Federal candidate · 2021–2022 cycle · past cycle

Troy A. Carter

Official portrait of Troy A. Carter
Official portrait, U.S. Congress
Office
U.S. representative for Louisiana’s 2nd district
Party
Democrat
Hometown
New Orleans, LA
Born
1963
In Congress
House since 2021 · 5 years in office
Current term
January 3, 2025 to January 3, 2027
FEC filing name
CARTER, TROY A. SR.
Next election
General November 8, 2022 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Map of Louisiana with the current district highlighted

Louisiana, District 2

Biographical details from congress-legislators (CC0) and the House Clerk, retrieved October 23, 2026.

DemocraticU.S. House · Louisiana District 2ChallengerRunning

FEC candidate ID H2LA02149 · Principal campaign committee: TROY CARTER FOR CONGRESS

CycleOfficeRaisedOutcome
2025–2026U.S. House · Louisiana District 2$1,941,169.25Running
2023–2024U.S. House · Louisiana District 2$2,042,195.90Running
2021–2022U.S. House · Louisiana District 2$3,101,798.13Running
Total raised$3,101,798.13
Total spent$3,114,041.61
Cash on hand$366,187.02
Debts owed by the campaign$86,223.92
Loans from the candidate$0.00

2021–2022 cycle totals through December 31, 2022, 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: $1,955,533.46PACs and other committees: $1,135,904.73Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest): $10,359.94
  • Individual contributions$1,955,533.4663%
  • PACs and other committees$1,135,904.7337%
  • Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$10,359.940%

Raised and spent over time

Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.

Committees

Assignments from unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0), retrieved October 23, 2026.

PAC and committee contributors

242 committees reported giving $1,025,936.00 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.

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Outside spending

  • Independent expenditures supporting Troy A. Carter Sr.$24,600.00
  • Independent expenditures opposing Troy A. Carter Sr.$1,011,744.44

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.

The race

Louisiana U.S. House, District 2, 2022 · 4 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
Troy A. Carter Sr. (D)$3,101,798.13$366,187.022022-12-31
Karen Carter Peterson (D)$1,139,601.00$0.002021-06-30
Daniel Anthony Lux (R)$32,371.00−$3,581.272022-11-22
Cedric L Richmond (D)$1,840.13$189,478.592022-12-31

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

  • The Cook Political ReportSolid DMarch 31, 2022
  • Inside ElectionsSolid DMay 24, 2022
  • Sabato's Crystal BallSafe DApril 6, 2022
  • PoliticoSolid DApril 5, 2022
  • RCPSafe DJune 9, 2022
  • Fox NewsSolid DJuly 11, 2022
  • DDHQSolid DJuly 20, 2022
  • 538Solid DJune 30, 2022

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: TROY CARTER FOR CONGRESS.
  • Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 23, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
  • Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.

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