# Kim Carver

Kim Carver is a Republican member of the Louisiana House for district 89.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Louisiana House, district 89
- Serving since: 2024-01-08
- Current term: LA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/bd6d41fc-8ad8-468f-8259-223d38d42bd8

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/bd6d41fc-8ad8-468f-8259-223d38d42bd8 (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

Carver has 2 classified statements in the LA 2025–26 session.

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

2 classified statements: 2 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Carver | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.9% | 643 of 792 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 9.3% | 736 of 792 |
| Policy discussion | 0.0% | 31.9% | 780 of 792 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 1.8% | 678 of 792 |
| Credit claiming | 0.0% | 12.7% | 764 of 792 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 619 of 792 |

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.28 (standard error 0.02), from 280 donors and 498 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 37% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (LA 2025–26 session)

2,668 roll calls. Attendance 98.5% (Louisiana House 90.7%). Party unity 94.9% (89%). 27 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-06-01 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE (#1848) · SB 237 CHILDREN: Provides relative to child welfare. (8/1/26) (EN NO IMPACT See Note) · pass · https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SB237/
- 2026-05-29 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE (#1650) · SB 132 SCHOOLS: Provides that each public school board is to install exterior master key boxes to allow for rapid entry, response, and rescue by law… · pass · https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SB132/
- 2026-05-29 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE (#1647) · SB 228 LOCAL FINANCE: Constitutional amendment to allow for the use of public funds to replace drinking water utility service lines located on private… · pass · https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SB228/
- 2026-05-29 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE (#1634) · SB 202 ELECTIONS DEPARTMENT: Provides for the increase of parish board of election supervisor meetings in certain parishes for certain races. (8/1/26) (EN… · pass · https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SB202/
- 2026-05-29 · voted nay · FINAL PASSAGE (#1644) · SB 513 PUBLIC CONTRACTS: Provides for public works project delivery methods. (8/1/26) · pass · https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SB513/
- 2026-05-29 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE (#1651) · SB 25 REGISTRARS OF VOTERS: Adjusts compensation schedule for Registrar of Voters. (7/1/26) (EN +$496,168 GF EX See Note) · pass · https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SB25/
- 2026-05-29 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE (#1762) · SB 80 COMMERCIAL REGULATIONS: Provides for the regulation of certain broadband services. (8/1/26) (EN NO IMPACT See Note) · pass · https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SB80/
- 2026-05-29 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE (#1645) · SB 268 LOCAL FINANCE: Provides for lead service line replacement. (8/1/26) · pass · https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SB268/
- 2026-05-29 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE (#1638) · SB 406 TAX/LOCAL: Authorizes the city of Slidell to levy a hotel occupancy tax. (gov sig) (EN +$590,000 LF RV See Note) · pass · https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SB406/
- 2026-05-29 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE (#1641) · SB 433 MEDICAID: Provides for Medicaid coverage of certain medications. (1/1/27) (EN +$3,000,000 GF EX See Note) · pass · https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SB433/

## Legislation (LA 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 38 bills: 33 reached committee, 23 passed one chamber, 18 passed both, 16 became law. Cosponsored 161. 60.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Louisiana House 47.9%; rank 27 of 101).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HCR 102: ELDERLY: Continues the Senior Task Force on Fraud Prevention (passed both chambers, 2026-05-28) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HCR102/
- HR 251: SCHOOLS: Requests the state Department of Education to study the feasibility of incorporating recess into schedules for elementary school students in grades… (in committee, 2026-05-07) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HR251/
- HB 1166: REAL ESTATE: Requires property disclosures for vacant residential property (became law, 2026-06-02) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HB1166/
- HB 1132: SCHOOLS/FINANCE-MFP: Provides for funding any laboratory school operated by a public postsecondary education institution in the University of Louisiana System… (became law, 2026-05-22) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HB1132/
- HCR 14: EDUCATION: Expresses support for federal efforts to eliminate the U.S. Department of Education and memorializes congress to fully cooperate with these efforts (passed both chambers, 2026-05-21) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HCR14/
- HR 11: COMMENDATIONS: Commends The Krewe of Eve on the occasion of its fortieth anniversary (introduced, 2026-03-17) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HR11/
- HB 815: VITAL RECORDS/DEATH CERT: Provides with respect to which entities are entitled to receive death certificates (became law, 2026-05-22) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HB815/
- HB 939: MOTOR VEHICLES: Creates the Louisiana New and Used Motor Vehicle Commission (OR DECREASE SG EX See Note) (in committee, 2026-03-09) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HB939/
- HB 871: PORTS/NEW ORLEANS: Provides relative to the membership the Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans (in committee, 2026-03-09) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HB871/
- HB 749: FUNDS/INVESTMENTS: Authorizes the Louisiana Tuition Trust Authority to contract with a program manager for the administration of certain savings accounts… (became law, 2026-06-02) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HB749/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $77.0K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 97% 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.

- 2025-08-27 · Post on X · https://x.com/ckimcarver/status/1960673443994636469
- 2025-05-28 · Post on X · https://x.com/ckimcarver/status/1927558076992721229

## Links

- Official site: https://house.louisiana.gov/H_Reps/members?ID=89
- Campaign site: https://votekimcarver.com/
- X: https://x.com/ckimcarver
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kim.carver.585
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ckimcarver
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kim-carver-64526933/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/bd6d41fc-8ad8-468f-8259-223d38d42bd8