Troy A. Carter Sr.
Democratic · LA · U.S. Representative for Louisiana's 2nd Congressional District
The LA-02 representative and former state legislator and New Orleans council member, Carter emphasizes infrastructure and economic development, healthcare, civil rights, criminal-justice reform, education, equality, and environmental justice.
Where Troy A. Carter Sr. stands, based on their records
Supports
Healthcare Affordability (6 records), Environment and Public Health (7 records), Reduce Wealth Gap (1 record),
Opposes
Government Spending Reduction (2 records), Personal Income Tax Reduction (1 record)
Mixed record
U.S.-Israel Ties (4 support · 1 oppose)
Campaign Finance Information — United States Representative, Congressional District 2
Campaign Finance Information
Data last updated September 21, 2026
- Raised
- $1,412,697
- Spent
- $1,539,321
- Cash on hand
- $382,786
- Debts
- $24,914
Spent can be higher than Raised because campaigns can also use money that Raised does not count, like loans or funds from earlier years.
Top disclosed occupations of direct donors
- ATTORNEY$461,837
- NOT EMPLOYED$248,332
- OWNER$231,858
- CEO$219,293
- PRESIDENT$140,883
PAC money by interest
Insurance · 26 PACs$103,500
- ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY PAC$9,500
- ELEVANCE HEALTH, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ELEVANCE HEALTH PAC)$8,500
- THE CIGNA GROUP EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$8,500
- AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (INSURING AMERICA PAC)$8,000
- HEALTH CARE SERVICE CORPORATION EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$7,500
- and 21 more
Healthcare · 46 PACs$92,500
Phone, cable, and internet companies · 13 PACs$76,000
- CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
- NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION RURAL BROADBAND PAC$10,000
- VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (VERIZON PAC)$10,000
- COX ENTERPRISES PAC (COXPAC) INC.$8,500
- COMCAST CORPORATION & NBCUNIVERSAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - FEDERAL$7,500
- and 8 more
Labor unions · 21 PACs$73,607
- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E$7,500
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LETTER CARRIERS OF U.S.A. POLITICAL FUND (LETTER CARRIER POLITICAL FUND)$6,000
- BROTHERHOOD OF RAILROAD SIGNALMEN POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
- CARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS$5,000
- ENGINEERS POLITICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE (EPEC)/INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS$5,000
- and 16 more
Oil, gas, and energy · 27 PACs$70,000
- ENTERGY CORPORATION EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ENPAC)$10,000
- SOUTHERN COMPANY EMPLOYEES PAC$7,500
- TRANSCANADA USA SERVICES, INC. PAC (TC PAC)$6,000
- ONEOK INC. EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
- NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION AMERICA'S ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES PAC$4,000
- and 22 more
Donations sent through groups
Source: FEC · 2026 cycle · fec.gov
Track record
Track record — Healthcare Affordability
Healthcare Affordability · 6 support
Received Planned Parenthood Action Fund's 2026 endorsement for reelection in Louisiana's 2nd Congressional District.
September 14, 2026Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: plannedparenthoodaction.org · researched September 20, 2026
Introduced the Medicaid Outreach and Assistance Act to fund enrollment help, renewal assistance, and education intended to prevent eligible people from losing Medicaid coverage.
May 8, 2026Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: troycarter.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Introduced the Mental Health Workforce Act to expand grants and training pathways for behavioral-health professionals serving shortage areas and underserved communities.
March 19, 2026Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: troycarter.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Voted against final passage of H.R. 1, the reconciliation package that changed taxes, Medicaid, nutrition assistance, energy, and immigration policy; the House passed the Senate amendment 218-214.
July 3, 2025Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Introduced the bipartisan FISCAL Act to require schools participating in federal meal programs to offer nutritionally equivalent plant-based milk to students with dietary restrictions.
April 2, 2025Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: troycarter.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Voted for the fiscal 2023 government-funding package after securing $35.007 million for 14 district projects spanning infrastructure, education, health care, workforce development, housing, and justice reform.
December 23, 2022Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: troycarter.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 7 support
Introduced the ZELDIN Act to add congressional and judicial checks on EPA case dismissals, grant terminations, and rulemaking decisions affecting public health.
April 22, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: troycarter.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Introduced the Public Health Air Quality Act to require the EPA to evaluate health effects before weakening national air-quality standards and to improve community monitoring and notification.
December 17, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: troycarter.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Introduced the bipartisan Sustainable Aviation Fuel Information Act to require federal agencies to publish clearer information on sustainable aviation fuel production, costs, emissions, and feedstocks.
July 22, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: troycarter.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Voted to advance the Water Resources Development Act after winning provisions for Corps reporting, saltwater-intrusion and storm-surge studies, levee recognition, and southeast Louisiana flood protection.
June 26, 2024Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: troycarter.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Announced $207 million in selected federal climate-resilience projects for Louisiana communities.
August 28, 2023Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: troycarter.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Celebrated completion of the first two Community Lighthouses after securing $3.8 million for solar-and-battery resilience hubs that provide emergency services during extended power outages.
March 25, 2023Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: troycarter.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Voted for the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which funded roads, bridges, transit, water systems, broadband, and climate resilience; the House passed it 228-206 before it became law.
November 5, 2021Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Track record — Reduce Wealth Gap
Reduce Wealth Gap · 1 support
Introduced the EDUCATE Act to fund cannabis-agriculture research, infrastructure, and scholarships at historically Black and Hispanic-serving institutions.
June 30, 2026Supports Reduce Wealth Gap
Source: troycarter.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Track record — Labor Rights
Labor Rights · 3 support
Introduced the bipartisan CRAW Act to change federal seasonal-worker rules affecting crawfish processors and improve access to temporary labor during crawfish season.
June 18, 2026Supports Labor Rights
Source: troycarter.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Introduced the Mental Health Workforce Act to expand grants and training pathways for behavioral-health professionals serving shortage areas and underserved communities.
March 19, 2026Supports Labor Rights
Source: troycarter.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Voted for the fiscal 2023 government-funding package after securing $35.007 million for 14 district projects spanning infrastructure, education, health care, workforce development, housing, and justice reform.
December 23, 2022Supports Labor Rights
Source: troycarter.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Track record — Government Efficiency
Government Efficiency · 1 support
Introduced the bipartisan FEMA Continuity Act to keep disaster-assistance applications, payments, and recovery work operating during a federal government shutdown.
October 24, 2025Supports Government Efficiency
Source: troycarter.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Track record — Immigration
Immigration · 1 support
Voted against final passage of H.R. 1, the reconciliation package that changed taxes, Medicaid, nutrition assistance, energy, and immigration policy; the House passed the Senate amendment 218-214.
July 3, 2025Supports Immigration
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 2 oppose
Introduced the bipartisan ADULT Act to provide $26.367 billion for FEMA's Disaster Relief Fund during a prolonged Department of Homeland Security funding lapse.
April 21, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: troycarter.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Voted against final passage of H.R. 1, the reconciliation package that changed taxes, Medicaid, nutrition assistance, energy, and immigration policy; the House passed the Senate amendment 218-214.
July 3, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Track record — Social Programs and Welfare
Social Programs and Welfare · 3 support
Introduced the Medicaid Outreach and Assistance Act to fund enrollment help, renewal assistance, and education intended to prevent eligible people from losing Medicaid coverage.
May 8, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: troycarter.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Introduced the bipartisan FEMA Continuity Act to keep disaster-assistance applications, payments, and recovery work operating during a federal government shutdown.
October 24, 2025Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: troycarter.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Voted against final passage of H.R. 1, the reconciliation package that changed taxes, Medicaid, nutrition assistance, energy, and immigration policy; the House passed the Senate amendment 218-214.
July 3, 2025Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Track record — Women's Reproductive Rights
Women's Reproductive Rights · 1 support
Received Planned Parenthood Action Fund's 2026 endorsement for reelection in Louisiana's 2nd Congressional District.
September 14, 2026Supports Women's Reproductive Rights
Source: plannedparenthoodaction.org · researched September 20, 2026
Track record — Personal Income Tax Reduction
Personal Income Tax Reduction · 1 oppose
Voted against final passage of H.R. 1, the reconciliation package that changed taxes, Medicaid, nutrition assistance, energy, and immigration policy; the House passed the Senate amendment 218-214.
July 3, 2025Opposes Personal Income Tax Reduction
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Track record — Foreign Trade
Foreign Trade · 3 support
Introduced the bipartisan CRAW Act to change federal seasonal-worker rules affecting crawfish processors and improve access to temporary labor during crawfish season.
June 18, 2026Supports Foreign Trade
Source: troycarter.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Helped pass the Save Our Shrimpers Act through the House, directing U.S. representatives at international financial institutions to oppose assistance for foreign shrimp-production projects that compete with domestic producers.
May 12, 2026Supports Foreign Trade
Source: troycarter.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Announced a $226.2 million federal INFRA grant for the Louisiana International Terminal at the Port of New Orleans, bringing combined federal support for the project to about $300 million.
January 22, 2024Supports Foreign Trade
Source: troycarter.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 2 support
Voted for final passage of the Respect for Marriage Act, requiring federal recognition of valid same-sex and interracial marriages; the House passed it 258-169 before it became law.
December 8, 2022Supports Civil Rights
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Helped pass the CROWN Act through the House to prohibit race-based hair discrimination in employment, housing, education, and federally assisted programs.
March 18, 2022Supports Civil Rights
Source: troycarter.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Track record — Corporate Accountability
Corporate Accountability · 4 support
Helped pass the Save Our Shrimpers Act through the House, directing U.S. representatives at international financial institutions to oppose assistance for foreign shrimp-production projects that compete with domestic producers.
May 12, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: troycarter.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Introduced the ZELDIN Act to add congressional and judicial checks on EPA case dismissals, grant terminations, and rulemaking decisions affecting public health.
April 22, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: troycarter.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Introduced the Public Health Air Quality Act to require the EPA to evaluate health effects before weakening national air-quality standards and to improve community monitoring and notification.
December 17, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: troycarter.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Introduced the bipartisan Sustainable Aviation Fuel Information Act to require federal agencies to publish clearer information on sustainable aviation fuel production, costs, emissions, and feedstocks.
July 22, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: troycarter.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 9 support
Introduced the bipartisan ADULT Act to provide $26.367 billion for FEMA's Disaster Relief Fund during a prolonged Department of Homeland Security funding lapse.
April 21, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: troycarter.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Voted to advance the Water Resources Development Act after winning provisions for Corps reporting, saltwater-intrusion and storm-surge studies, levee recognition, and southeast Louisiana flood protection.
June 26, 2024Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: troycarter.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Announced a $226.2 million federal INFRA grant for the Louisiana International Terminal at the Port of New Orleans, bringing combined federal support for the project to about $300 million.
January 22, 2024Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: troycarter.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Announced $207 million in selected federal climate-resilience projects for Louisiana communities.
August 28, 2023Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: troycarter.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Announced a $1.356 billion federal BEAD allocation to Louisiana to expand broadband access and help close the digital divide.
June 27, 2023Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: troycarter.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Announced a $24.827 million federal grant for design and construction of New Orleans' Downtown Transit Center and connecting transit corridor.
June 23, 2023Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: troycarter.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Celebrated completion of the first two Community Lighthouses after securing $3.8 million for solar-and-battery resilience hubs that provide emergency services during extended power outages.
March 25, 2023Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: troycarter.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Voted for the fiscal 2023 government-funding package after securing $35.007 million for 14 district projects spanning infrastructure, education, health care, workforce development, housing, and justice reform.
December 23, 2022Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: troycarter.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Voted for the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which funded roads, bridges, transit, water systems, broadband, and climate resilience; the House passed it 228-206 before it became law.
November 5, 2021Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Track record — U.S.-Israel Ties
U.S.-Israel Ties · 4 support · 1 oppose
Voted against H.R. 8369, which would have ordered delivery of weapons shipments to Israel that the president had paused. It would have frozen some Pentagon, State Department and White House funds until delivery. The House passed it 224-187.
May 16, 2024Opposes U.S.-Israel Ties
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Voted for H.R. 8034, which approved $26 billion in U.S. taxpayer money: military aid for Israel and funds for U.S. forces nearby. About $9 billion of it was humanitarian aid, and none could go to the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees. It passed 366-58 and became law in April 2024.
April 20, 2024Supports U.S.-Israel Ties
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Took an all-expenses-paid trip to Israel in September 2023, paid for by the American Israel Education Foundation, an organization tied to AIPAC, a group that lobbies Congress for U.S. military aid and support for Israel.
September 1, 2023Supports U.S.-Israel Ties
Source: disclosures-clerk.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Took an all-expenses-paid trip to Israel in February 2023, paid for by the J Street Education Fund, an organization tied to J Street, a group that lobbies Congress for U.S. support of Israel.
February 17, 2023Supports U.S.-Israel Ties
Source: disclosures-clerk.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Voted for H.R. 5323, which gave Israel $1 billion in U.S. taxpayer money to restock its Iron Dome rocket-defense system. The House passed it 420-9. The money later became law inside a 2022 spending bill.
September 23, 2021Supports U.S.-Israel Ties
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Track record — General
General · 6 records
Voted against H.R. 4795, which would cut off federal student aid to colleges that boycott Israel. The House passed it 237-169.
September 3, 2026
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Introduced the Protecting Community Television Act to preserve local governments' ability to support public, educational, and governmental access channels through cable-franchise fees.
June 10, 2025
Source: troycarter.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Voted against H.R. 6090, which would have told the Education Department to use a set definition of antisemitism in campus discrimination cases. The definition's examples include some statements about Israel. The House passed it 320-91.
May 1, 2024
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Voted against H.R. 6126, which would have sent Israel $14.3 billion in U.S. taxpayer money as military aid. To pay for it, the bill would have taken the same amount from extra funding Congress gave the IRS. The House passed it 226-196.
November 2, 2023
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Took assignments on the Transportation and Infrastructure and Homeland Security committees, became ranking member of the Emergency Management and Technology Subcommittee, and served as second vice chair of the Congressional Black Caucus.
February 8, 2023
Source: troycarter.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Began serving in the U.S. House after prior service in the Louisiana House, New Orleans City Council, and Louisiana Senate.
May 11, 2021
Source: troycarter.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Track record — Candidate Ethics
Candidate Ethics · 1 record
The Louisiana Board of Ethics kept a $2,200 campaign-finance late fee suspended on medical grounds after Carter filed a 2017 supplemental report 187 days late, warning the amount would become due after any future late filing.
August 16, 2019
Source: wwwprd.doa.louisiana.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Race Troy A. Carter Sr. is in:
- United States Representative, Congressional District 2 · November 3, 2026 · Congressional District 2 (120th Congress), Louisiana · incumbent
Profile last researched September 19, 2026.