Troy Carter

Troy Carter

Democratic Party

Candidate, U.S. House Louisiana District 2

U.S. House Louisiana District 2

Tenure

2021 - Present

Term ends

2025

Years in position

2

Prior offices

Louisiana State Senate District 7

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Compensation

Base salary

$174,000

Elections and appointments

Last elected

November 8, 2022

Next election

November 5, 2024

Education

High school

O. Perry Walker Sr. High School

Bachelor's

Xavier University of Louisiana

Personal

Profession

Business executive

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Troy Carter (Democratic Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing Louisiana's 2nd Congressional District. He assumed office on May 11, 2021. His current term ends on January 3, 2025.

Carter (Democratic Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. House to represent Louisiana's 2nd Congressional District. He declared candidacy for the primary scheduled on November 5, 2024.

Carter also served in the Louisiana State Senate, representing District 7 from 2016 to 2021. He resigned on May 10, 2021, a day prior to his swearing-in as a member of Congress.

Biography

Troy Carter graduated from O. Perry Walker High School in 1982. Carter earned a degree in political science and business administration from Xavier University of Louisiana in 1986 and an M.B.A. from the University of Holy Cross in 2021. His career experience includes working as a managing partner of Policy and Planning Partners, LLC.

Committee assignments

2021-2022

Carter was assigned to the following committees:

• Commerce, Consumer Protection, and International Affairs Committee
• Judiciary C Committee
• Labor & Industrial Relations Committee, Chair
• Revenue & Fiscal Affairs Committee
• Joint Capital Outlay Committee

2019-2020

Carter was assigned to the following committees:

• Joint Capital Outlay Committee
• Judiciary C Committee
• Senate & Governmental Affairs Committee
• Labor & Industrial Relations Committee, Vice-Chairman
• Revenue & Fiscal Affairs Committee

Key votes

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Key votes: 117th Congress, 2021-2023

The 117th United States Congress began on January 3, 2021 and ended on January 3, 2023. At the start of the session, Democrats held the majority in the U.S. House of Representatives (222-213), and the U.S. Senate had a 50-50 makeup. Democrats assumed control of the Senate on January 20, 2021, when President Joe Biden (D) and Vice President Kamala Harris (D), who acted as a tie-breaking vote in the chamber, assumed office. We identified the key votes below using Congress' top-viewed bills list and through marquee coverage of certain votes on Ballotpedia.

Key votes: 117th Congress, 2021-2023
Vote	Bill and description	Status
Yea	Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act   The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (H.R. 3684) was a federal infrastructure bill passed by the 117th Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden (D) on November 15, 2021. Among other provisions, the bill provided funding for new infrastructure projects and reauthorizations, Amtrak maintenance and development, bridge repair, replacement, and rehabilitation, clean drinking water, high-speed internet, and clean energy transmission and power infrastructure upgrades. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House. Click here to read more.	Passed (228-206)
Yea	Inflation Reduction Act of 2022   The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (H.R. 5376) was a bill passed by the 117th Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden (D) on August 16, 2022, to address climate change, healthcare costs, and tax enforcement. Key features of the bill included a $369 billion investment to address energy security and climate change, an extension of Affordable Care Act subsidies, allowing Medicare to negotiate certain drug prices, a 15% corporate minimum tax, a 1% stock buyback fee, and enhanced Internal Revenue Service (IRS) enforcement, and an estimated $300 billion deficit reduction from 2022-2031. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House. Click here to read more.	Passed (220-207)
Yea	Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act   The Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act (H.R. 3617) was a bill approved by the House of Representatives that sought to decriminalize marijuana, establish studies of legal marijuana sales, tax marijuana imports and production, and establish a process to expunge and review federal marijuana offenses. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House.	Passed (220-204)
Yea	Assault Weapons Ban of 2022   The Assault Weapons Ban of 2022 (H.R. 1808) was a bill passed by the House of Representatives that sought to criminalize the knowing import, sale, manufacture, transfer, or possession of semiautomatic assault weapons (SAW) or large capacity ammunition feeding devices (LCAFD). The bill made exemptions for grandfathered SAWs and LCAFDs. It required a simple majority vote in the House.	Passed (217-213)
Yea	National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022   The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (S. 1605) was a bill passed by the 117th Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden (D) on December 27, 2021, authorizing Department of Defense acitivities and programs for fiscal year 2022. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House.	Passed (363-70)
Yea	James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023   The James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (H.R. 7776) was a bill passed by the 117th Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden (D) on December 23, 2022, authorizing Department of Defense activities and programs for fiscal year 2023. The bill required a 2/3 majority in the House to suspend rules and pass the bill as amended.	Passed (350-80)
Yea	Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act of 2022   The Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act of 2022 (S. 3373) was a bill passed by the 117th Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden (D) on August 10, 2022, that sought to address healthcare access, the presumption of service-connection, and research, resources, and other matters related to veterans who were exposed to toxic substances during military service. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House.	Passed (342-88)
Yea	Chips and Science Act   The Chips and Science Act (H.R. 4346) was a bill approved by the 117th Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden (D) on August 9, 2022, which sought to fund domestic production of semiconductors and authorized various federal science agency programs and activities. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House.	Passed (243-187)
Yea	Women’s Health Protection Act of 2021   The Women's Health Protection Act of 2021 (H.R. 3755) was a bill passed by the House of Representatives. The bill proposed prohibiting governmental restrictions on the provision of and access to abortion services and prohibiting governments from issuing some other abortion-related restrictions. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House.	Passed (218-211)
Yea	Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022   The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 (H.R. 2471) was a bill passed by the 117th Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden (D) on March 15, 2022, providing for the funding of federal agencies for the remainder of 2022, providing funding for activities related to Ukraine, and modifying or establishing various programs. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House.	Passed (260-171)
Yea	Respect for Marriage Act   The Respect for Marriage Act (H.R. 8404) was a bill passed by the 117th Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden (D) on December 13, 2022. The bill codified the recognition of marriages between individuals of the same sex and of different races, ethnicities, or national origins, and provided that the law would not impact religious liberty or conscience protections, or provide grounds to compel nonprofit religious organizations to recognize same-sex marriages. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House. Click here to read more.	Passed (258-169)
Yea	Continuing Appropriations and Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023   The Continuing Appropriations and Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023 (H.R. 6833) was a bill approved by the 117th Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden (D) on September 30, 2022. It provided for some fiscal year 2023 appropriations, supplemental funds for Ukraine, and extended several other programs and authorities. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House.	Passed (230-201)
Yea	Consumer Fuel Price Gouging Prevention Act   The Consumer Fuel Price Gouging Prevention Act (H.R. 7688) was a bill approved by the House of Representatives that sought to prohibit individuals from selling consumer fuels at excessive prices during a proclaimed energy emergency. It would have also required the Federal Trade Commission to investigate whether the price of gasoline was being manipulated. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House.	Passed (217-207)
Yea	Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act   The Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act was a federal elections bill approved by the House of Representatives and voted down by the Senate in a failed cloture vote that sought to, among other provisions, make Election Day a public holiday, allow for same-day voter registration, establish minimum early voting periods, and allow absentee voting for any reason, restrict the removal of local election administrators in federal elections, regulate congressional redistricting, expand campaign finance disclosure rules for some organizations, and amend the Voting Rights Act to require some states to obtain clearance from the U.S. Department of Justice before implementing new election laws. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House. Click here to read more.	Passed (220-203)
Yea	Bipartisan Safer Communities Act   The Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (S. 2938) was a firearm regulation and mental health bill passed by the 117th Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden (D) on June 25, 2022. Provisions of the bill included expanding background checks for individuals under the age of 21, providing funding for mental health services, preventing individuals who had been convicted of a domestic violence misdemeanor or felony in dating relationships from purchasing firearms for five years, providing funding for state grants to implement crisis intervention order programs, and providing funding for community-based violence prevention initiatives. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House. Click here to read more.	Passed (234-193)
Yea	Electoral Count Reform and Presidential Transition Improvement Act of 2022   The Electoral Count Reform and Presidential Transition Improvement Act was a bill passed by the 117th Congress in the form of an amendment to a year-end omnibus funding bill that was signed into law by President Joe Biden (D) on December 23, 2022. The bill changed the procedure for counting electoral votes outlined in the Electoral Count Act of 1887. Elements of the bill included specifying that the vice president's role at the joint session of congress to count electoral votes is ministerial, raising the objection threshold at the joint session of congress to count electoral votes to one-fifth of the members of both the House of Representatives and the Senate, identifying governors as the single official responsible for submitting the certificate of ascertainment identifying that state’s electors, and providing for expedited judicial review of certain claims about states' certificates identifying their electors. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House. Click here to read more.	Passed (225-201)

Elections

2022

See also: Louisiana's 2nd Congressional District election, 2022

Louisiana elections use the majority-vote system. All candidates compete in the same primary, and a candidate can win the election outright by receiving more than 50 percent of the vote. If no candidate does, the top two vote recipients from the primary advance to the general election, regardless of their partisan affiliation.

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House Louisiana District 2

Incumbent Troy Carter won election outright against Dan Lux in the primary for U.S. House Louisiana District 2 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Troy Carter (D)	77.1	158,120
		Dan Lux (R)	22.9	46,927

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 205,047
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2021

See also: Louisiana's 2nd Congressional District special election, 2021

Louisiana elections use the majority-vote system. All candidates compete in the same primary, and a candidate can win the election outright by receiving more than 50 percent of the vote. If no candidate does, the top two vote recipients from the primary advance to the general election, regardless of their partisan affiliation.

General election

Special general election for U.S. House Louisiana District 2

Troy Carter defeated Karen Peterson in the special general election for U.S. House Louisiana District 2 on April 24, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Troy Carter (D)	55.2	48,513
		Karen Peterson (D)	44.8	39,297

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 87,810
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Nonpartisan primary election

Special nonpartisan primary for U.S. House Louisiana District 2

The following candidates ran in the special primary for U.S. House Louisiana District 2 on March 20, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Troy Carter (D)	36.4	34,402
✔		Karen Peterson (D)	22.9	21,673
		Gary Chambers (D)	21.3	20,163
		Claston Bernard (R)	9.8	9,237
		Chelsea Ardoin (R)	3.4	3,218
		Greg Lirette (R)	2.5	2,349
		Sheldon Vincent Sr. (R)	0.8	754
		Desiree Ontiveros (D)	0.7	699
		Belden Batiste (Independent)	0.6	598
		Harold John (D)	0.4	403
		Mindy McConnell (L)	0.3	323
		J. Christopher Johnson (D)	0.3	288
		Jenette Porter (D)	0.3	244
		Lloyd Kelly (D)	0.1	122
		Brandon Jolicoeur (Independent)	0.1	94

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 94,567
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Candidate profile

Troy Carter

Party: Democratic Party

Incumbent: No

Political Office: 

Louisiana State Senate (Assumed office: 2016)

Louisiana House of Representatives (1991-2015)

Biography:  Carter was elected to the Louisiana House of Representatives in 1991. In 1994, he was elected to the New Orleans City Council. In 2015, Carter was elected to the Louisiana State Senate.

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Key Messages

The following key messages were curated by Ballotpedia staff. For more on how we identify key messages, click here.

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Carter said he has spent nearly three decades in elected office, including time spent outside the legislature as a member of the New Orleans City Council. 

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Carter said that, as a member of Congress, he would fight for raising the minimum wage to $15 per hour, access to the coronavirus vaccine, economic development and student loan forgiveness.

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Regarding health care policy, Carter said that he favors a public option allowing people to choose between a government-funded plan and private insurance. 

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Sources: The Advocate, "See who qualified to run for Cedric Richmond, Luke Letlow's congressional seats," January 20, 2021NOLA, "Karen Carter Peterson steers slightly left of Troy Carter in first Louisiana congressional debate," April 16, 2021; Louisiana State Senate, "Troy Carter," accessed February 3, 2021

This information was current as of the candidate's run for U.S. House Louisiana District 2 in 2021.

2019

See also: Louisiana State Senate elections, 2019

Louisiana elections use the majority-vote system. All candidates compete in the same primary, and a candidate can win the election outright by receiving more than 50 percent of the vote. If no candidate does, the top two vote recipients from the primary advance to the general election, regardless of their partisan affiliation.

Nonpartisan primary election

The primary election was canceled. Troy Carter (D) won the election without appearing on the ballot.

2015

See also: Louisiana State Senate elections, 2015

Elections for the Louisiana State Senate took place in 2015. A primary election was held on October 24, 2015, with a general election held in districts where necessary on November 21, 2015. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was September 10, 2015, at 4:30 p.m. CDT.
Louisiana elections use the Louisiana majority-vote system. All candidates compete in the same primary, and a candidate can win the election outright by receiving more than 50% of the vote. If no candidate does, the top two vote recipients from the primary advance to the general election, regardless of their partisan affiliation.

For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article. Leslie Ellison (D), Troy Carter (D), Jeff Arnold (D) and Roy Glapion (D) faced off in the October 24 blanket primary. Carter and Arnold advanced to the November 21 runoff, where Carter won election. Troy Gainey (R) did not appear on the ballot.

Louisiana State Senate, District 7 Primary Election, 2015
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Troy Carter	37.4%	7,700
	Democratic	Jeff Arnold	33.3%	6,858
	Democratic	Leslie Ellison	15%	3,097
	Democratic	Roy Glapion	14.3%	2,957
Total Votes				20,612

Louisiana State Senate, District 7 Runoff Election, 2015
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Troy Carter	56.8%	12,935
	Democratic	Jeff Arnold	43.2%	9,852
Total Votes				22,787

Campaign themes

2022

Troy Carter did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2021

Troy Carter did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.

2019

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Notable endorsements

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This section displays endorsements this individual made in elections within Ballotpedia's coverage and endorsements scopes.

Notable endorsements by Troy Carter

Endorsee	Election	Stage	Outcome
Barbara Lee  source  (D)	U.S. Senate California (2024)	Primary	–
Brandon Johnson  source  (Nonpartisan)	Mayor of Chicago (2023)	General Runoff	Won General Runoff
Shawn Wilson  source  (D)	Governor of Louisiana (2023)	Primary	Lost Primary
Shontel Brown  source  (D)	U.S. House Ohio District 11 (2022)	Primary	Won General
Joe Biden  source  (D)	President of the United States (2020)	Primary	Won General

Scorecards

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2021

In 2021, the Louisiana State Legislature was in session from April 12 to June 10.

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• The American Conservative Union

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2020

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In 2020, the Louisiana State Legislature was in session from March 9 to June 1. The session was suspended from March 31 through May 4. A special session convened from June 1 to June 30 and from September 28 to October 23. Louisiana Association of Business and Industry Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues. Louisiana Family Forum Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to social issues. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

2019

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In 2019, the Louisiana State Legislature was in session from April 8 through June 6. Louisiana Association of Business and Industry Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues. Louisiana Right to Life Federation Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to abortion. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

2018

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In 2018, the Louisiana State Legislature was in session from March 12 through May 18. Louisiana Association of Business and Industry Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues. Louisiana Right to Life Federation: Senate and House Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to abortion. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

2017

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In 2017, the Louisiana State Legislature was in session from April 10 through June 8. The legislature held its first special session from February 13 to February 22. The legislature held its second special session from June 8 to June 16. Louisiana Association of Business and Industry Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues. Louisiana Family Forum: Senate and House Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to social issues. Louisiana Right to Life Federation: Senate and House Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to abortion. Louisiana State University Student Government Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to higher education issues. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

2016

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In 2016, the Louisiana State Legislature was in session from March 14 through June 6. A special session was held from February 14 to March 9 to address the state's budget gap. A second special session was held from June 6 to June 23. Americans for Prosperity Louisiana Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to economic issues. Louisiana Association of Business and Industry Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues. Louisiana Family Forum Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to social issues. Louisiana Right to Life Federation: Senate and House Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to abortion. Louisiana State University Student Government Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to higher education issues. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

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Preceded by -	U.S. House Louisiana District 2 2021-Present	Succeeded by -
Preceded by -	Louisiana State Senate District 7 2016-2021	Succeeded by -

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Louisiana's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Bill Cassidy (R)

John Kennedy (R)

Representatives

District 1

Steve Scalise (R)

District 2

Troy Carter (D)

District 3

Clay Higgins (R)

District 4

Mike Johnson (R)

District 5

Julia Letlow (R)

District 6

Garret Graves (R)

Republican Party (7)

Democratic Party (1)

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Current members of the Louisiana State Senate

Leadership

Senate President:Patrick Cortez

Senators

District 1

Sharon Hewitt (R)

District 2

Ed Price (D)

District 3

Joseph Bouie (D)

District 4

Jimmy Harris (D)

District 5

Royce Duplessis (D)

District 6

Mack White (R)

District 7

Gary Carter (D)

District 8

Patrick Connick (R)

District 9

Cameron Henry (R)

District 10

Kirk Talbot (R)

District 11

Patrick McMath (R)

District 12

Beth Mizell (R)

District 13

J. Pope (R)

District 14

Cleo Fields (D)

District 15

Regina Barrow (D)

District 16

Franklin Foil (R)

District 17

Caleb Kleinpeter (R)

District 18

Eddie Lambert (R)

District 19

Gary Smith (D)

District 20

Michael Fesi (R)

District 21

R.L. Allain (R)

District 22

Fred Mills (R)

District 23

Patrick Cortez (R)

District 24

Gerald Boudreaux (D)

District 25

Mark Abraham (R)

District 26

Bob Hensgens (R)

District 27

Jeremy Stine (R)

District 28

Heather Cloud (R)

District 29

Jay Luneau (D)

District 30

Mike Reese (R)

District 31

Louie Bernard (R)

District 32

Glen Womack (R)

District 33

Stewart Cathey (R)

District 34

Katrina Jackson (D)

District 35

Jay Morris (R)

District 36

Robert Mills (R)

District 37

Barrow Peacock (R)

District 38

Barry Milligan (R)

District 39

Gregory Tarver (D)

Republican Party (27)

Democratic Party (12)