Troy A. Carter D
U.S. Representative, Louisiana — 2nd District
★ #2 lowest legitimacy in Congress
Troy A. Carter: 15% of eligible voters actively chose them — #2 lowest legitimacy in Congress.
15%of eligible voters actively chose them
26%turnout (2024)
60%voted on the prevailing side
97%of recent votes with their party · broke ranks 1×
$41raised per vote that elected them
Where they rank
Legitimacy15% · #2 of 412 in the House
lowesthighest
Competitiveness44 pts · #337 of 412 in the House
closestsafest
Turnout26% · #2 of 412 in the House
lowesthighest
Outside money$1.0M · #83 of 350 in the House
mostleast
Money raised$3.5M · #121 of 426 in the House
mostleast
Party independence97% · #291 of 430 in the House
most indep.most loyal
How they won (2024)
TROY A CARTER SR (D) won with 86,042 votes, over DEVIN LANCE GRAHAM (R) with 20,161. 148,534 votes were cast out of an estimated 563,635 eligible citizens — meaning 74% of eligible voters did not vote in this race.
2026 race — full race page ↗
- Incumbent: Troy A. Carter D
Statutory candidates who have filed with the FEC for the 2026 cycle — challengers keep filing all cycle. Source: FEC candidates.
Contact
- Washington office: 442 Cannon House Office Building Washington DC 20515-1802
- Phone: 202-225-6636
- Official site: troycarter.house.gov
- Social: @RepTroyCarter
District offices
- Gretna, LA 70053 — 200 Derbigny St, Suite 3200, Gretna Courthouse
- New Orleans, LA 70114 — 3401 General DeGaulle Dr, Suite 100 · 504-381-3970
- New Orleans, LA 70130 — 650 Poydras St, Suite 2525 · 504-288-3777
- Baton Rouge, LA 70807 — 801 Harding Blvd, T.H. Harris Hall
- Gonzales, LA 70737 — 615 E. Worthy St, Rm 107, Ascension Parish Government Bldg
- Gonzales, LA 70737 — 925 W. Edenborne Pkwy, Room T117, River Parishes Community College Gonzales Technical Training Center
Committee assignments
- House Committee on Homeland Security The House Committee on Homeland Security has jurisdiction over matters related to national defense. It has six subcommittees on border and maritime security; counterterrorism and intelligence; cybersecurity and infrastructure protection; emergency preparedness, response, and communications; oversight and management efficiency; and transportation and protective security. The Committee was created in 2002 in the aftermath of the September 11th, 2001 attacks.
- House Committee on Energy and Commerce The House Committee on Energy and Commerce has legislative jurisdiction on matters related to telecommunications, consumer protection, food and drug safety, public health research, environmental quality, energy policy, and interstate and foreign commerce. It oversees multiple cabinet-level Departments and independent agencies, including the Departments of Energy, Health and Human Services, Commerce, and Transportation, as well as the Environmental Protection Agency, the Federal Trade Commission, the Food and Drug Administration, and the Federal Communications Commission.
Recent roll-call votes (30)
- YeaH R 9237 — On Motion to Recommit (16-Jul-2026; Failed; outcome went against their vote)
- YeaH R 5362 — On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass (16-Jul-2026; Passed; outcome matched their vote)
- NayH R 8595 — On Passage (15-Jul-2026; Passed; outcome went against their vote)
- YeaH R 8595 — On Motion to Recommit (15-Jul-2026; Failed; outcome went against their vote)
- NoH R 8595 — On Agreeing to the Amendment (15-Jul-2026; Failed; outcome matched their vote)
- NoH R 8595 — On Agreeing to the Amendment (15-Jul-2026; Failed; outcome matched their vote)
- AyeH R 8595 — On Agreeing to the Amendment (15-Jul-2026; Failed; outcome went against their vote)
- NoH R 8595 — On Agreeing to the Amendment (15-Jul-2026; Failed; outcome matched their vote)
- NoH R 8595 — On Agreeing to the Amendment (15-Jul-2026; Failed; outcome matched their vote)
- NayH R 1181 — On Passage (14-Jul-2026; Passed; outcome went against their vote)
- YeaH R 1181 — On Motion to Recommit (14-Jul-2026; Failed; outcome went against their vote)
- YeaH R 139 — On Passage (14-Jul-2026; Passed; outcome matched their vote)
- NoH RES 1423 — On Agreeing to the Resolution (14-Jul-2026; Passed; outcome went against their vote)
- NayH RES 1423 — On Ordering the Previous Question (14-Jul-2026; Passed; outcome went against their vote)
- YeaH R 8897 — On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended (13-Jul-2026; Passed; outcome matched their vote)
- YeaH R 3106 — On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass (13-Jul-2026; Passed; outcome matched their vote)
- YeaH RES 1399 — On Agreeing to the Resolution (30-Jun-2026; Passed; outcome matched their vote)
- YeaH CON RES 108 — On Agreeing to the Resolution (30-Jun-2026; Failed; outcome went against their vote)
- NoH RES 1398 — On Agreeing to the Resolution (30-Jun-2026; Failed; outcome matched their vote)
- NayH RES 1398 — On Ordering the Previous Question (30-Jun-2026; Passed; outcome went against their vote)
- YeaH R 7128 — On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended (29-Jun-2026; Passed; outcome matched their vote)
- YeaH R 7757 — On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended (29-Jun-2026; Passed; outcome matched their vote)
- YeaH R 2478 — On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended (25-Jun-2026; Passed; outcome matched their vote)
- YeaH R 915 — On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended (24-Jun-2026; Passed; outcome matched their vote)
- YeaH R 7401 — On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass (24-Jun-2026; Passed; outcome matched their vote)
- YeaH R 6644 — On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Concur in Senate Adt to House Adt to Senate Adt (23-Jun-2026; Passed; outcome matched their vote)
- YeaS 629 — On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass (23-Jun-2026; Passed; outcome matched their vote)
- NayH RES 1335 — On Agreeing to the Resolution (11-Jun-2026; Passed; outcome went against their vote)
- NayH R 9238 — On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass (11-Jun-2026; Failed; outcome matched their vote)
- NayH R 8464 — On Passage (10-Jun-2026; Passed; outcome went against their vote)
Financial disclosures (1)
- Annual financial disclosure · filed 5/14/2026
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