U.S. House · Texas · District 31

John R. Carter

RepublicanAge 84

23.7 years of congressional service
First congressional service: 2003

As of Sep 29, 2026. Combined recorded House and Senate service, rounded to one decimal. Gaps are excluded; overlapping terms count once. Scheduled future service is excluded.

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Current term: Jan 3, 2025 – Jan 3, 2027

At a glance

Voting pattern97.9% with party457 of 467 eligible votes when D/R majorities opposed each other.119th Congress · House · Republican · all vote typesExplore party departures →Legislative activity4 billsSponsored · 119th Congress85 active cosponsorshipsSee sponsored bills →Total raised$1.4MReported campaign receipts · 2025–26Through Jun 30, 2026Explore campaign funding →Committee assignments1 committeesCommittee on AppropriationsSubcommittees and event service listed separatelySee responsibilities →

Their record in Congress

Recorded votes and legislative activity, with the underlying evidence.

Overview: 119th Congress · 2025–26

Voting history

676 recorded entries

Search choices, outcomes, and party relationships. Missing records are not absences.

Voting history

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119th Congress · before filters: 676 recorded entries · 13 labeled “not voting”.

Congress totals, participation, party alignment & sources

Recorded entries: 676
Recorded “not voting”: 13

Recorded “not voting” accounts for 1.9% of this member’s 676 recorded entries in the 119th Congress. Review “not voting” entries.

Counts and this share cover the selected Congress before all filters. The share is “not voting” entries divided by recorded entries, rounded to one decimal place. This is not an attendance rate: missing entries are not counted, and voting eligibility varies by office and service period. “Not voting” is the source’s label; it gives no reason for nonparticipation. Recorded entries also include yes/no, present and named choices.

Party alignment over time

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How often this member voted with their party when Democratic and Republican majorities took opposite sides. Each roll call has equal weight. This describes voting behavior, not cooperation or ideology.

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118th Congress · 2023–2024

House · Republican

91.2% with party majority

677 of 742 eligible votes with party · 65 against

Recorded dates: Jan 3, 2023–Dec 20, 2024

Denominator & exclusions · 1241 entries

Eligible means this member cast a yes/no vote, had a D/R party label, and the two parties’ yes/no majorities opposed each other. The member’s own vote is included in the party tally. Exclusions below are mutually exclusive, checked in the listed order.

Party breakdown unavailable: 0
Quorum or Speaker election: 25
Present, not voting, or named choice: 159
Independent or other party: 0
A party tied or cast no yes/no votes: 0
Party majorities agreed: 315

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Inventory retrieval: House 2023: Sep 25, 2026 · House 2024: Sep 25, 2026 · Senate 2023: Sep 25, 2026 · Senate 2024: Sep 25, 2026

119th Congress · 2025–2026

House · Republican

97.9% with party majority

457 of 467 eligible votes with party · 10 against

Recorded dates: Jan 3, 2025–Sep 16, 2026

Denominator & exclusions · 676 entries

Party breakdown unavailable: 0
Quorum or Speaker election: 3
Present, not voting, or named choice: 13
Independent or other party: 0
A party tied or cast no yes/no votes: 0
Party majorities agreed: 193

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Inventory retrieval: House 2025: Sep 25, 2026 · House 2026: Sep 25, 2026 · Senate 2025: Sep 25, 2026 · Senate 2026: Sep 25, 2026

Procedural votes and nominations are included in “All vote types”; use the type filter to inspect them separately. Independents are not assigned to either party or caucus. Read the counting rules.

Vote coverage & sources

Official recorded floor roll calls in the selected Congress. Voice votes, unanimous consent and committee votes are excluded. Only entries explicitly listing this member are included; missing entries are not missed votes. Retrieval dates describe source inventory checks; individual roll-call records may be retained from earlier captures.

Delegates and the resident commissioner do not vote on final House floor passage. A member who had not yet taken office, had left office, or was not eligible is not assigned a missed vote. Zero entries can reflect no eligible service.

House Clerk · 2025 · 362 roll calls · inventory retrieved Sep 25, 2026
House Clerk · 2026 · 314 roll calls · inventory retrieved Sep 25, 2026
U.S. Senate · 2025 · 659 roll calls · inventory retrieved Sep 25, 2026
U.S. Senate · 2026 · 244 roll calls · inventory retrieved Sep 25, 2026

Vote categories and coverage methodology

676 matching entries · newest first · page 1 of 68

House · Roll call 314 · Sep 16, 2026Legislation & amendments
Retire through Ownership Act
S 2403
Question: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass
Member’s choiceYea
Overall resultPassed
Recorded tally: Yea: 401 · Not Voting: 18 · Nay: 14
Party breakdown · excluded from alignment
Member’s party in this roll call: Republican. Party majorities agreed
- Democratic: Yea 209 · Not Voting 5
- Republican: Yea 191 · Not Voting 13 · Nay 14
- Independent: Yea 1
Includes all listed members, including former members; vice-presidential tie breakers are excluded.
Official roll call ↗ · Official XML record
House · Roll call 313 · Sep 16, 2026Legislation & amendments
Water Resources Development Act
H R 9497
Question: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended
Member’s choiceYea
Overall resultPassed
Recorded tally: Yea: 415 · Not Voting: 9 · Nay: 9
Party breakdown · excluded from alignment
Member’s party in this roll call: Republican. Party majorities agreed
- Democratic: Yea 212 · Not Voting 2
- Republican: Yea 202 · Not Voting 7 · Nay 9
- Independent: Yea 1
Includes all listed members, including former members; vice-presidential tie breakers are excluded.
Official roll call ↗ · Official XML record
House · Roll call 312 · Sep 16, 2026Legislation & amendments
Ratepayer Protection Act
H R 9340
Question: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended
Member’s choiceYea
Overall resultPassed
Recorded tally: Yea: 417 · Not Voting: 12 · Nay: 3
Party breakdown · excluded from alignment
Member’s party in this roll call: Republican. Party majorities agreed
- Democratic: Yea 206 · Not Voting 5 · Nay 3
- Republican: Yea 210 · Not Voting 7
- Independent: Yea 1
Includes all listed members, including former members; vice-presidential tie breakers are excluded.
Official roll call ↗ · Official XML record
House · Roll call 311 · Sep 16, 2026Legislation & amendments
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the “California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Commercial Harbor Craft Regulations; Notice of Decision”
H J RES 213
Question: On Passage
Member’s choiceYea
Overall resultPassed
Recorded tally: Nay: 208 · Yea: 214 · Not Voting: 11
Party breakdown · with party majority
Member’s party in this roll call: Republican. Democratic and Republican majorities opposed each other.
- Democratic: Nay 207 · Yea 3 · Not Voting 4
- Republican: Yea 210 · Not Voting 7 · Nay 1
- Independent: Yea 1
Includes all listed members, including former members; vice-presidential tie breakers are excluded.
Official roll call ↗ · Official XML record
House · Roll call 310 · Sep 16, 2026Legislation & amendments
PROOF Act
H R 10326
Question: On Passage
Member’s choiceYea
Overall resultPassed
Recorded tally: Nay: 207 · Yea: 217 · Not Voting: 9
Party breakdown · with party majority
Member’s party in this roll call: Republican. Democratic and Republican majorities opposed each other.
- Democratic: Nay 206 · Yea 6 · Not Voting 2
- Republican: Yea 210 · Not Voting 7 · Nay 1
- Independent: Yea 1
Includes all listed members, including former members; vice-presidential tie breakers are excluded.
Official roll call ↗ · Official XML record
House · Roll call 309 · Sep 16, 2026Legislation & amendments
National Fraud Enforcement Division Act
H R 9576
Question: On Passage
Member’s choiceYea
Overall resultPassed
Recorded tally: Nay: 72 · Yea: 352 · Not Voting: 9
Party breakdown · excluded from alignment
Member’s party in this roll call: Republican. Party majorities agreed
- Democratic: Nay 72 · Yea 139 · Not Voting 3
- Republican: Yea 212 · Not Voting 6
- Independent: Yea 1
Includes all listed members, including former members; vice-presidential tie breakers are excluded.
Official roll call ↗ · Official XML record
House · Roll call 308 · Sep 16, 2026Legislation & amendments
An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes
H R 5334
Question: On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments
Member’s choiceYea
Overall resultPassed
Recorded tally: Nay: 159 · Yea: 262 · Not Voting: 12
Party breakdown · with party majority
Member’s party in this roll call: Republican. Democratic and Republican majorities opposed each other.
- Democratic: Nay 152 · Yea 58 · Not Voting 4
- Republican: Yea 203 · Not Voting 8 · Nay 7
- Independent: Yea 1
Includes all listed members, including former members; vice-presidential tie breakers are excluded.
Official roll call ↗ · Official XML record
House · Roll call 307 · Sep 15, 2026Legislation & amendments
Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran
H CON RES 93
Question: On Agreeing to the Resolution
Member’s choiceNay
Overall resultPassed
Recorded tally: Yea: 220 · Nay: 204 · Not Voting: 9
Party breakdown · with party majority
Member’s party in this roll call: Republican. Democratic and Republican majorities opposed each other.
- Democratic: Yea 213 · Not Voting 1
- Republican: Nay 203 · Yea 7 · Not Voting 8
- Independent: Nay 1
Includes all listed members, including former members; vice-presidential tie breakers are excluded.
Official roll call ↗ · Official XML record
House · Roll call 306 · Sep 15, 2026Legislation & amendments
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to “California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Ocean-Going Vessels At-Berth; Notice of Decision”
H J RES 210
Question: On Passage
Member’s choiceYea
Overall resultPassed
Recorded tally: Nay: 211 · Yea: 216 · Not Voting: 6
Party breakdown · with party majority
Member’s party in this roll call: Republican. Democratic and Republican majorities opposed each other.
- Democratic: Nay 210 · Yea 3 · Not Voting 1
- Republican: Yea 212 · Not Voting 5 · Nay 1
- Independent: Yea 1
Includes all listed members, including former members; vice-presidential tie breakers are excluded.
Official roll call ↗ · Official XML record
House · Roll call 305 · Sep 15, 2026Legislation & amendments
Tax Relief for Fraud Victims Act
H R 9500
Question: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended
Member’s choiceYea
Overall resultPassed
Recorded tally: Yea: 408 · Not Voting: 8 · Nay: 17
Party breakdown · excluded from alignment
Member’s party in this roll call: Republican. Party majorities agreed
- Democratic: Yea 212 · Not Voting 2
- Republican: Yea 195 · Not Voting 6 · Nay 17
- Independent: Yea 1
Includes all listed members, including former members; vice-presidential tie breakers are excluded.
Official roll call ↗ · Official XML record

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LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITY

Campaign funding

How much the campaign has raised during the reporting window.

CARTER, JOHN R REP. · FEC H2TX31044 · Registered election year: 2026

2025–2026 reporting window · through Jun 30, 2026

Total raised: $1,419,042.42
Cash on hand: $170,827.40
Debts owed: $0.00

Reported funding mix

Individuals 28.7%
Other political committees 34.0%
Authorized committee transfers 37.3%

Receipts include more than donations. Authorized-committee transfers are shown separately, not deducted. This is not a career total; outside spending is separate.

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FOLLOW THE MONEY

Campaign finance & donors

Finance hub: CARTER, JOHN R REP.

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Reported campaign activity for January 1, 2025–December 31, 2026, through the dates below. Financial support does not establish control, allegiance, or the reason for a vote.

CARTER, JOHN R REP.

FEC H2TX31044 · Registered election year: 2026. The figures below cover the 2025–2026 reporting window, not a full Senate campaign or career.

Campaign summary through Jun 30, 2026

Total receipts: $1,419,042.42
Total disbursements: $1,289,653.97
Cash on hand: $170,827.40
Debts owed: $0.00

Where the money came from & other reported amounts

Individual contributions: $406,933.73
Other political committee contributions: $482,311.10
Party committee contributions: $0.00
Candidate contributions: $0.00
Candidate loans: $0.00
Other loans: $0.00
Transfers from authorized committees: $529,797.59
Transfers to authorized committees: $0.00
Refunds to individuals: $5,343.56
Refunds to committees: $5,000.00
Candidate loan repayments: $0.00
Other loan repayments: $0.00

Totals are reported FEC figures. Receipts include more than donations. Transfers between authorized committees can inflate combined receipts and disbursements; transfers are shown separately and no adjustment is silently applied.

Authorized campaign committees (1)

JOHN CARTER FOR CONGRESS · C00371203

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Contributors & outside spending

Campaign contributions and spending by other groups answer different questions. Outside spending below is never added to campaign receipts. All categories cover dated 2025–2026 records available at retrieval.

Individual & other noncommittee contributions302 records Individual & other noncommittee refunds3 records Independent spending — regular reports7 records Independent spending — rapid notices2 records Electioneering communications0 records Member & employee communications0 records Coordinated party spending0 records

Zero covered records means no matching records in these sources, not proof of no activity. These are record counts, not donor counts.

Reported spending around this candidate

Independent spending — regular reports

Supporting this candidate: $55,053.71
Opposing this candidate: $0.00

Member & employee communications

No covered records; no spending total established.

Coordinated party spending

No covered records; no spending total established.

Subtotals sum covered non-memo records, including signed corrections. Rapid notices and electioneering disclosures have no aggregate because they can overlap other records or mention multiple candidates. Spending supporting this person is distinct from spending opposing an opponent, which appears on the opponent’s profile when covered.

Individual & other noncommittee contributions

Disclosed itemized contributions to authorized campaign committees, including earmarked and memo attribution records. This FEC file is a subset of reported contributions; unitemized donors are not identified. Records are not unique people and must not be added together as net donations. Employer names describe the contributor’s reported employment, not donations by that employer. Residential addresses are omitted.

302 matching records · Page 2 of 31 · Highest amounts first.

HINTON, GEORGE DERRICK$3,500.00
2026-02-26 · Earmarked contribution
Reported by C00371203 · Contributor state: MD · Filed entity: IND
Reported employer: SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH CORPORATION · Occupation: ENGINEER
View reported filing · Amended report · FEC record 4071620261534553181
FAISON, JAY W$3,500.00
2026-02-24 · Contribution
Reported by C00371203 · Contributor state: NC · Filed entity: IND
Reported employer: CLEARPATH · Occupation: FOUNDER
View reported filing · Amended report · FEC record 4071620261534553180
LESSMANN, KURT$3,500.00
2026-02-24 · Contribution
Reported by C00371203 · Contributor state: AL · Filed entity: IND
Reported employer: TRIDEUM · Occupation: ENGINEER
View reported filing · Amended report · FEC record 4071620261534553179
PAYNE, CHRIS$3,500.00
2026-02-24 · Earmarked contribution
Reported by C00371203 · Contributor state: FL · Filed entity: IND
Reported employer: CROSS POTOMAC CONSULTING · Occupation: CONSULTANT
View reported filing · Amended report · FEC record 4071620261534553177
LOPEZ, FAVIO$3,500.00
2026-02-24 · Earmarked contribution
Reported by C00371203 · Contributor state: VA · Filed entity: IND
Reported employer: TRIDEUM · Occupation: EXECUTIVE
View reported filing · Amended report · FEC record 4071620261534553176
ARAUJO, JOSHUA$3,500.00
2026-02-11 · Contribution
Reported by C00371203 · Contributor state: MD · Filed entity: IND
Reported employer: FORTERRA · Occupation: EXECUTIVE
View reported filing · FEC record 4031420261423412210
LIEU, BRENNAN$3,500.00
2026-02-11 · Earmarked contribution
Reported by C00371203 · Contributor state: CA · Filed entity: IND
Reported employer: HYBRON, INC. · Occupation: CEO
View reported filing · FEC record 4031420261423412203
COPPERSMITH, WALTER$3,500.00
2026-02-11 · Earmarked contribution
Reported by C00371203 · Contributor state: TX · Filed entity: IND
Reported employer: SMARTER REALITY, LLC · Occupation: CEO
View reported filing · FEC record 4031420261423412188
SCOTT B SANDERS, REVOCABLE TRUST$3,500.00
2026-02-10 · Contribution
Reported by C00371203 · Contributor state: ID · Filed entity: IND
Reported employer: FAMILY TRUST · Occupation: FAMILY TRUST
View reported filing · FEC record 4031420261423412183
CLAUSER, MICHAEL$3,500.00
2026-02-09 · Earmarked contribution
Reported by C00371203 · Contributor state: MD · Filed entity: IND
Reported employer: ARK STRATEGY · Occupation: FOUNDER MANAGING DIRECTOR
View reported filing · FEC record 4031420261423412174

Detail sources & limitations

Public disclosures do not expose every original funder or all political messaging. No employer or industry affiliation is treated as a corporate donation, and no financial record establishes allegiance or a reason for a vote.

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Records excluded during acquisition: none.

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Responsibilities & experience

Committees, leadership & recorded service

RESPONSIBILITIES

Committees & leadership

Committee on AppropriationsMember
Committee on Appropriations · SubcommitteeDefenseMember
Committee on Appropriations · SubcommitteeMilitary Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related AgenciesChair
Committee on Appropriations · SubcommitteeCommerce, Justice, Science, and Related AgenciesMember

Sources & dates

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House Clerk: members, committees and office contactsSource date: Sep 2, 2026 · Retrieved Sep 29, 2026

PUBLIC SERVICE

Congressional service

First recorded serviceJan 7, 2003

Combined House & Senate service23.7 years

As of Sep 29, 2026. Gaps in service are excluded; overlapping records are counted once. Scheduled future service is not included.

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House · TXJan 7, 2003 – Jan 3, 2005
House · TXJan 4, 2005 – Jan 3, 2007
House · TXJan 4, 2007 – Jan 3, 2009
House · TXJan 6, 2009 – Jan 3, 2011
House · TXJan 5, 2011 – Jan 3, 2013
House · TXJan 3, 2013 – Jan 3, 2015
House · TXJan 6, 2015 – Jan 3, 2017
House · TXJan 3, 2017 – Jan 3, 2019
House · TXJan 3, 2019 – Jan 3, 2021
House · TXJan 3, 2021 – Jan 3, 2023
House · TXJan 3, 2023 – Jan 3, 2025
House · TXJan 3, 2025 – Jan 3, 2027 (scheduled end)

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Congress legislators: compiled congressional term history (community-maintained)Source date: not supplied · Retrieved Sep 29, 2026

Biography, affiliations & portrait sources

Biography & source context

John R. Carter serves as representative for Texas’s 31st congressional district. Committee assignments include Committee on Appropriations.

Born Nov 6, 1941 · Age 84 as of Oct 11, 2026.

Birth date from the official congressional biography. Official biography dates take precedence when other sources disagree.

House History / Biographical DirectorySource date: not supplied · Retrieved Sep 8, 2026

This concise biography is drawn from structured office, state, and committee records. See the official website for the member’s full biography and stated priorities.

Official website ↗Membership source ↗

Official congressional membershipSource date: Sep 2, 2026 · Retrieved Sep 29, 2026

Portrait: U.S. Government Publishing Office. Government material; see reuse information.

Documented affiliations

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Affiliation coverage is incomplete. Memberships can overlap and change over time.

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At a glance

Their record in Congress

Voting history

Sponsored & cosponsored bills

Voting history

Party alignment over time

118th Congress · 2023–2024

119th Congress · 2025–2026

Sponsored & cosponsored bills

Cross-party sponsorship

Campaign funding

Reported funding mix

Campaign finance & donors

Contributors & outside spending

Reported spending around this candidate

Independent spending — regular reports

Member & employee communications

Coordinated party spending

Individual & other noncommittee contributions

Responsibilities & experience

Committees & leadership

Congressional service

Biography & source context

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