About
Carter, Troy Anthony a Representative from Louisiana; born in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La., October 26, 1963; graduated from O. Walker Perry High School, New Orleans, La., 1982; B.A., Xavier University, New Orleans, La., 1986; attended Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pa.; entrepreneur; business consultant; member of the Louisiana state house of representatives, 1992-1994; member of the New Orleans, La., city council, 1994-2002; unsuccessful candidate for nomination for Mayor of New Orleans, La., in 2002; unsuccessful candidate for nomination to the One Hundred Tenth Congress in 2006; unsuccessful candidate for nomination to the One Hundred Eleventh Congress in 2008; member of the Louisiana state senate, 2016-2021; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Seventeenth Congress, by special election, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of United States Representative Cedric Richmond, and reelected to the two succeeding Congresses (April 24, 2021-present).
Official Biography · U.S. Congress.
Performance & Participation
Votes CastMiddle 50%
99% — Voted in 636 of 645 roll call votes this congress.
Avg 97% · Most: 100% · Least: 18%
Vote IndependenceMiddle 50%
1.2% — Voted against their own party majority 7 of 599 times.
Avg 2.1% · Most independent: 23.7% · Most party-line: 0.0%
Cosponsors AttractedMiddle 50%
135 — Attracted 135 cosponsors across 25 bills.
Avg 299 · Most: 1,868 · Least: 0
Cosponsors Attracted Cross-AisleMiddle 50%
42 — Attracted 42 cosponsors across the aisle.
Avg 59 · Most: 1,291 · Least: 0
Cosponsorships GivenTop 25%
539 — 539 bills cosponsored.
Avg 304 · Most: 1,768 · Least: 3
Cosponsorships Given Cross-AisleTop 25%
127 — 127 bills cosponsored across the aisle.
Avg 59 · Most: 803 · Least: 0
Social Media ToneiMiddle 50%
NegativePositive
Avg +0.69 · Most: +0.94 · Least: +0.33
Press Release ToneiMiddle 50%
NegativePositive
Avg +0.37 · Most: +0.90 · Least: +0.03
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