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John Carter

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U.S. Representative · Texas-31 · 108th-119th, 23 years 8 months
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Overview of the Representative's office, activities, and communications.

About

Carter, John Rice a Representative from Texas; born in Houston, Harris County, Tex., November 6, 1941; graduated from Bellaire High School, Houston, Tex., 1960; B.A., Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Tex., 1964; J.D., University of Texas Law School, Austin, Tex., 1969; lawyer, private practice; judge, district court of Williamson County, Tex., 1982-2001; elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Eighth and to the eleven succeeding Congresses (January 3, 2003-present).

Official Biography · U.S. Congress.
Years served
23
Bills introduced
4
Enacted
0
Cosponsored
98
Committees
4

Performance & Participation

Votes CastMiddle 50%
98% — Voted in 632 of 645 roll call votes this congress.
Avg 97% · Most: 100% · Least: 18%
Vote IndependenceMiddle 50%
1.7% — Voted against their own party majority 10 of 596 times.
Avg 2.1% · Most independent: 23.7% · Most party-line: 0.0%
Cosponsors AttractedBottom 25%
16 — Attracted 16 cosponsors across 4 bills.
Avg 299 · Most: 1,868 · Least: 0
Cosponsors Attracted Cross-AisleBottom 25%
3 — Attracted 3 cosponsors across the aisle.
Avg 59 · Most: 1,291 · Least: 0
Cosponsorships GivenBottom 25%
98 — 98 bills cosponsored.
Avg 304 · Most: 1,768 · Least: 3
Cosponsorships Given Cross-AisleBottom 25%
12 — 12 bills cosponsored across the aisle.
Avg 59 · Most: 803 · Least: 0
Social Media ToneiTop 25%
NegativePositive
Avg +0.69 · Most: +0.94 · Least: +0.33
Press Release ToneiTop 25%
NegativePositive
Avg +0.37 · Most: +0.90 · Least: +0.03

Committee Assignments

4 committees · 1 leadership role
Federal funds boost Williamson County water project amid population surge
KVUE · Jan 29, 2026
In the Blink of an Eye Never Gets Around to Feeling Human
Vulture · Jan 30, 2026
'ShamWow Guy' Offer Vince Shlomi Launches Congressional Campaign
TMZ · Nov 24, 2025
Who is Vince Shlomi? ‘ShamWow’ pitchman pivots to politics in Texas race
PennLive · Nov 25, 2025
Former 'ShamWow' spokesman files to run for U.S. Congressional seat in Texas
KHOU · Nov 25, 2025
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2026 Campaign Finance
$1.4M
Raised
29%
Individual
34%
PAC
—
Small $
556
Donors
Individual 29%PAC 34%Other 37%
Top PAC Donors
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP. PAC$15K
CACI INTERNATIONAL INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (CACI PAC)$13K
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ASA PAC)$10K
BAE SYSTEMS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BAE SYSTEMS USA PAC)$10K
BUCKEYE LIBERTY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10K
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Data sourced from official congressional records, CRS, and FEC filings. AllCiv Score methodology available at allciv.com/methodology.