Troy A. Carter

U.S. Representative, LA-2

Democratic Louisiana since Jan 3, 2025

Office record: unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0

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Issue areas

Derived from issue-tagged bills they sponsored and stated positions — each links to the underlying record. AI-derived tags

Agriculture 2 Education 2 Defense & Military 1 Government Operations & Budget 1 Healthcare 1 Immigration 1 Labor & Employment 1 Social Services & Welfare 1

Offices & terms

Office	Party	From	To	Source
U.S. Representative, LA-2 current Louisiana	Democratic	Jan 3, 2025	Jan 3, 2027	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, LA-2 Louisiana	Democratic	Jan 3, 2023	Jan 3, 2025	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, LA-2 Louisiana	Democratic	May 11, 2021	Jan 3, 2023	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0

Committee assignments

House Committee on Energy and Commerce unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
House Committee on Energy and Commerce — Communications and Technology unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
House Committee on Energy and Commerce — Environment unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
House Committee on Energy and Commerce — Health unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
House Committee on Homeland Security unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
House Committee on Homeland Security — Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
House Committee on Homeland Security — Transportation and Maritime Security unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0

Ideology — academic context, not a GovTally claim

DW-NOMINATE coordinates (Congress 119): economic dim. -0.521, social dim. 0.287. Voteview DW-NOMINATE Voteview-academic

Roll-call votes (583 recorded)

Vote	Position	Date	Result	Source
HR 7726 — Stop Child Care Scams Act of 2026	Yea	Jun 3, 2026	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 2860 — Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2025	Yea	Jun 3, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 1333 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8646) making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration…	Nay	Jun 3, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 1333 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8646) making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration…	Nay	Jun 3, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
S 254 — ARTIST Act	Yea	Jun 3, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 7618 — American Battlefield Protection Program Amendments Act of 2026	Yea	Jun 3, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 6047 — Sharri Briley and Eric Edmundson Veterans Benefits Expansion Act of 2026	Nay	May 21, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 1041 — Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act	Nay	May 21, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 1041 — Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act	Yea	May 21, 2026	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 1329 — Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum Act	Nay	May 21, 2026	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 1329 — Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum Act	Yea	May 21, 2026	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 1300 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1041) to amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit the Secretary of Veterans Affairs…	Nay	May 20, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 1300 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1041) to amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit the Secretary of Veterans Affairs…	Nay	May 20, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 2616 — Stopping Indoctrination and Protecting Kids Act	Nay	May 20, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 2616 — Stopping Indoctrination and Protecting Kids Act	Yea	May 20, 2026	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 1993 — 25th Anniversary of 9/11 Commemorative Coin Act	Yea	May 20, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
S 1003 — Lulu’s Law	Yea	May 20, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
S 2393 — Fiscal Year 2025 Veterans Affairs Major Medical Facility Authorization Act	Yea	May 20, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 5317 — Community Bank Deposit Access Act of 2025	Yea	May 20, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 4544 — American Access to Banking Act	Yea	May 20, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 3234 — Keeping Deposits Local Act	Yea	May 20, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 1299 — Providing for the concurrence by the House in the Senate amendment to H.R. 6644, with amendment.	Yea	May 20, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 8469 — Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending…	Yea	May 15, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 8469 — Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending…	Nay	May 15, 2026	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 8365 — Monitor Accountability Act	Nay	May 14, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD

Campaign funding

1,001 recorded contributions totalling $2,131,199. Amounts and dates come straight from FEC filings; funding-type labels are software-classified from those filings classified — 189 of 1001 classified so far.

Funding type	Contributions	Total	Share
Big donor	188	$555,850	26%
Party	1	$828	0%
Unclassified	812	$1,574,521	74%

Largest contributions

Amount	Donor	To committee	Type	Date	Source
$5,000	MACHINISTS NON-PARTISAN COMMITTEE	TROY CARTER FOR CONGRESS	unclassified	Mar 13, 2024	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
$5,000	UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INCORPORATED PAC (UNITEDHEALTH GROUP PAC)	TROY CARTER FOR CONGRESS	unclassified	Jun 30, 2023	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
$5,000	CRESCENT RIVER PORT PILOTS ASSOCIATION FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE/CRPPA FED PAC	TROY CARTER FOR CONGRESS	unclassified	Jun 30, 2023	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
$5,000	INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	TROY CARTER FOR CONGRESS	unclassified	Jun 20, 2023	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
$5,000	INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL AND TRANSPORTATION WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION LEAG	TROY CARTER FOR CONGRESS	unclassified	Jun 1, 2023	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
$5,000	THE HOME DEPOT INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	TROY CARTER FOR CONGRESS	unclassified	May 18, 2023	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
$5,000	NEXION HEALTH FUND FOR QUALITY LONG TERM CARE INC	TROY CARTER FOR CONGRESS	unclassified	May 18, 2023	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
$5,000	SWISHER INTERNATIONAL INC PAC FUND	TROY CARTER FOR CONGRESS	unclassified	Sep 30, 2023	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
$5,000	ALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	TROY CARTER FOR CONGRESS	unclassified	Jun 29, 2024	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
$5,000	THE COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	TROY CARTER FOR CONGRESS	unclassified	May 3, 2024	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
$5,000	AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR PAC	TROY CARTER FOR CONGRESS	unclassified	Apr 17, 2024	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
$5,000	AMERICAN SUGAR CANE LEAGUE PAC	TROY CARTER FOR CONGRESS	unclassified	Mar 31, 2024	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
$5,000	AMERICAN SUGAR CANE LEAGUE PAC	TROY CARTER FOR CONGRESS	unclassified	Mar 31, 2024	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
$5,000	ASSOCIATION FOR MATERIALS PROTECTION AND PERFORMANCE PAC AKA COATINGS & CORROSION PAC	TROY CARTER FOR CONGRESS	unclassified	Mar 18, 2024	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
$5,000	COMMUNICATION WORKERS OF AMERICA PAC	TROY CARTER FOR CONGRESS	unclassified	Feb 8, 2024	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD

Largest by amount; not the full set. FEC contributor data may not be used for commercial solicitation.