Federal candidate · 2021–2022 cycle · past cycle
Karen Carter Peterson
- Party
- Democratic
- Running for
- U.S. House · Louisiana District 2
- Filing address
- New Orleans, LA (city and state on the FEC filing)
- FEC filing name
- PETERSON, KAREN CARTER
- Next election
- General November 8, 2022 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Louisiana, District 2
FEC candidate ID H2LA02131 · Principal campaign committee: KAREN CARTER PETERSON FOR CONGRESS
2021–2022 cycle totals through June 30, 2021, from the FEC’s candidate summary file. This is a dated snapshot, not live reporting; the FEC’s page for this candidate is the official source.
Where the money comes from
- Individual contributions$905,891.3379%
- PACs and other committees$167,131.8415%
- Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$16,299.501%
- Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees$49,020.334%
- Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$1,258.000%
Self-funding: $16,299.50 (1% of money raised): $2,299.50 given and $14,000.00 lent by the candidate. $1,750.70 of loans repaid so far.
Raised and spent over time
Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.
PAC and committee contributors
44 committees reported giving $152,363.00 to this candidate, as filed by the giving committees through October 18, 2026. Timing differs from the campaign’s own reports, so this list may not match the totals above.
- AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- WOMEN'S POLITICAL COMMITTEE FEDERALPAC$10,000.00
- TRI-STATE MAXED-OUT WOMENHybrid PAC$10,000.00
- CONGRESSIONAL PROGRESSIVE CAUCUS PACPAC$10,000.00
- MEDICARE FOR ALLLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS ACTION FUND Company pageConnected PAC$9,125.00
- HIGHER HEIGHTS FOR AMERICA PACPAC$5,500.00
- JONES WALKER L.L.P. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$5,000.00
- LOUISIANIANS FOR AMERICAN SECURITY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$5,000.00
- DEMOCRACY FOR AMERICAPAC$5,000.00
- PURPOSE PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- THE COLLECTIVE PACConnected PAC$5,000.00
- OUR REVOLUTION PACHybrid PAC$5,000.00
- ELECT DEMOCRATIC WOMENPAC$5,000.00
- COURAGE TO CHANGELeadership PAC$5,000.00
- POLICY IS PERSONAL PACPAC$5,000.00
- END CITIZENS UNITEDConnected PAC$3,000.00
- CRESCENT RIVER PORT PILOTS ASSOCIATION FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE/CRPPA FED PACPAC$2,800.00
- BLUE MAJORITY PACLeadership PAC$2,800.00
- BLUE HEN FEDERAL PACLeadership PAC$2,500.00
- HER TIME PACHybrid PAC$2,500.00
- SIERRA CLUB POLITICAL COMMITTEEConnected PAC$2,356.00
- PROGRESSIVE CHOICES PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- GOOD FRIENDS PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- BONNIE WATSON COLEMAN FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
Show all 44 committees
- AMERICAN MOSAIC PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- TRUTH TO POWERLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- PERKINS FOR LOUISIANACandidate committee$2,000.00
- MILK RIVER PACLeadership PAC$1,500.00
- EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- CAROLYN'S PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- TRUEDEM LEADERSHIP FUNDLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- KUSTER FOR CONGRESS, INCCandidate committee$1,000.00
- LOIS FRANKEL FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- GRACE FOR NEW YORKCandidate committee$1,000.00
- CHERPACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- JAMIE RASKIN FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- VERONICA ESCOBAR FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- SARA JACOBS FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- DEBORAH ROSS FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- EMILY'S LISTConnected PAC$782.00
- HMS SCRAP PACLeadership PAC$500.00
- NIKEMA FOR CONGRESS, INCCandidate committee$500.00
- GETTING RESULTS BY ENGAGING THE GRASSROOTS (GREG PAC)Leadership PAC$500.00
Outside spending
- Independent expenditures supporting Karen Carter Peterson$1,804,277.34
- Independent expenditures opposing Karen Carter Peterson$309,448.58
- Company and union communications to members about Karen Carter Peterson$28.41
FEC totals for the 2022 cycle, including groups that are not political committees, retrieved October 24, 2026.
Independent expenditures by committees that are not part of the campaign, as reported by those committees. This money is spent separately, not given to the candidate.
- WOMEN VOTE!Supporting$1,003,483.00
- LCV VICTORY FUNDSupporting$408,045.00
- CONGRESSIONAL PROGRESSIVE CAUCUS PACSupporting$214,988.00
- PROGRESS FOR THE PEOPLEOpposing$186,385.00
- BLACK LIVES MATTER PACSupporting$132,202.00
- AMERICAN JOBS AND GROWTH PACOpposing$123,061.00
- MARCH ON PACSupporting$21,489.00
- SIERRA CLUB INDEPENDENT ACTIONSupporting$10.00
The race
Louisiana U.S. House, District 2, 2022 · 4 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karen Carter Peterson (D) | $1,139,601.00 | $0.00 | 2021-06-30 |
| Troy A. Carter Sr. (D) | $3,101,798.13 | $366,187.02 | 2022-12-31 |
| Daniel Anthony Lux (R) | $32,371.00 | −$3,581.27 | 2022-11-22 |
| Cedric L Richmond (D) | $1,840.13 | $189,478.59 | 2022-12-31 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
No public polling found for this race.
Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana (retrieved October 23, 2026), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. TerraCivic does not rate races or compute its own average.
Sources and updates
- Money: FEC bulk data (candidate summary, committee master, committee-to-candidate contributions), retrieved October 23, 2026. FEC candidate page · Principal campaign committee: KAREN CARTER PETERSON FOR CONGRESS.
- Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 23, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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