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 through Oct 14, 2026). They won.
Raised, all runs
$7.1M
2026, 2024, 2022
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 general election, with the money behind it and the result.
| 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 $536KTrade group $478KMembership $265KOther $230KLeadership PAC $101KSuper PAC $17K
- ArpacMembership$40K
- Bread Financial Holdings, Inc. PAC (Aka Bread Financial PAC)Corporate$25K
- Entergy Corporation Employee Political Action Committee (Enpac)CorporateLobbyist PAC$25K
- Jones Walker L.L.P. Political Action CommitteeOtherLobbyist PAC$23K
- American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO Committee On Political EducationUnion$23K
- Engineers Political Education Committee (Epec)/International Union of Operating EngineersUnionLobbyist PAC$20K
- 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 Boilermakers Campaign Assistance FundUnionLobbyist PAC$17K
- International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Political Action CommitteeUnion$15K
- Allstate Insurance Company PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$12K
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
The payback
How they voted on their funders' bills
On the 29 key votes where Troy Carter had taken $10K+ from the industry with a stake, they voted the industry's way 6 times (21%). Money is PAC checks plus credited super PAC support across every run since 2020; “with industry” is the vote the industry lobbied for.
| Vote | Industry | Their money from it | Voted |
|---|---|---|---|
| NDAA FY2027House · 2026 · 216–212 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $42K | Nay · against |
| Stop Insider Trading ActHouse · 2026 · 232–198 | Members who trade stocks wanted nay | – | Nay · with industry |
| Faster Labor Contracts ActHouse · 2026 · 230–193 | Labor unions wanted yea | $580K | Yea · with industry |
| Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection ActHouse · 2026 · 216–201 | Gun lobby wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| Year-round E15House · 2026 · 218–203 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yeaOil, gas and coal wanted nay | $302K$29K | Yea · with industryYea · against |
| Farm, Food, and National Security ActHouse · 2026 · 224–200 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yea | $302K | Nay · against |
| Affordable HOMES ActHouse · 2026 · 263–147 | Real estate and construction wanted yea | $79K | Nay · against |
| Protect America's Workforce ActHouse · 2025 · 231–195 | Labor unions wanted yea | $580K | 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 | $42K | 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$133K | Nay · againstNay · against |
| OCC bank merger rule repealHouse · 2025 · 220–207 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $133K | 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 | $133K | 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 | $42K | Yea · with industry |
| Protecting Health Care for All Patients ActHouse · 2024 · 211–208 | Pharma and health care wanted yea | $220K | Nay · against |
| Joint-employer rule repealHouse · 2024 · 206–177 | Labor unions wanted nay | $580K | Present |
| NDAA FY2024House · 2023 · 310–118 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $42K | 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 | – | 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 | $78K | 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$220K$133K | Yea · againstYea · againstYea · against |
| Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 · 217–213 | Gun lobby wanted nay | – | Yea · against |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 · 234–193 | Gun lobby wanted nay | – | Yea · against |
| Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 · 232–193 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $220K | 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 through Oct 14, 2026). They won.
- Which PACs gave the most to Troy Carter?
- Bread Financial Holdings, Inc. PAC (Aka Bread Financial PAC) ($25K), Jones Walker L.L.P. Political Action Committee ($11K), The Home Depot Inc. Political Action Committee ($10K), Gilead Sciences Inc Healthcare Policy PAC ($10K), Entergy Corporation Employee Political Action Committee (Enpac) ($10K) in 2026.
- How much has Troy Carter raised across elections?
- $1.9M in 2026 (Louisiana 2nd District), $2.0M in 2024 (Louisiana 2nd District), $3.1M in 2022 (Louisiana 2nd District).