About
Carson, André D. a Representative from Indiana; born in Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind., October 16, 1974; graduated from Arsenal Technical High School, Indianapolis, Ind., 1994; B.A., Concordia University Wisconsin, Mequon, Wis., 2003; M.S., Indiana Wesleyan University, Marion, Ind., 2005; marketing representative; officer for the Indiana state excise officer; Indiana state department of homeland security counterterrorism and counter intelligence; member of the Indianapolis/Marion city-county council, 2007-2008; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Tenth Congress, by special election, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of United States Representative Julia Carson, and reelected to the nine succeeding Congresses (March 11, 2008-present).
Official Biography · U.S. Congress.
Performance & Participation
Votes CastMiddle 50%
99% — Voted in 637 of 645 roll call votes this congress.
Avg 97% · Most: 100% · Least: 18%
Vote IndependenceMiddle 50%
0.5% — Voted against their own party majority 3 of 600 times.
Avg 2.1% · Most independent: 23.7% · Most party-line: 0.0%
Cosponsors AttractedTop 25%
545 — Attracted 545 cosponsors across 16 bills.
Avg 299 · Most: 1,868 · Least: 0
Cosponsors Attracted Cross-AisleMiddle 50%
25 — Attracted 25 cosponsors across the aisle.
Avg 59 · Most: 1,291 · Least: 0
Cosponsorships GivenTop 25%
837 — 837 bills cosponsored.
Avg 304 · Most: 1,768 · Least: 3
Cosponsorships Given Cross-AisleTop 25%
99 — 99 bills cosponsored across the aisle.
Avg 59 · Most: 803 · Least: 0
Committee Probes $10 Billion China-Linked Scam Network
Legis1 · Jun 11, 2026
André Carson has been in Congress since 2008. Could his 2026 primary be competitive?
The Indianapolis Star · Jun 2, 2025
André Carson has been in Congress since 2008. Could his 2026 primary be competitive?
The Indianapolis Star · Jun 2, 2025
André Carson has been in Congress since 2008. Could his 2026 primary be competitive?
The Indianapolis Star · Jun 2, 2025
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The Indianapolis Star · Mar 25, 2025