# Pamela Carter

Pamela Carter is a Republican member of the Arizona House for district 4.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Arizona House, district 4
- Serving since: 2025-01-13
- Current term: AZ 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/d78cb0f9-fd3c-472e-aeb8-716abd42f26e

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/d78cb0f9-fd3c-472e-aeb8-716abd42f26e (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 reported $219.8K in the 2026 cycle, in the top tenth of State House Republicans (median $33.7K).

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

1,055 classified statements: 1,055 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 | Carter | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.3% | 2.9% | 481 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 1.2% | 9.3% | 643 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 20.4% | 31.9% | 559 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 1.1% | 1.8% | 381 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 15.9% | 12.7% | 264 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 0.2% | 1.4% | 433 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Crime and Law Enforcement 29% (State House Republicans 11%); Armed Forces and National Security 18% (State House Republicans 4.9%); Taxation 14% (State House Republicans 8.1%); Government Operations and Politics 12% (State House Republicans 18%); Commerce 11% (State House Republicans 3.9%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.39 (standard error 0.02), from 290 donors and 298 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 57% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (AZ 2025–26 session)

1,672 roll calls. Attendance 99.0% (Arizona House 93.0%). Party unity 94.0% (93.3%). 126 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 yea · 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 19 bills: 11 reached committee, 9 passed one chamber, 7 passed both, 4 became law. Cosponsored 89. 47.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Arizona House 34.5%; rank 23 of 56).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 4136: unlawful entry; vulnerable adults; vagrants (passed one chamber, 2026-03-11) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB4136/
- HB 4053: high schools; elective credits; CTE (introduced, 2026-02-11) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB4053/
- HB 4025: study committee; gas; petroleum; refinery (in committee, 2026-03-11) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB4025/
- HB 4050: homeowners' associations; foreclosure process. (introduced, 2026-02-11) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB4050/
- HB 2980: home; community-based services; mental illness. (introduced, 2026-02-10) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2980/
- HCM 2009: subsurface minerals; access; federal policy (passed both chambers, 2026-04-21) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HCM2009/
- HB 2667: homebuyer assistance programs; requirements (passed one chamber, 2026-03-10) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2667/
- HB 2374: zoning commissioners; conflict of interest (introduced, 2026-01-21) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2374/
- HB 2666: sexual extortion; classification (became law, 2026-04-13) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2666/
- HB 2665: manslaughter; online advice; encouragement (became law, 2026-04-13) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2665/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $219.8K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 96% 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/pamelacarter888/status/2114563315791692184
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/pamelacarter888/status/2114778760184504324
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/pamelacarter888/status/2114176653111017686
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/pamelacarter888/status/2114459756647886967
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/pamelacarter888/status/2113656695645692247
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/pamelacarter888/status/2112714148761010179
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/pamelacarter888/status/2112350445737750640
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/pamelacarter888/status/2112358657958490329
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/pamelacarter888/status/2112640669206348219
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/pamelacarter888/status/2111990944962588767

## Links

- Official site: https://www.azleg.gov/House/House-member/?legislature=57&session=129&legislator=2354
- Campaign site: https://pamelacarter.com/
- X: https://x.com/pamelacarter888
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PamelaCarterForAZ/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pamela.v.carter/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@votepamelacarter
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pamela-carter-0713944b/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/d78cb0f9-fd3c-472e-aeb8-716abd42f26e