# Gary Carter

Gary Carter is a Democratic member of the Louisiana Senate for district 7.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Louisiana Senate, district 7
- Serving since: 2021-06-30
- Current term: LA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/60ffe8d0-0469-4eca-a69a-deec93c203b3

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/60ffe8d0-0469-4eca-a69a-deec93c203b3 (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

100% of Carter’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Louisiana, in the top quarter of State Senate Democrats.

## What Carter says (LA 2025–26 session)

3 classified statements: 3 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Carter | State Senate Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.4% | 249 of 330 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 10.3% | 304 of 330 |
| Policy discussion | 0.0% | 42.9% | 328 of 330 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 3.4% | 294 of 330 |
| Credit claiming | 0.0% | 16.1% | 322 of 330 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 0.8% | 228 of 330 |

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.61 (standard error 0.02), from 116 donors and 1,045 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 58% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (LA 2025–26 session)

2,495 roll calls. Attendance 84% (Louisiana Senate 88%). Party unity 97.4% (93.6%). 15 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-05-29 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE (#1547) · HB 1222 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: Provides relative to grocery initiative grants and financial support (RR INCREASE GF EX See Note) · fail · https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HB1222/
- 2026-05-29 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE (#1571) · HB 75 GAMING: Creates an enhanced promotional play pilot program relative to net slot machine proceeds (EN -$574,627 GF RV See Note) · pass · https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HB75/
- 2026-05-29 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE (#1561) · HB 410 CIVIL/PROCEDURE: Requires notification of all parties to record in-person communication · pass · https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HB410/
- 2026-05-29 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE (#1558) · HB 944 HEALTH SERVICES: Creates the Louisiana Women's Health Consortium (EN NO IMPACT See Note) · pass · https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HB944/
- 2026-05-29 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE (#1562) · HB 750 CONSUMERS/PROTECTION: Provides for cancellation of automatic renewal subscriptions · pass · https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HB750/
- 2026-05-28 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE (#1496) · HB 755 PUBLIC CONTRACTS: Establishes indefinite delivery and indefinite quantity professional services contracting for design services for certain projects… · pass · https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HB755/
- 2026-05-28 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE (#1502) · HB 1199 INSURANCE/HEALTH: Provides relative to health insurance coverage for genetic testing and the treatment of SCN2A-associated medical conditions (EN NO… · pass · https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HB1199/
- 2026-05-28 · voted nay · FINAL PASSAGE (#1515) · HB 690 EDUCATION: Provides relative to education service providers and vendors of educational products (EN NO IMPACT See Note) · pass · https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HB690/
- 2026-05-28 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE (#1498) · HB 797 BANKS/BANKING: Creates the Bayou Gold Program (EN INCREASE SG EX See Note) · pass · https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HB797/
- 2026-05-28 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE (#1499) · HB 1028 MEDICAID: Requires the Louisiana Department of Health to increase the reimbursement rates for nonemergency medical transportation providers (EN… · pass · https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HB1028/

## Legislation (LA 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 17 bills: 13 reached committee, 6 passed one chamber, 6 passed both, 6 became law. Cosponsored 116. 35.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Louisiana Senate 50.5%; rank 32 of 38).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SR 187: LAW ENFORCEMENT: Requests the LCLE to report to the Senate Committee on Judiciary B on the progress of the implementation of Act 426 of the 2025 Regular… (introduced, 2026-06-01) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SR187/
- SR 173: TRANSPORTATION/DEV DEPT: Urges and requests the Department of Transportation and Development to conduct a review of public-private partnership contracting… (introduced, 2026-06-01) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SR173/
- SCR 58: ROADS/HIGHWAYS: Urge and request the Department of Transportation and Development to conduct a review of public-private partnership contracting practices. (in committee, 2026-05-19) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SCR58/
- SR 65: SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH: Designates Wednesday, April 8, 2026, as "Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. Day" at the Louisiana State Capitol. (introduced, 2026-04-20) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SR65/
- SR 57: COMMENDATIONS: Recognizes the vital contributions of Tulane University to the state of Louisiana. (introduced, 2026-04-20) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SR57/
- SB 473: VOTERS/VOTING: Provides for requested time-off to vote. (8/1/26) (in committee, 2026-04-01) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SB473/
- SB 494: DISTRICT ATTORNEYS RET: Provides relative to the District Attorneys' Retirement System. (8/1/26) (OR INCREASE APV) (in committee, 2026-04-01) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SB494/
- SB 504: STUDENTS: Provides relative to individual graduation plans. (8/1/26) (EN NO IMPACT See Note) (became law, 2026-05-29) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SB504/
- SB 380: SPECIAL DISTRICTS: Creates the Real Timbers Crime Prevention and Security District in Orleans Parish. (gov sig) (became law, 2026-06-01) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SB380/
- SB 352: ROADS/HIGHWAYS: Provides for toll collections for state-owned toll facilities. (8/1/26) (OR DECREASE GF RV See Note) (in committee, 2026-03-09) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SB352/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $16.5K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-06-03 · Post on X · https://x.com/gm_carter/status/2062291570846560523
- 2025-05-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/gm_carter/status/1925303417087332806
- 2025-01-03 · Post on X · https://x.com/gm_carter/status/1875012295996440993

## Links

- Official site: https://senate.la.gov/smembers?ID=7
- X: https://x.com/gm_carter
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GaryC4Senate/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sengarycarter
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@senatorgarycarter
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gary-carter-jr-b8873390/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/60ffe8d0-0469-4eca-a69a-deec93c203b3