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Troy A. Carter Sr.

Troy A. Carter Sr. is a Democratic incumbent in Louisiana's 2nd district. $1.4M raised, $1.5M spent, $383K cash through Jul 18, 2026. Ballot status being verified

$1.4Mraised
$1.5Mspent
$383Kcash on hand
Campaign finance$1.4M raised

Flags are rules applied to FEC totals, not judgements. Reported

Raised$1.4M
Spent$1.5M
Cash on hand$383K
Campaign finance
MeasureAmount
Raised (total receipts)$1,412,697
Spent (disbursements)$1,539,321
Cash on hand$382,786
Debts owed by campaign$24,914
Filing covers throughJul 18, 2026

Reported Self-reported to the FEC.

Record in Congressage 63 · 3 terms · votes right of 4% of the House
63age on Election Day
3House terms (since 2021)
Democratparty in Congress

Voting record

-10+1more liberalmore conservativeSr.
Voting record
MeasureValue
DW-NOMINATE score (first dimension)-0.52
Votes more conservative than4% of House members
Democratic median / Republican median-0.40 / +0.53
Roll-call votes counted567

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.

Public attention3,150 views in 30 days
3,150Wikipedia views, last 30 days
#294 of 461among candidates in the race with an article

Reported Page views of Troy Carter (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
Individual donors 30%PACs and other committees 67%Other (refunds, transfers, loans) 3%
Funding mix
Source of moneyAmountShare of receipts
Individual donors$421,43829.8%
PACs and other committees$950,71767.3%
Other (refunds, transfers, loans)$40,5422.9%
This raceLA-02, rank #1 of 1

Troy A. Carter Sr. ranks #1 of 1 in reported fundraising in this race.

No other candidates on file.

LA-02 · Louisiana · Democratic candidates · House forecasts

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Sources and methodFEC

All figures come from the Federal Election Commission and cover each filing period through Jul 18, 2026. FEC ID H2LA02149, committee C00763649. View the official record.

We have not yet verified the nominees for this race, so this page does not claim Troy A. Carter Sr. is on the November ballot.