# André Carson

André Carson is a Democratic member of the U.S. House for Indiana’s 7th district.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: U.S. House, Indiana’s 7th district
- Serving since: 2008-03-13
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: C001072
- FEC candidate IDs: H8IN07184

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/C001072 (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

4.7% of Carson’s statements use an extreme label, 2.5 times the House Democrat average of 1.9%.

## What Carson says (119th Congress (2025–27))

872 classified statements: 712 posts on X, 82 press releases, 47 Congressional Record speeches, 31 newsletters. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Carson | House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 3.3% | 6.6% | 156 of 216 |
| Policy criticism | 33.9% | 27.5% | 56 of 216 |
| Policy discussion | 77.0% | 73.2% | 74 of 216 |
| Bipartisanship | 10.7% | 9.8% | 71 of 216 |
| Credit claiming | 31.0% | 22.7% | 34 of 216 |
| Extreme labels | 4.7% | 1.9% | 13 of 216 |

Most discussed policy areas: Health 25% (House Democrats 26%); Government Operations and Politics 22% (House Democrats 20%); Economics and Public Finance 19% (House Democrats 20%); Immigration 15% (House Democrats 11%); Armed Forces and National Security 14% (House Democrats 16%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −1.11 (standard error 0.01), from 2,040 donors and 7,467 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 32% of House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 98.8% (House Democrats 96.9%). Party unity 99.3% (96.4%). 14 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S. 2403 Retire through Ownership Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190674
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · H.J.Res. 213 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190671
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · H.R. 10326 PROOF Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190670
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · H.R. 9576 National Fraud Enforcement Division Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190669
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · H.R. 5334 An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190668
- 2026-09-15 · voted nay · On Passage · H.J.Res. 210 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190666
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · H.R. 2140 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190664
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 3276 Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190657
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 4219 National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190656
- 2026-09-03 · voted nay · On Passage · H.R. 4795 Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190655

## Legislation (119th Congress (2025–27))

Sponsored 16 bills: 16 reached committee, 0 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 939. 0.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Democrats 4.9%; rank 171 of 207).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.R. 9265: To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to require participation in the summer EBT program as a condition of participating in the school… (in committee, 2026-06-11) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9265
- H.R. 7281: Justice for Shireen Act (in committee, 2026-01-30) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7281
- H.Res. 1025: Condemning all acts of violence, oppression, and abuse against ethnic minorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. (in committee, 2026-01-30) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1025
- H.J.Res. 132: Commemorating October 2025 as Head Start Awareness Month and recognizing its positive impact on more than 40,000,000 children and their families. (in committee, 2025-10-31) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-joint-resolution/132
- H.Res. 708: Recognizing the contributions of medical research and observing "Medical Research Week" from September 15 through September 19, 2025. (in committee, 2025-09-15) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/708
- H.R. 4487: Gun Safety Incentive Act (in committee, 2025-07-17) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4487
- H.Res. 547: Recognizing the significance of "National Caribbean American Heritage Month". (in committee, 2025-06-26) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/547
- H.R. 3906: Medical Research for Our Troops Act (in committee, 2025-06-11) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3906
- H.Res. 459: Supporting the goals and ideals of "National Poppy Day". (in committee, 2025-06-03) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/459
- H.R. 2411: UNRWA Funding Emergency Restoration Act of 2025 (in committee, 2025-03-27) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2411

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $1.1M (House Democrats median $2.0M). 8.5% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 60% 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.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepAndreCarson/status/2114835929948991758
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepAndreCarson/status/2114040919922270384
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepAndreCarson/status/2113749086650478928
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/RepAndreCarson/status/2113382482288771438
- 2026-10-22 · Press release · RELEASE: Carson statement on DOJ "election monitors" in Indiana · labels: personal attacks, policy discussion · https://carson.house.gov/media/press-releases/release-carson-statement-doj-election-monitors-indiana
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepAndreCarson/status/2112993931688542489
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepAndreCarson/status/2112278224512090342
- 2026-10-17 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepAndreCarson/status/2111505014078263548
- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepAndreCarson/status/2110733295767961839
- 2026-10-14 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepAndreCarson/status/2110373943861182605

## Links

- Official site: https://carson.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/RepAndreCarson
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CongressmanAndreCarson
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/repandrecarson
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/repandrecarson
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/C001072

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/C001072