LA-02 — U.S. House
How competitive is this race?
Three independent forecasters rate every race from Safe to Toss-up. This is their judgment, not ours, and not a poll. Where they disagree, that disagreement is the information.
Rated Safe for the party that holds the seat by all three forecasters. None of them lists it as competitive.
CARTER, TROY A. SR. DEM
Raised
$1,383,847as filed through Jun 30, 2026
From individuals
—
From PACs
$943,792
Self-funded
—
Cash on hand
$407,274
In office · 119th Congress
Roll-call votes
1.4% missed
Missed 9 of 655 roll-call votes while a member, through Sep 3, 2026.
voteview record ↗Committee seats
- House Committee on Homeland Security
- House Committee on Energy and Commerce
Bills this Congress
28 introduced
Cosponsored 499 others. Introducing is authorship; cosponsoring is signing on.
congress.gov ↗Bills introduced (22) · resolutions (6)
- HR 10253To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1706 South Burnside Avenue in Gonzales, Louisiana, as the "Cpl. Lawrence Brown Post Office Building".
- HR 10122STORM FORTIFIED and Wildfire Prepared Act
- HR 9842State Offices of Women’s Health Support and Expansion Act
- HR 9344EDUCATE Act of 2026
- HR 9312To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to include the processing of crawfish as agricultural labor or services, and for other purposes.
- HR 8961Student Suicide Prevention Awareness Act of 2026
- HR 8874Homeland Security Capabilities Preservation Reporting Act of 2026
- HR 8650Medicaid Outreach and Assistance for Communities Act of 2026
- HR 8440ZELDIN Act
- HR 8368To appropriate funds for the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Disaster Relief Fund, and for other purposes.
- HR 7787To amend title VII of the Public Health Service Act to strengthen the mental health workforce, and for other purposes.
- HR 7602State of Men’s Health Act
- HR 7092RAYS Act
- HR 6782Public Health Air Quality Act of 2025
- HR 6560National Flood Insurance Program Automatic Extension Act of 2025
- HR 5109To require the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration of the United States to develop guidelines to improve returning citizens' access to the Transportation Worker Identification Credential program, to assist individuals in custody of Federal, State, and local prisons in pre-applying or preparing applications for Transportation Worker Identification Credential cards, and to assist individuals requesting an appeal or waiver of preliminary determination of ineligibility, and for other purposes.
- HR 3805Protecting Community Television Act
- HR 2992To amend title 23, United States Code, and the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act with respect to vehicle roadside crashes, work zone safety, and for other purposes.
- HR 2822To extend the National Flood Insurance Program through December 31, 2026.
- HR 2539FISCAL Act
- HR 2037Open RAN Outreach Act
- HR 1374Securing the Cities Improvement Act
Resolutions — commemorations and expressions of support, not law
- HRES 1506Expressing support for the designation of September 2026 as "National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month".
- HRES 1355Supporting the designation of the week of June 14 through June 21, 2026, as "National Men's Health Week".
- HRES 926RESPECT Resolution
- HRES 675Expressing support for the designation of September 2025 as "National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month".
- HRES 544Supporting the designation of the month of June 2025, as "National Men's Health Month".
- HRES 495Supporting the designation of the week of June 9 through June 15, 2025, as "National Men's Health Week".
Incumbent
FEC record ↗Voting in Louisiana
Election Day is Tue, November 3. Deadlines below are the state’s standing rules, not yet checked against this year’s official calendar — confirm at the link before you rely on them.
Register online by
20 days before Election Day
Register by mail (postmark)
Must be postmarked 30 days before Election Day
Register in person by
30 days before Election Day
This list is who filed with the FEC and raised money — it is not a certified ballot. The FEC has no ballot-access data; that sits with each state. Candidates who lost a primary can still appear here until a state ballot feed is added. Ordering is by money raised, which is a fact about filings, not a judgment about who is likely to win.