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John R. Carter

RepublicanIn office

Texas · District 31 · House 2003–present

200312 House terms — lighter bands are House, solid are Senatepresent

Voting record by issue

Where this member landed on each issue across their entire career, and how consistent that position stayed over time. Open an issue to see every vote behind the score.

Health Care 186 votes · 66.1/100 consistent
Expand coverageRestrict coverage
Immigration 84 votes · 51.4/100 consistent
ExpansiveRestrictive
Guns 1 vote
Gun restrictionsGun rights
Abortion & Contraception 22 votes · 100/100 consistent
Expand accessRestrict access
Climate & Energy 102 votes · 69.9/100 consistent
Climate actionFossil fuel priority
Taxes 129 votes · 74.1/100 consistent
Raise revenueCut taxes
Labor & Wages 101 votes · 78.3/100 consistent
Worker priorityEmployer priority
Defense & War Powers 185 votes · 72.1/100 consistent
Military restraintMilitary expansion
Civil Rights 37 votes · 52.1/100 consistent
Broaden protectionsNarrow protections
LGBTQ Policy 2 votes · 100/100 consistent
Broaden protectionsNarrow protections
Voting & Elections 10 votes · 44.4/100 consistent
Expand accessRestrict access
Criminal Justice 189 votes · 78.1/100 consistent
Reform-orientedPunitive
Financial Regulation 220 votes · 64.1/100 consistent
RegulateDeregulate
Trade 61 votes · 53.8/100 consistent
ProtectionistFree trade

Not a left/right axis — both parties split on this issue.

Education 97 votes · 58.3/100 consistent
Expand federal roleReduce federal role
Spending & Budget 485 votes · 47.3/100 consistent
Fiscal expansionFiscal restraint

Money & lobbying ties

Political committees that gave to this member’s principal campaign committee.

69 committees, $342,400 total (cycle 2024). Source: FEC Schedule A, line 11C. A contribution is a documented financial relationship — it is not evidence that any vote was influenced by it. Conduit committees such as ActBlue and WinRed appear here as the FEC records them, but they forward earmarked donations from individuals rather than giving money of their own.

CommitteeCycleAmount
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP PAC2024$10,000
LEIDOS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE2024$10,000
MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE2024$10,000
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE PAC2024$10,000
EMPLOYEES OF NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP PAC (ENGPAC)2024$10,000
DELL TECHNOLOGIES INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE2024$10,000
TEXAS FARM BUREAU AGFUND2024$9,600
AT&T INC. EMPLOYEE FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AT&T2024$8,000
KIRBY CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE2024$7,500
L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. PAC2024$7,500
COMMON SENSE COMMON SOLUTIONS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE2024$7,500
LEONARDO DRS PAC2024$7,500
NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION PAC2024$7,500
GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION PAC (GENERAL DYNAMICS EMPLOYEE PAC)2024$7,000
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS AMERICA INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE2024$7,000
CUBIC CORPORATION EMPLOYEES' PAC2024$6,500
AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC2024$6,500
BUILD PAC OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS (BUILDPAC)2024$6,000
EMPLOYEES OF RTX CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE2024$6,000
BAE SYSTEMS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BAE SYSTEMS USA2024$6,000
U.S. ANESTHESIA PARTNERS, INC. PAC D/B/A/ USAP PAC2024$5,000
AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY PAC2024$5,000
THE FARM CREDIT COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE2024$5,000
FIRST IN FREEDOM PAC2024$5,000
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMM2024$5,000

Industry rollups are not shown

This would be powered by OpenSecrets, which this project does not use. It moved behind a paid subscription, and no free source codes contributors by industry. Rather than guess an industry from a committee name, the filings are shown exactly as the FEC records them. It would otherwise show these committees grouped into industries and sectors.

Committee assignments

  • House Committee on Appropriations
  • Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies
  • Defense
  • Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related AgenciesChair

Full term history

YearsChamberStatePartyCongress
2003–2005HouseTX-31Republican108–109
2005–2007HouseTX-31Republican109–110
2007–2009HouseTX-31Republican110–111
2009–2011HouseTX-31Republican111–112
2011–2013HouseTX-31Republican112–113
2013–2015HouseTX-31Republican113–114
2015–2017HouseTX-31Republican114–115
2017–2019HouseTX-31Republican115–116
2019–2021HouseTX-31Republican116–117
2021–2023HouseTX-31Republican117–118
2023–2025HouseTX-31Republican118–119
2025–presentHouseTX-31Republican119–120