# Neal Carter

Neal Carter is a Republican member of the Arizona House for district 15.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Arizona House, district 15
- Serving since: 2023-01-09
- Current term: AZ 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/17f344ec-ffe3-46fe-ba7a-8efdc5fbf2fd

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/17f344ec-ffe3-46fe-ba7a-8efdc5fbf2fd (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

Carter sits at +0.58 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 84% of State House Republicans.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.58 (standard error 0.02), from 159 donors and 747 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 84% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (AZ 2025–26 session)

1,672 roll calls. Attendance 99.6% (Arizona House 93.0%). Party unity 92.2% (93.3%). 228 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-06-13 · voted yea · Passed · HCR 2040 minimum wage; exception; homeless · pass · https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HCR2040/
- 2026-06-13 · voted yea · Passed · HB 2397 homeowners' associations; property covenants; disclosures · pass · https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2397/
- 2026-06-13 · voted yea · Passed · HB 2321 DCS; credit freeze; consumer reporting · pass · https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2321/
- 2026-06-13 · voted nay · failed to pass · HB 2398 watercraft; insurance requirements; penalties · fail · https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2398/
- 2026-06-13 · voted yea · Passed · HB 2406 department of veterans' services; study · pass · https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2406/
- 2026-06-13 · voted yea · Passed · HB 2408 nursing board; regulatory actions; expungement · pass · https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2408/
- 2026-06-12 · voted nay · failed to pass · SB 1519 off-highway vehicles; weight · fail · https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/SB1519/
- 2026-06-12 · voted yea · Passed · HB 2305 private towing carriers; regulation; rates · pass · https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2305/
- 2026-06-12 · voted yea · Passed · HB 2114 motorcycle registration requirements; safety fund · pass · https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2114/
- 2026-06-12 · voted yea · Passed · HB 2311 artificial intelligence service; disclosures; requirements · pass · https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2311/

## Legislation (AZ 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 38 bills: 26 reached committee, 25 passed one chamber, 13 passed both, 11 became law. Cosponsored 107. 65.8% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Arizona House 34.5%; rank 10 of 56).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 2970: fraudulent schemes; artifices; jurisdiction (passed both chambers, 2026-06-19) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2970/
- HB 2971: occupational licensing; fee deferment (introduced, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2971/
- HB 2835: labor organizations; paycheck deduction; prohibition (introduced, 2026-01-22) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2835/
- HB 2834: claims against HOAs; filing fees (passed one chamber, 2026-03-17) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2834/
- HB 2782: corporation commission; utilities; amortization; tariffs (became law, 2026-06-22) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2782/
- HB 2574: traffic penalties; appeal; stay (became law, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2574/
- HB 2783: labor organizations; elections; recertification requirement (introduced, 2026-01-21) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2783/
- HB 2781: decommissioning; solar energy; standards; fund (passed one chamber, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2781/
- HB 2265: courts; fees; assessments (became law, 2026-06-19) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2265/
- HB 2212: homeowners' associations; lobbying; political activity (introduced, 2026-01-20) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2212/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $63.7K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 90% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.azleg.gov/House/House-member/?legislature=55&session=125&legislator=2098
- Campaign site: https://nealcarterarizona.com/
- X: https://x.com/nealcarteraz
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/p/rep-ld15-neal-carter-100081120704832/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4WuUI6-SjLlkH2-fQovTww/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nealcarterpodcast/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/17f344ec-ffe3-46fe-ba7a-8efdc5fbf2fd