Federal · U.S. House
John R. Carter
U.S. Representative · TX-31 · Party: Republican
510 final-passage votes on record.
Record at a glance
Counts of recorded votes only. ThePillory doesn't score or grade officials.
Office
- Office
- U.S. Representative
- District
- TX-31
- Party
- Republican
- Term
- Since 2003
- Website
- Official site ↗
Source
No platform recorded yet
This tab shows John R. Carter's platform in two parts. In their own words: a short excerpt, word for word, from their own Issues or Priorities page, with a link to the whole page, and statements their office submits, labeled as such. Commitments tracked: specific, checkable promises (signing a named bill, funding a program at a stated amount, finishing a project by a date), each quoted with its date and source and checked in code before it's published, with a status that changes only with evidence.
How the platform is recordedShowing every recorded vote. Procedural, amendment, committee, and nomination votes are labeled.
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H.R. 1797
Setting Consumer Standards for Lithium-Ion Batteries Act
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H.R. 6960
Emergency Medical Services for Children Reauthorization Act
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H.R. 4581
Maternal and Child Health Stillbirth Prevention Act
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H.Res. 1210
Condemning the Biden border crisis and the tremendous burdens law enforcement officers face as a result
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H.R. 3935
Securing Growth and Robust Leadership in American Aviation Act
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H.Res. 1227
Providing for consideration of the bills H.R. 8369, H.R. 7530, H.R. 7343, H.R. 8146, H.R. 7581, and H.R. 354; and providing for consideration of the resolutions H. Res. 1213 and H. Res. 1210
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H.Res. 1227
Providing for consideration of the bills H.R. 8369, H.R. 7530, H.R. 7343, H.R. 8146, H.R. 7581, and H.R. 354; and providing for consideration of the resolutions H. Res. 1213 and H. Res. 1210
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H.R. 4143
National Construction Safety Team Enhancement Act
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H.J.Res. 109
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to “Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 121”
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H.Res. 1209
Declaring the office of Speaker of the House of Representatives to be vacant
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H.R. 7423
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 103 Benedette Street in Rayville, Louisiana, as the “Luke Letlow Post Office Building”
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H.J.Res. 98
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Labor Relations Board relating to “Standard for Determining Joint Employer Status”
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H.Res. 1194
Providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 6192) Hands Off Our Home Appliances Act; (H.R. 7109) Equal Representation Act; (H.R. 2925) Mining Regulatory Clarity Act; and the joint resolution (H.J Res. 109) providing for congressional disapproval of the rule relating to “Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 121”
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H.Res. 1194
Providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 6192) Hands Off Our Home Appliances Act; (H.R. 7109) Equal Representation Act; (H.R. 2925) Mining Regulatory Clarity Act; and the joint resolution (H.J Res. 109) providing for congressional disapproval of the rule relating to “Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 121”
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H.R. 3354
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 220 North Hatcher Avenue in Purcellville, Virginia, as the “Secretary of State Madeleine Albright Post Office Building”
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H.Res. 1112
Denouncing the Biden administration’s immigration policies
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Raised · 2025–2026
$1,419,042
Spent $1,289,654 · Cash on hand $170,827 as of Jun 30, 2026
Money raised by John R. Carter's campaign committees in 2025–2026, through Jun 30, 2026 (latest report: july quarterly 2026), as reported to the Federal Election Commission. These are facts about money, shown beside the voting record; they don't explain any vote.
Where it came from
- Small individual donors ($200 or less)$2,9080%
- Larger individual donors (more than $200)$404,02528%
- PACs and other political committees$482,31134%
- Political party committees$00%
- The candidate (own money and loans)$00%
- Other (transfers, refunds, interest)$529,79837%
For comparison, the average of the 426 House members with 2025–2026 filings loaded: raised $2,381,001; PACs 36% of money raised; small donors 10%; cash on hand $1,617,763.
Top PACs
- SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP PAC$15,000
- AMERICAN INST OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUN$10,000
- GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION PAC$10,000
- AMERICAN SOC. OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS PAC$10,000
- LEONARDO DRS PAC$10,000
- BAE SYSTEMS USA PAC$10,000
- LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP. EMPLOYEES PAC$10,000
- BUCKEY LIBERT PAC$10,000
- HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL PAC$8,000
- HDR, INC PAC$7,500
The 10 largest of $482,311 from PACs and other political committees (34% of all money raised). Every PAC contribution at the FEC ↗
Outside spending for and against
- CONSERVATIVE FUTURE FUND$55,000
- TEXAS ALLIANCE FOR LIFE FED PAC$54
None reported.
Independent expenditures: spending on ads and outreach about this member, without coordinating with the campaign. This money isn't given to the campaign. FEC record ↗
Top contributing industries (approximate)
- Other members' leadership PACs and campaigns$138,500
- Defense and aerospace$103,200
- Technology and telecommunications$63,644
- Lawyers and lobbyists$42,400
- Finance, insurance and banking$39,500
- Real estate$22,500
- Health care$21,003
- Transportation$20,500
Approximate. Industries are assigned by keywords in PAC and employer names (how); 47% of these dollars matched an industry, and the rest are left unclassified rather than guessed. Employer amounts count only donors who gave more than $200, from the campaign's principal committee.
Donors' employers
- FIREFLY AEROSPACE$18,000
- TRIDENT RESEARCH$16,800
- AEON$14,000
- OMNI FEDERAL$14,000
- TRIDEUM$14,000
- SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH CORPORATION$13,500
- GENERAL DYNAMICS$13,000
- ALLEN CONTROL SYSTEMS$12,500
- HYLIION$11,000
- BRIAN GLACKIN ASSOCIATES, LLC$9,500
Employers named by donors who gave more than $200, summed; an employer is listed only when 3 or more people named it. Individual donors are never listed.
Source: Federal Election Commission (John R. Carter at the FEC ↗), 2025–2026. Read Oct 2, 2026. Federal law bars using contributor information from FEC reports to ask for contributions or for commercial purposes; ThePillory shows totals only and has no donor export. Methodology
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