25}} In 1989, Palmer co-founded the Alabama Family Alliance, which later became the Alabama Policy Institute. He served as its president for 25 years, stepping down in 2014 to run for Congress.{{cite news|last1=Moseley |first1=Brandon |title=Crosby to Replace Palmer at API |url=http://www.alreporter.com/in-case-you-missed-it-2/6735-crosby-to-replace-palmer-at-api.html |access-date=March 3, 2015 |publisher=Alabama Political Reporter |date=September 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402122810/http://www.alreporter.com/in-case-you-missed-it-2/6735-crosby-to-replace-palmer-at-api.html |archive-date=April 2, 2015 }} Palmer helped found the State Policy Network, a nonprofit umbrella organization for conservative and libertarian think tanks that focus on state-level policy, and served as its president.{{cite news |url=http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/conservative-candidate-character-conviction-knowledge-and-leadership_793445.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140522194145/http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/conservative-candidate-character-conviction-knowledge-and-leadership_793445.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 22, 2014|title=A Conservative Candidate of Character, Conviction, Knowledge, and Leadership|magazine=The Weekly Standard|date=May 22, 2014 |first=Fred |last=Barnes |access-date=March 24, 2015}}

{{see also|2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Alabama#District 6}}

Palmer declared his candidacy for the 6th district following the retirement announcement of 11-term incumbent Spencer Bachus. In a crowded seven-way Republican primary—the real contest in this heavily Republican district—Palmer finished second behind state representative Paul DeMarco. In the ensuing runoff election, Palmer picked up the support of the Club for Growth.{{cite web|url=http://atr.rollcall.com/gary-palmer-club-for-growth-alabama-runoff-2014/|title=Gary Palmer Marks Second Chance for Club for Growth in Alabama Race|work=At the Races|access-date=October 16, 2014|archive-date=November 16, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141116082139/http://atr.rollcall.com/gary-palmer-club-for-growth-alabama-runoff-2014/|url-status=dead}} Despite outspending Palmer, DeMarco lost momentum after a botched debate with Palmer and never recovered. By election day, polls suggested Palmer would win the nomination by 30 points. Palmer won the runoff, 64% to 36%.{{cite web|url=http://www.al.com/news/birmingham/index.ssf/2014/07/gary_palmer_victorious_over_pa.html|title=Gary Palmer swamps Paul DeMarco in 6th District Republican runoff|work=AL.com|date=July 16, 2014 |access-date=October 16, 2014}} In the general election, he defeated Democratic nominee Mark Lester, a history professor at Birmingham-Southern College, 76% to 24%,{{cite web|url=http://www.shelbycountyreporter.com/2014/11/04/gary-palmer-victorious-in-alabamas-6th-congressional-district-race/ |title=Gary Palmer victorious in Alabama's 6th congressional district race|work=Shelby County Reporter|date=November 4, 2014|access-date=November 6, 2014}} but he had effectively clinched a seat in Congress with his primary victory. With a Cook Partisan Voting Index of R+28, the 6th was tied with the neighboring 4th as Alabama's most Republican district.

Palmer has been reelected three times with only nominal opposition, running unopposed in 2020. He has only dropped below 70% once. In 2018, Democrat Danner Kline held him to 69.2%. Kline received 30.8% of the vote, the best showing for a Democrat in almost a quarter-century. It is the only time since the GOP began its current run in the seat in 1993 that a Democrat has managed 30% of the vote.

{{see also|2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Alabama#District 6}}

Palmer ran for reelection to the House in the general election on November 8, 2022. Unchallenged in the Republican primary and with no Democratic candidates qualified to run in this district, Palmer was initially left unopposed. However, the Libertarian Party qualified for ballot access in May 2022, giving Palmer a general-election opponent, Amazon supervisor Andria Chieffo. Palmer defeated Chieffo in the general election with 83.7% of the vote to Chieffo's 15.1%.{{Cite web |title=Gary Palmer |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Gary_Palmer |access-date=2022-09-13 |website=Ballotpedia |language=en}}

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Palmer took office on January 3, 2015, along with the other freshmen members of the 114th Congress.

Palmer voted against the American Rescue Plan, an economic recovery and COVID-19 relief bill, in February 2021. His rationale for opposing the bill was that it was "not about COVID relief, but about the Democrat agenda", and a "repeat of the failed stimulus bill passed in 2009 under President Obama and then Vice President Biden."{{cite news |title=Here's how Alabama's U.S. House Representatives voted on President Biden's $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill |url=https://whnt.com/news/alabama-news/heres-how-alabamas-u-s-house-representatives-voted-on-president-bidens-1-9-trillion-covid-19-relief-bill/ |access-date=March 8, 2021 |work=WHNT.com |date=February 27, 2021}}

In November 2021, Palmer touted funding for the Birmingham Northern Beltline that he added to the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. But he voted against the final bill and did not mention his vote in a Twitter post celebrating the funding. Democratic figures including Alabama Democratic Party chair Christopher J. England, U.S. Senator Brian Schatz, and U.S. Representative Eric Swalwell criticized Palmer's comments as hypocritical. A spokesperson for Palmer defended the Twitter post, saying, "it should not be surprising that he supports a provision that he authored".{{cite news |last1=Koplowitz |first1=Howard |title=Palmer roasted for 'hypocrisy' of securing Northern Beltline funding, voting against it |url=https://www.al.com/politics/2021/11/palmer-roasted-for-hypocrisy-of-securing-beltline-funding-voting-against-it.html |access-date=November 16, 2021 |work=AL.com |date=November 16, 2021}}

As of October 2021, Palmer had voted in line with President Joe Biden's stated position 7.5% of the time.{{cite web |last1=Bycoffe |first1=Anna Wiederkehr and Aaron |title=Does Your Member Of Congress Vote With Or Against Biden? |url=https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/biden-congress-votes/gary-palmer/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210508014946/https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/biden-congress-votes/gary-palmer/|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 8, 2021|website=FiveThirtyEight |access-date=October 27, 2021 |language=en |date=October 22, 2021}}

Bloomberg Government has called Palmer a "quiet lawmaker" who nonetheless fulfills an important role in shaping the House Republican agenda as chair of the Republican Policy Committee. In response to Democratic critiques that Republicans lack a policy agenda, Palmer has said he takes a more "proactive" strategy to crafting policy, rather than a "combative" style. As chair of the committee, Palmer compiled a 200-page "Guide to the Issues" for Republican representatives and frequently distributes information on policy to fellow legislators.

In February 2023, CoinDesk reported that Palmer was one of three members of Alabama's congressional delegation who received money from FTX, the defunct cryptocurrency exchange, alongside Robert Aderholt and Katie Britt. Palmer's office did not respond to a CoinDesk inquiry about what had been done with the funds.{{Cite web|url=https://1819news.com/news/item/aderholt-britt-palmer-among-196-u-s-congress-members-who-receive-funds-from-ftx|title=Aderholt, Britt, Palmer among 196 U.S. Congress members who received funds from FTX|last=Taylor|first=Daniel|work=1819 News|date=February 6, 2023|access-date=February 6, 2023}}

In the October 2023 Speaker of the United States House of Representatives election, Palmer was briefly a candidate for Speaker of the House in the third nomination cycle.{{Cite web|url=https://1819news.com/news/item/palmer-to-seek-u-s-house-speaker-post|title=Palmer to seek U.S. House speaker post|last=Zeigler|first=Jim|author-link=Jim Zeigler|work=1819 News|date=October 22, 2023|access-date=October 22, 2023}} The New York Times described him as a candidate who could present himself as a unifying force between the battling factions of the Republican Party. He dropped out of the race for Speaker prior to an internal caucus forum.{{Cite web |last=ABC News |title=House Republicans try once again to nominate a speaker |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/house-republicans-4th-time-nominate-speaker/story?id=104224484 |access-date=2023-10-25 |website=ABC News |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Gary Palmer has dropped out of the House GOP speaker's contest, leaving a field of seven contenders. |url=https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2023/10/24/congress/palmer-drops-house-gop-speaker-00123161 |access-date=2023-10-25 |website=POLITICO |date=October 24, 2023 |language=en}}

For the 118th Congress:{{cite web |title=Gary J. Palmer |url=https://clerk.house.gov/members/P000609 |publisher=Clerk of the United States House of Representatives |access-date=20 April 2023}}

• Committee on Energy and Commerce
• Subcommittee on Energy, Climate, and Grid Security
• Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Minerals
• Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
• Committee on Oversight and Accountability
• Subcommittee on Government Operations and the Federal Workforce

• Freedom Caucus{{Cite web|last=Guy|first=Retiring|date=2017-02-25|title=Retiring Guy's Digest: Sounds like Alabama GOP rep and Freedom Caucus crazy Gary Palmer had a case of nerves at his town hall|url=https://paulsnewsline.blogspot.com/2017/02/sounds-like-alabama-gop-rep-and-freedom.html|access-date=2021-02-28|website=Retiring Guy's Digest}}
• Republican Study Committee{{cite web|title=Member List|url=https://rsc-walker.house.gov/|publisher=Republican Study Committee|access-date=January 2, 2018|archive-date=December 22, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171222002744/http://rsc-walker.house.gov/|url-status=dead}}
• Congressional Western Caucus{{cite web|title= Caucus Memberships|author=|url=https://westerncaucus.house.gov/about/membership.htm|format=|publisher=Congressional Western Caucus|date=|accessdate=7 April 2025}}

As of 2020, Palmer has a 92% rating for supporting conservative causes, according to Heritage Action.{{cite web |title=Rep. Gary Palmer - Scorecard 116: 92% {{!}} Heritage Action |url=https://heritageaction.com/scorecard/members/P000609/116 |website=Heritage Action |access-date=20 July 2020 |date=29 June 2020}} The American Conservative Union's center for legislative accountability gave him a 97% lifetime conservative rating{{Cite web|url=http://ratings.conservative.org/people?chamber&search=gary%20palmer|title=ACU Lawmakers}} and the progressive PAC Americans for Democratic Action gave him a 0% liberal quotient in 2019.{{Cite web|url=https://adaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/2019.pdf|title=ADA Liberal Quotient}}

Palmer opposes legal abortion.{{cite web|last1=Underwood|first1=Madison|title=Abortion, marijuana, and same-sex marriage: District 6 candidates state their positions|url=http://www.al.com/news/birmingham/index.ssf/2014/10/abortion_marijuana_and_same-se.html|website=AL.com|date=October 22, 2014 |access-date=December 21, 2017}} Palmer supported the 2022 overturning of Roe v. Wade.{{cite web |last1=Palmer |first1=Gary |title=Today, we celebrate a decision by the Supreme Court that will save the lives of countless unborn Americans. While today is a great day in American history, the struggle is far from over. It will be up to state legislatures and Republicans in Congress to continue protecting life. |url=https://twitter.com/USRepGaryPalmer/status/1540373859014262789 |website=Twitter |access-date=25 June 2022 |language=en}}

Palmer voted for the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017.{{cite web|last1=Almukhtar|first1=Sarah|title=How Each House Member Voted on the Tax Bill|url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/12/19/us/politics/tax-bill-house-live-vote.html?_r=0|website=The New York Times|access-date=December 21, 2017|date=December 19, 2017}} He said the bill would "put more money in the pockets of the American people" and "launch economic growth." He blamed the Obama administration and a "burdensome tax code that was designed for a 1986 economy" for an "anemic" economy.{{cite web|last1=Kirby|first1=Brendan|title=Tax cuts will create 4,600 Alabama jobs, raise family income across the state by $519, study says - Yellowhammer News|url=http://yellowhammernews.com/featured/tax-cut-impact-alabama/|website=Yellowhammer News|access-date=December 21, 2017|date=December 20, 2017}}

Palmer was among the 71 Republicans who voted against final passage of the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 in the House.{{Cite web|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4029522-republicans-and-democrats-who-bucked-party-leaders-by-voting-no/|title=Republicans and Democrats who bucked party leaders by voting no|first=Jared|last=Gans|date=May 31, 2023|access-date=June 6, 2023|work=The Hill}} He was also one of three members of Alabama's House delegation to vote against the bill, the others being Barry Moore and Dale Strong.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/05/31/us/politics/house-debt-limit-live-vote.html|title=Raising the Debt Limit: See Who Voted For and Against|work=The New York Times|date=May 31, 2023|access-date=May 31, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230601015111/https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/05/31/us/politics/house-debt-limit-live-vote.html|archive-date=June 1, 2023}}

Palmer has stated that allowing transgender people to use the bathroom of their choice is something "no reasonable person" would allow and said that "the safety implications for sexual predation have been well documented."{{cite web|last1=Koplowitz|first1=Howard|title='They have lost their minds': Roby, Palmer blast Obama administration over transgender student bathroom guidance|url=http://www.al.com/news/index.ssf/2016/05/they_have_lost_their_minds_rob.html|website=AL.com|date=May 14, 2016 |access-date=December 21, 2017}} He opposes same-sex marriage, saying, "No one can change the fundamental nature of what marriage is: the union of a man and a woman and the formation of a family which is the foundation of every civilization."{{cite web|last1=Koplowitz|first1=Howard|title=SCOTUS gay marriage ruling: Alabama congressional delegation widely pans same-sex marriage decision|url=http://www.al.com/news/index.ssf/2015/06/scotus_gay_marriage_ruling_ala.html|website=AL.com|date=June 26, 2015 |access-date=December 21, 2017}}

During the COVID-19 crisis, Palmer opposed proxy voting while Congress was unable to work onsite at the Capitol due to shelter-in-place orders.{{cite web |last1=Palmer |first1=Gary |title=A message to Americans from Nancy Pelosi and House Democrats |url=https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/may/21/a-message-to-americans-from-nancy-pelosi-and-house/ |website=The Washington Times |access-date=20 July 2020 |date=21 May 2020}}

Palmer voted to support medical marijuana research but opposes legalizing marijuana.

Palmer supports gun rights. He opposes what he deems unconstitutional gun restrictions. He supports efforts that enable legal gun owners to carry their guns, including concealed carry, over state lines.{{cite web |title=Gary Palmer on Gun Control |url=https://www.ontheissues.org/house/Gary_Palmer_Gun_Control.htm |website=On the Issues |access-date=20 July 2020 |date=26 June 2017}}

Palmer opposes the Affordable Care Act, calling it "a nightmare" and "job-killing." He supports efforts to repeal it.{{cite web |title=Gary Palmer on Health Care |url=https://www.ontheissues.org/house/Gary_Palmer_Health_Care.htm |website=On the Issues |access-date=20 July 2020 |date=26 June 2017}}

Palmer is pro-nuclear weapons. He supports increasing funding for the Defense Department specifically around work in the Middle East.{{cite web |title=Gary Palmer on Homeland Security |url=https://www.ontheissues.org/house/Gary_Palmer_Homeland_Security.htm |website=On the Issues |access-date=20 July 2020 |date=26 June 2017}}

Palmer opposes illegal immigration to the United States, and supports deporting illegal immigrants.{{cite web |title=Gary Palmer on Immigration |url=https://www.ontheissues.org/house/Gary_Palmer_Immigration.htm |website=On the Issues |access-date=20 July 2020 |date=26 June 2017}}

After his election in 2014, Palmer signed the U.S. Term Limits pledge, agreeing to sponsor legislation enacting term limits for U.S. representatives and senators.{{Cite web|url=https://1819news.com/news/item/u-s-rep-palmer-running-again-in-2024-claims-pledge-was-to-support-term-limit-legislation-but-acknowledges-saying-would-only-serve-five-terms|title=U.S. Rep. Palmer running again in 2024; Claims pledge was to support term-limit legislation, but acknowledges saying would only serve five terms|last=Blakely|first=Will|work=1819 News|date=March 14, 2023|access-date=March 14, 2023}} He also said he would serve no more than five terms in office.{{Cite web|url=https://www.al.com/news/2014/11/how_long_is_too_long_in_congre.html|title=How long is too long in Congress? For Gary Palmer, it's 10 years: Today in Alabama politics|last=Gore|first=Leada|work=AL.com|date=November 24, 2014|access-date=December 12, 2022}} In September 2021, the U.S. Term Limits group accused Palmer of refusing to cosponsor a term limits amendment, alleging that he had broken the pledge. The group purchased billboards in Alabama's 6th congressional district attacking Palmer. Palmer's reelection campaign responded by calling the accusation "fake news", saying that the pledge only applied to the 114th United States Congress and that Palmer cosponsored the amendment for three consecutive terms.{{Cite web|url=https://www.alreporter.com/2021/09/09/term-limits-group-targets-gary-palmer-for-allegedly-breaking-campaign-pledge/|title=Term Limits group targets Gary Palmer for allegedly breaking campaign pledge|last=Moseley|first=Brandon|work=Alabama Political Reporter|date=September 9, 2021|access-date=December 12, 2022}} Palmer's five-term limit meant that the 2022 elections would be his last. But in March 2022, he said he made the pledge before becoming a part of Republican leadership in Congress and that he was also taking high turnover in Alabama's congressional delegation into consideration, indicating that he would likely run for reelection in 2024 to maintain senior leadership from Alabama, despite the commitment.{{Cite web|url=https://about.bgov.com/news/gop-maps-out-next-agenda-with-aid-of-quiet-lawmaker-from-alabama/|title=GOP Maps Out Next Agenda With Aid of Quiet Lawmaker From Alabama|last1=Wilkins|first1=Emily|last2=Cohen|first2=Zach|work=Bloomberg Government|date=March 4, 2022|access-date=December 12, 2022}}

In March 2023, Palmer officially announced his 2024 reelection campaign, saying that he "prayed for God to give me clarity on" his decision to run for a sixth term.{{Cite web|url=https://altoday.com/archives/50389-gary-palmer-breaking-key-campaign-promise-after-praying-to-god-for-clarity|title=Gary Palmer breaking key campaign promise after praying to God for 'clarity'|last=Moseley|first=Brandon|work=Alabama Today|date=March 11, 2023|access-date=March 11, 2023}} He disputed media reports (including an article by AL.com) that characterized his five-term limit as part of the U.S. Term Limits pledge, saying the pledge only applied to sponsoring legislation. But Palmer acknowledged that he did claim during his 2014 campaign that he would serve no more than five terms, and said he would "own that".

Palmer was at the Capitol to certify the 2020 presidential election results on January 6, 2021, when the attack on the Capitol took place. During the attack, Palmer tweeted that it was a "sad day" and that "the scenes we witnessed today were unacceptable".{{cite news|date=6 January 2021|title=Alabama's congressional delegation reacts to storming of US Capitol|work=WAFF|url=https://www.waff.com/2021/01/06/alabama-representatives-react-us-capitol-protests-lockdown/|access-date=8 March 2021}} After the attack, Palmer voted against certifying the election, objecting to Arizona's and Pennsylvania's electoral votes.{{cite news|last1=Lyman|first1=Brian|date=7 January 2021|title=6 Alabama congressmen, 1 senator support moves to throw out votes of Arizona, Pennsylvania|work=The Montgomery Advertiser|url=https://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/story/news/2021/01/07/7-alabama-congressman-support-moves-throw-out-votes-arizona-pennsylvania/6572789002/|access-date=8 March 2021}}{{Cite news|last1=Yourish|first1=Karen|last2=Buchanan|first2=Larry|last3=Lu|first3=Denise|date=2021-01-07|title=The 147 Republicans Who Voted to Overturn Election Results|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/01/07/us/elections/electoral-college-biden-objectors.html|access-date=2021-07-01|issn=0362-4331}} On January 13, Palmer blamed Donald Trump for "sending" the attackers to the Capitol.{{cite news|date=7 January 2021|title=Rep. Gary Palmer: 'I hold the president responsible for sending those people to the Capitol'|work=Yellowhammer News|url=https://yellowhammernews.com/rep-gary-palmer-i-hold-the-president-responsible-for-sending-those-people-to-the-capitol/|access-date=8 March 2021}} He voted against impeaching Trump a second time, calling the second impeachment a Democratic "abuse of power" and a "sham process."{{cite news|date=16 January 2020|title=Palmer said that there "are still no grounds for impeachment"|work=Alabama Political Reporter|url=https://www.alreporter.com/2020/01/16/palmer-said-that-there-are-still-no-grounds-for-impeachment/|access-date=8 March 2021}}

In December 2020, Palmer was one of 126 Republican members of the House of Representatives to sign an amicus brief in support of Texas v. Pennsylvania, a lawsuit filed at the United States Supreme Court contesting the results of the 2020 presidential election, in which Joe Biden defeated{{cite web|last1=Blood|first1=Michael R.|last2=Riccardi|first2=Nicholas|date=December 5, 2020|title=Biden officially secures enough electors to become president|url=https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-joe-biden-donald-trump-elections-electoral-college-3e0b852c3cfadf853b08aecbfc3569fa|url-status=live|access-date=December 12, 2020|website=AP News|archive-date=December 8, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201208201209/https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-joe-biden-donald-trump-elections-electoral-college-3e0b852c3cfadf853b08aecbfc3569fa}} Trump. The Supreme Court declined to hear the case on the basis that Texas lacked standing under Article III of the Constitution to challenge the results of an election held by another state.{{Cite news|last=Liptak|first=Adam|author-link=Adam Liptak|date=2020-12-11|title=Supreme Court Rejects Texas Suit Seeking to Subvert Election|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/11/us/politics/supreme-court-election-texas.html|access-date=2020-12-12|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=December 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201211234955/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/11/us/politics/supreme-court-election-texas.html|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=Order in Pending Case|url=https://www.supremecourt.gov/orders/courtorders/121120zr_p860.pdf|date=2020-12-11|publisher=Supreme Court of the United States|access-date=December 11, 2020|archive-date=December 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201211234004/https://www.supremecourt.gov/orders/courtorders/121120zr_p860.pdf|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/10/politics/read-house-republicans-texas-supreme-court/index.html|title=Brief from 126 Republicans supporting Texas lawsuit in Supreme Court|first=Daniella |last=Diaz|work=CNN|access-date=December 11, 2020|archive-date=December 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201212000435/https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/10/politics/read-house-republicans-texas-supreme-court/index.html|url-status=live}}

Palmer is married to Ann Cushing Palmer.{{cite news |last1=Koplowitz |first1=Howard |title=Palmer: D.C. more like 'C-SPAN' than 'House of Cards' |url=https://www.al.com/news/2015/07/who_is_gary_palmer_alabama_con.html |access-date=20 November 2020 |work=AL |date=21 July 2015 |language=en}} They have three children.{{cite news |last1=Turpen |first1=Katie |title=Local politician Gary Palmer discusses highlights of campaign and upcoming term |url=https://hooversun.com/peopleplaces/journey-to-the-capitol1210/ |access-date=20 November 2020 |work=Hoover Sun |date=10 December 2014 |language=en-us}}

When working in Washington, D.C., Palmer sleeps at his office on Capitol Hill.

Palmer is a longtime member of Briarwood Presbyterian Church in Birmingham.{{Cite web|date=2019-01-03|title=Faith on the Hill: The religious composition of the 116th Congress|url=https://www.pewforum.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2019/01/Detailed-tables-NUMBER-CHECK-COMPLETE-1-3.pdf|url-status=live|access-date=2021-03-09|website=Pew Research Center's Religion & Public Life Project|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190105043212/http://www.pewforum.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2019/01/Detailed-tables-NUMBER-CHECK-COMPLETE-1-3.pdf |archive-date=January 5, 2019 }}

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