Politician
Troy Carter
Democrat · Louisiana · ran 3 times since 2020, won 3 · incumbent
FEC candidate H2LA02149
Troy Carter (Democrat) raised $1.9M for the 2026 Louisiana 2nd District race, $1.2M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $0 for and $0 against them (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). They won.
Raised, all cycles
$7.1M
2026, 2024, 2022; counted once per cycle
From PAC checks
46%
$3.3M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$12K
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$1.0M
Spent attacking them
46% of Troy Carter's campaign money came from PAC checks, not from people. That is one of the heaviest reliances on organised money in Congress.
Every run
Each election and its result. Campaign receipts cover the whole cycle and can appear in both regular and special contests; they count once in the totals above.
| Cycle | Race | Raised | PAC share | Outside for / against | Google ads | All money | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Louisiana 2nd District | $1.9M | 62% | $0 / $0 | $800 | $1.9M | ✓ Won |
| 2024 | Louisiana 2nd District | $2.0M | 46% | $0 / $0 | $10K | $2.0M | ✓ Won |
| 2022 | Louisiana 2nd District | $3.1M | 37% | $12K / $1.0M | $5K | $4.1M | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Corporate $1.4MUnion $508KTrade group $460KMembership $262KOther $229KLeadership PAC $101KSuper PAC $15K
- ArpacMembership$40K
- Entergy Corporation Employee Political Action Committee (Enpac)CorporateLobbyist PAC$25K
- American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO Committee On Political EducationUnion$23K
- Jones Walker L.L.P. Political Action CommitteeOtherLobbyist PAC$22K
- American Association for Justice Political Action Committee (Aaj PAC)MembershipLobbyist PAC$20K
- National Association of Letter Carriers of U.S.a. Political Fund (Letter Carrier Political Fund)UnionLobbyist PAC$20K
- American Federation of State County & Municipal Employees P E O P L EUnionLobbyist PAC$18K
- International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Political Action CommitteeUnion$15K
- Engineers Political Education Committee (Epec)/International Union of Operating EngineersUnionLobbyist PAC$15K
- American Optometric Association Political Action CommitteeMembershipLobbyist PAC$15K
- National Air Traffic Controllers Association PACUnionLobbyist PAC$12K
- The Home Depot Inc. Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
- Women Vote!against $924K
- Trust the Peopleagainst $88K
- Progress for the Peoplefor $8K · against $2K
- Protecting Our Vote PACfor $4K
Funding and votes
How their votes align with industry funding
Across 29 industry-vote comparisons with at least $10K in traced funding, they voted the industry's way 6 times (21%). This is a retrospective comparison using covered 2020–2026 runs; some money arrived after the vote. A vote can appear for multiple industries. Unknown coverage is excluded. “With industry” means its stated preferred side, and does not establish causation.
| Vote | Industry | Their money from it | Voted |
|---|---|---|---|
| NDAA FY2027House · 2026 · 216–212 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $41K | Nay · against |
| Stop Insider Trading ActHouse · 2026 · 232–198 | Reported household trades wanted nay | Unknown coverage | Nay · with industry |
| Faster Labor Contracts ActHouse · 2026 · 230–193 | Labor unions wanted yea | $546K | Yea · with industry |
| Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection ActHouse · 2026 · 216–201 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $0 | Nay · against |
| Year-round E15House · 2026 · 218–203 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yeaOil, gas and coal wanted nay | $297K$29K | Yea · with industryYea · against |
| Farm, Food, and National Security ActHouse · 2026 · 224–200 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yea | $297K | Nay · against |
| Affordable HOMES ActHouse · 2026 · 263–147 | Real estate and construction wanted yea | $76K | Nay · against |
| Protect America's Workforce ActHouse · 2025 · 231–195 | Labor unions wanted yea | $546K | Yea · with industry |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingHouse · 2025 · 217–209 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $29K | Nay · against |
| NDAA FY2026House · 2025 · 231–196 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $41K | Nay · against |
| GENIUS Act (stablecoins)House · 2025 · 308–122 | Crypto wanted yea | $2K | Nay · against |
| CLARITY Act (crypto market structure)House · 2025 · 294–134 | Crypto wanted yea | $2K | Nay · against |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActHouse · 2025 · 218–214 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yeaWall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $29K$115K | Nay · againstNay · against |
| OCC bank merger rule repealHouse · 2025 · 220–207 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $115K | Nay · against |
| California clean cars waiver repealHouse · 2025 · 246–164 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $29K | Nay · against |
| CFPB overdraft rule repealHouse · 2025 · 217–211 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $115K | Nay · against |
| IRS DeFi broker rule repealHouse · 2025 · 292–132 | Crypto wanted yea | $2K | Nay · against |
| Methane waste emissions charge repealHouse · 2025 · 220–206 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $29K | Nay · against |
| FIT21 (crypto market structure)House · 2024 · 279–136 | Crypto wanted yea | $2K | Nay · against |
| Israel Security Assistance Support ActHouse · 2024 · 224–187 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $22K | Nay · against |
| SAB 121 repealHouse · 2024 · 228–182 | Crypto wanted yea | $2K | Nay · against |
| Antisemitism Awareness ActHouse · 2024 · 320–91 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $22K | Nay · against |
| Israel security supplemental (Apr 2024)House · 2024 · 366–58 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $22K | Yea · with industry |
| Ukraine security supplementalHouse · 2024 · 311–112 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $41K | Yea · with industry |
| Protecting Health Care for All Patients ActHouse · 2024 · 211–208 | Pharma and health care wanted yea | $215K | Nay · against |
| Joint-employer rule repealHouse · 2024 · 206–177 | Labor unions wanted nay | $546K | Present / not voting |
| NDAA FY2024House · 2023 · 310–118 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $41K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel aid (Nov 2023)House · 2023 · 226–196 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $22K | Nay · against |
| Pistol brace rule repealHouse · 2023 · 219–210 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $0 | Nay · against |
| Lower Energy Costs ActHouse · 2023 · 225–204 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $29K | Nay · against |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 · 221–205 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $29K | Nay · against |
| Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $74K | Yea · against |
| Inflation Reduction ActHouse · 2022 · 220–207 | Oil, gas and coal wanted nayPharma and health care wanted nayWall Street and hedge funds wanted nay | $29K$215K$115K | Yea · againstYea · againstYea · against |
| Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 · 217–213 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $0 | Yea · against |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 · 234–193 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $0 | Yea · against |
| Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 · 232–193 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $215K | Yea · against |
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded Troy Carter's 2026 campaign?
- Troy Carter (Democrat) raised $1.9M for the 2026 Louisiana 2nd District race, $1.2M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $0 for and $0 against them (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). They won.
- Which PACs gave the most to Troy Carter?
- The Home Depot Inc. Political Action Committee ($10K), Gilead Sciences Inc Healthcare Policy PAC ($10K), Entergy Corporation Employee Political Action Committee (Enpac) ($10K), Arpac ($10K), Verizon Communications, Inc. Political Action Committee (Verizon PAC) ($10K) in 2026.
- How much has Troy Carter raised across elections?
- $1.9M in 2026, $2.0M in 2024, $3.1M in 2022. Receipts are counted once per candidate and cycle.