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Troy A. Carter

Troy A. Carter

Democratic · LA U.S. RepresentativeCandidate 2026

6 years in the U.S. Congress · since 2021

  • background Born October 26, 1963; a member of the Democratic Party
  • background Served on New Orleans City Council and in the Louisiana House of Representatives
  • background Louisiana State Senate (7th district) before serving in U.S. Congress
  • role U.S. Representative for Louisiana's 2nd congressional district since 2021
  • background One of two Democrats in Louisiana's congressional delegation

Issue positions (3)

Documented + CivicGate vote-derived — stated positions link their source; derived positions come from votes on direction-tagged bills

Campaign finance

2026 cycle

Incumbent for U.S. House LA-02 · 2026 General Election

  • $1,412,697 raised
  • $1,539,321 spent
  • $382,786 cash on hand
$1.41M
$1.37M
$422.44K
Itemized (≥ $200)$418.36K
Unitemized (< $200)$4.08K
Other committees (PACs)$949.72K
Transfers from other committees$40.31K
Other receipts$230.10
$1.54M
Operating expenditures$1.39M
Other disbursements$148.41K
Cash on hand$382.79K
Debts owed by committee$24.91K

Through July 18, 2026 · FEC

Data from FEC (through Jul 18, 2026)

Finance updated: not yet pulled

Over time

Data from FEC per-cycle campaign finance

Money raised, spent, and cash on hand across every election cycle on record — toggle a series in the legend.

Troy A. Carter campaign finance by election cycle
Cycle RaisedSpentCash on hand
2020$405,118$26,688$378,431
2022$3,101,798$3,114,042$366,187
2024$2,042,196$1,898,974$509,409
2026$1,412,697$1,539,321$382,786

Contributions received — 2026 cycle

Data from FEC

Recorded individual contributions in the 2026 cycle: $93,600 ·

Top contributors (FEC)

Data from FEC, itemized campaign receipts

Top contributors — 2024 cycle

Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor's reported employer (FEC Schedule A).

  • Employer not reported $30,950
  • OCHSNER HEALTH $19,350
  • RIVER BIRCH, LLC $13,200
  • AKD LAW $10,800
  • CENTRAL MANAGEMENT $10,000
  • EDISON CHOUEST GROUP $9,900
  • CSW $9,300
  • LOYOLA UNIVERSITY $8,600
  • EDISON CHOUEST OFFSHORE $8,600
  • PONTCHARTRAIN PARTNERS LLC $8,400

Outside spending on this race

Data from FEC, Schedule E independent expenditures

Independent expenditures are money outside groups (PACs / super-PACs) spend to support or oppose a candidate without coordinating with their campaign. What's this? →

  • 2024 cycle $828 supporting · $0 opposing · 1 outside group

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Documented relationships

Documented facts about Carter, aggregated from public records. A documented relationship is not evidence of wrongdoing — it is context, not a conclusion.

No documented relationships of this kind on record — absence is not a finding.

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Committee activity

Committee votes cast

Congressional testimony

  • Member DayArmed Services CommitteeApr 15, 2026Member of Congress