# Troy Carter

Troy Carter is a Democratic member of the U.S. House for Louisiana’s 2nd district.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: U.S. House, Louisiana’s 2nd district
- Serving since: 2021-05-11
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: C001125
- FEC candidate IDs: H2LA02149

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/C001125 (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

1.6% of Carter’s individual money in the 2026 cycle came in gifts of $200 or less, in the bottom tenth of House Democrats (median 13%).

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

1,971 classified statements: 1,681 posts on X, 201 press releases, 51 newsletters, 38 Congressional Record speeches. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Carter | House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 2.9% | 6.6% | 165 of 216 |
| Policy criticism | 23.9% | 27.5% | 148 of 216 |
| Policy discussion | 67.3% | 73.2% | 174 of 216 |
| Bipartisanship | 9.9% | 9.8% | 85 of 216 |
| Credit claiming | 21.3% | 22.7% | 114 of 216 |
| Extreme labels | 1.8% | 1.9% | 86 of 216 |

Most discussed policy areas: Health 32% (House Democrats 26%); Government Operations and Politics 20% (House Democrats 20%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 20% (House Democrats 13%); Economics and Public Finance 15% (House Democrats 20%); Armed Forces and National Security 9.9% (House Democrats 16%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.81 (standard error 0.01), from 1,784 donors and 2,735 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 73% of House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 98.6% (House Democrats 96.9%). Party unity 98.5% (96.4%). 11 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 33 bills: 33 reached committee, 4 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 638. 12.1% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Democrats 4.9%; rank 24 of 207).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.R. 10771: Emergency Preparedness in Higher Education Act (in committee, 2026-10-09) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10771
- H.R. 10752: CISA Securing AI Task Force Act (in committee, 2026-10-06) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10752
- H.R. 10722: 9–8–8 Crisis Response Workforce Act (in committee, 2026-10-05) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10722
- H.R. 10537: Federal Emergency Mobilization Accountability (FEMA) Workforce Planning Act (in committee, 2026-09-24) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10537
- H.R. 10424: Equity in Research Act (in committee, 2026-09-16) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10424
- H.R. 10253: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1706 South Burnside Avenue in Gonzales, Louisiana, as the "Cpl. Lawrence Brown Post… (in committee, 2026-09-03) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10253
- H.Res. 1506: Expressing support for the designation of September 2026 as "National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month". (in committee, 2026-09-01) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1506
- H.R. 10122: STORM FORTIFIED and Wildfire Prepared Act (in committee, 2026-08-20) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10122
- H.R. 9842: State Offices of Women’s Health Support and Expansion Act (in committee, 2026-07-22) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9842
- H.R. 9344: EDUCATE Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-06-18) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9344

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $1.9M (House Democrats median $2.0M). 1.6% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 44% 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 · https://x.com/RepTroyCarter/status/2114722068709232741
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepTroyCarter/status/2114786350247665854
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepTroyCarter/status/2114433807948648721
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepTroyCarter/status/2113785860948717577
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/RepTroyCarter/status/2113635985426636815
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepTroyCarter/status/2113677031460262240
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepTroyCarter/status/2113753902646767910
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepTroyCarter/status/2113259372377706993
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepTroyCarter/status/2113277185150550513
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepTroyCarter/status/2113310758440431736

## Links

- Official site: https://troycarter.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/RepTroyCarter
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepTroyCarter
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/C001125

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/C001125