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 4593 — SHOWER Act	Yea	Jan 13, 2026	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 2312 — Tipped Employee Protection Act	Yea	Jan 13, 2026	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 2270 — Empowering Employer Child and Elder Care Solutions Act	Yea	Jan 13, 2026	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 2262 — Flexibility for Workers Education Act	Nay	Jan 13, 2026	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 2262 — Flexibility for Workers Education Act	Yea	Jan 13, 2026	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 988 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2988) to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to specify requirements…	Nay	Jan 13, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 988 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2988) to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to specify requirements…	Nay	Jan 13, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 6504 — Haiti Economic Lift Program Extension Act	Yea	Jan 12, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 6500 — AGOA Extension Act	Yea	Jan 12, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 2683 — Remote Access Security Act	Yea	Jan 12, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 5184 — Affordable HOMES Act	Nay	Jan 9, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 1834 — Breaking the Gridlock Act	Yea	Jan 8, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 780 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1834) to advance policy priorities that will break the gridlock.	Yea	Jan 8, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 131 — Finish the Arkansas Valley Conduit Act	Yea	Jan 8, 2026	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 504 — Miccosukee Reserved Area Amendments Act	Yea	Jan 8, 2026	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 6938 — Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026	Yea	Jan 8, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 6938 — Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026	Yea	Jan 8, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 6938 — Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026	Yea	Jan 8, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 780 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1834) to advance policy priorities that will break the gridlock.	Yea	Jan 7, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 977 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4593) to amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to revise the definition of showerhead…	Nay	Jan 7, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 977 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4593) to amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to revise the definition of showerhead…	Nay	Jan 7, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Call of the House	Present	Jan 6, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 498 — Do No Harm in Medicaid Act	Nay	Dec 18, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 498 — Do No Harm in Medicaid Act	Yea	Dec 18, 2025	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 845 — Pet and Livestock Protection Act	Nay	Dec 18, 2025	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.