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U.S. House, District 2: who gets your vote?

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Troy A. Carter Sr.

Troy A. Carter Sr.

U.S. House · Louisiana District 2

NationalDemocrat

Candidate
Peter Williams

Peter Williams

Running for U.S. House · Louisiana District 2

NationalRepublican

Troy A. Carter Sr.Current repPeter WilliamsChallenger

Job fit

Troy A. Carter Sr.

Offices held

  • As a Louisiana State Senator for the 7th District, he served as Senate Minority Leader, becoming the first African American to represent the district. 1
  • He was later elected as the first African American to represent New Orleans City Council’s District C. 1
  • The Honorable Troy A. Carter serves as Congressman for Louisiana’s 2nd District, representing New Orleans, Jefferson, St. Bernard, Lafourche, and the River Parishes, including St. Charles, St. James, St. John the Baptist, Ascension, Assumption, and Iberville Parishes. 1

Peter Williams

Other work

  • establishing and operating in 1999 to the present, our family tree farm and specialty crop business, Resource One Nursery, in Lettsworth, Louisiana. 2
  • I taught in the public school system 2

Education

  • I attended college at the University of Southwestern Louisiana (USL) now (ULL) and graduated in 1980. 2

Top issues

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How they voted on top issues

Troy A. Carter Sr.

  • Elections that are easy to vote in and hard to cheat → Making it easier to vote (4 of 4 votes) 3
  • What kids are taught in school → Teachers deciding, with lessons that include everyone (4 of 4 votes) 3
  • Abortion and reproductive care → Protecting access (2 of 2 votes) 3

Peter Williams

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Who pays them

Troy A. Carter Sr.

Where the campaign money came from4

small donorslarge donorscompaniesindustry associationslabor unionsOther kinds of donors
small donors$4Klarge donors$417Kcompanies$543Kindustryassociations$195Klabor unions$83KOther kinds ofdonors$163K$1.4M raised
$4,0754Small individual donors
$417,3634Large individual donors

Peter Williams

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Checks

Troy A. Carter Sr.

Checks run: missed votes

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Peter Williams

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Sources

  1. About | Representative Troy Carter · checked 2026-10-15 used in: Experience
  2. Peter Williams For Congress | · checked 2026-10-15 used in: Experience
  3. Congress.gov roll-call votes · 2022-11-04 to 2026-11-04 used in: How they voted on top issues
  4. FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money
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Lisa Ballay
Candidate A

Lisa Ballay

Libertarian

We don't have campaign money records for this race yet.

Sources

1 Background: Lisa Ballay for Congress — Louisiana’s 2nd District · checked 2026-10-15

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Peter Williams
Candidate B

Peter Williams

RepublicanShown above

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Sources

1 Background: Peter Williams For Congress | · checked 2026-10-15

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RC
Candidate C

Renada "Honey" Collins

No Party Affiliation

No verified background on file for this candidate.

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Troy A. Carter Sr.
Candidate D

Troy A. Carter Sr.

DemocratShown above

🚩 $1.4M raised, 30% from large donors, 69% from organized interests. Group amounts exceed the filed PAC total. These sources do not reconcile; no complete split or remainder is claimed.
Filed PAC total: $950,716.73 (69% of $1,379,904.47 raised), 2026 cycle.
Named group amounts (not a complete filed split): $983,691.00, Group filing cutoff unavailable. Group source

Their votes pushed for: cutting pollution and moving to clean energy, more legal ways in, and protection for people already here, government spending and worker protections.

Sources

1 Background: About | Representative Troy Carter · checked 2026-10-15

2 The money: FEC · 2026 cycle

3 Roll calls: Congress.gov roll-call votes · 2022-11-04 to 2026-11-04

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Walter "Rocky" Beach
Candidate E

Walter "Rocky" Beach

No Party Affiliation

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Sources

1 Background: Walter "Rocky" Beach for U.S. House — Louisiana's 2nd District · checked 2026-10-15

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