John Carter
John Carter is a Republican incumbent in Texas's 31st district. $1.4M raised, $1.3M spent, $171K cash through Jun 30, 2026. On the November ballot
Campaign finance$1.4M raised
| Measure | Amount |
|---|---|
| Raised (total receipts) | $1,419,042 |
| Spent (disbursements) | $1,289,654 |
| Cash on hand | $170,827 |
| Debts owed by campaign | $0 |
| Filing covers through | Jun 30, 2026 |
Reported Self-reported to the FEC.
Record in Congressage 84 · 12 terms · votes right of 71% of the House
Voting record
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| DW-NOMINATE score (first dimension) | +0.49 |
| Votes more conservative than | 71% of House members |
| Democratic median / Republican median | -0.40 / +0.53 |
| Roll-call votes counted | 564 |
Estimate DW-NOMINATE (Voteview, UCLA) scales members from their roll-call votes in the 119th Congress: negative is more liberal, positive more conservative. It describes voting patterns, not views on any one issue. See the member on Voteview.
Official House website · Official biography (Congress)
Reported Facts from the public congress-legislators dataset, current to 2026-10-15.
Financial disclosureassets $1.5M to $6.0M
Annual report for 2025, filed 2026-05-14.
Assets minus liabilities: between $1.1M and $5.8M Estimate
Assets
| Asset | Type code | Owner | Value range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edward Jones Account ⇒ Exxon Mobil Corporation Common Stock (XOM) | ST | self | $1.0M to $5.0M |
| R Bank | BA | self | $250K to $500K |
| Pension $50,001 - $100,000 VeraBank - Checking | BA | self | $100K to $250K |
| Texas County and District Retirement System | PE | self | $50K to $100K |
| Pension $5,001 - $15,000 Texas Judicial Retirement System | PE | self | $50K to $100K |
Liabilities
| Liability as filed | Amount range |
|---|---|
| Mohela 1988 Student Loans | $50K to $100K |
| PNCBank National Association 2024 Refinanced Mortgage | $100K to $250K |
Reported Parsed automatically from the official report; check the PDF for anything that matters. Values are bands, so totals are ranges. A personal residence and personal vehicles are normally not reported, and a spouse’s information is limited. Type codes: legend. Open the official report (PDF)
Public attention2,643 views in 30 days
Reported Page views of John Carter (Texas politician) on English Wikipedia, 2026-09-14 to 2026-10-13 (Wikimedia). Views show curiosity, not support: long-serving incumbents have older, better-known articles, and many challengers have none.
Where the money comes fromindividuals, PACs, party, self
| Source of money | Amount | Share of receipts |
|---|---|---|
| Individual donors | $406,934 | 28.7% |
| PACs and other committees | $482,311 | 34.0% |
| Other (refunds, transfers, loans) | $529,797 | 37.3% |
This raceTX-31, rank #1 of 2
John Carter ranks #1 of 2 in reported fundraising in this race.
Elsewhere: Wikipedia · Wikidata · Official website · X (Twitter) · links matched through Wikidata and checked against the member or candidate record
Sources and methodFEC
All figures come from the Federal Election Commission and cover each filing period through Jun 30, 2026. FEC ID H2TX31044, committee C00371203. Filed with the FEC as John R. Rep. Carter. View the official record.
Ballot status: listed as a nominee in Wikipedia's article for this state (CC BY-SA), matched to this FEC record by name.