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U.S. House, District 31: who gets your vote?

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JOHN CARTER

JOHN CARTER

U.S. House · Texas District 31

NationalRepublican

Candidate
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JUSTIN EARLY

Running for U.S. House · Texas District 31

NationalDemocrat

JOHN CARTERCurrent repJUSTIN EARLYChallenger

Job fit

JOHN CARTER

Offices held

  • John Carter was appointed District Judge for the 277th District Court in Williamson County. 1

Education

  • his bachelor’s degree from Texas Tech 1
  • his law degree from University of Texas. 1

JUSTIN EARLY

Other work

  • I am a Cybersecurity Architect at Dell Technologies 2
  • I served as a paratrooper at Fort Bragg 2

Top issues

Ranked by what Americans say matters most (Pew, 2026)

JOHN CARTER

No stated positions on file yet.

JUSTIN EARLY

  • Health care costs
    Campaign says opponent John Carter 'voted to strip healthcare from 17 million Americans, including 1.6 million Texans,' and calls for accessible healthcare for working families. 3
  • Cost of living & jobs
    Campaign is built around 'higher wages, lower costs' and supporting labor unions and working families. 3
  • Immigration
    Campaign platform calls for 'compassionate immigration reform.' 3

No public stance found on: Guns, Crime & safety, Climate & energy

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How they voted on top issues

JOHN CARTER

  • Clean water and pipes that work → Federal money for water and stricter standards (9 of 9 votes) 4
  • Elections that are easy to vote in and hard to cheat → Tighter voting rules (4 of 4 votes) 4
  • What kids are taught in school → Limits on lessons and more say for parents (4 of 4 votes) 4

JUSTIN EARLY

Nothing found for this candidate yet.

Who pays them

JOHN CARTER

Where the campaign money came from5

small donorslarge donorscompaniesother politiciansindustry associationsOther kinds of donors
small donors$3Klarge donors$404Kcompanies$224Kotherpoliticians$114Kindustryassociations$70KOther kinds ofdonors$92K$950K raised
$2,9085Small individual donors
$404,0255Large individual donors

JUSTIN EARLY

Where the campaign money came from6

small donorslarge donors
small donors$29Klarge donors$45K$91K raised
$29,2336Small individual donors
$44,6416Large individual donors

Checks

JOHN CARTER

Checks run: missed votes

Nothing raised by these checks.

Not checked yet: stock trades

JUSTIN EARLY

No voting record to check yet

Based on current data. May change in a future update.

Sources

  1. Meet John l John Carter for Congress · checked 2026-10-18 used in: Experience
  2. Meet Justin — Justin Early for Congress · checked 2026-10-18 used in: Experience
  3. wilcosun.com used in: Top issues
  4. Congress.gov roll-call votes · 2022-11-04 to 2026-11-04 used in: How they voted on top issues
  5. FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money
  6. FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money
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Candidate A

GREG STOKER

Green

🚩 No federal record yet. Campaign money: $78K raised, 55% from large donors, organized-interest share unavailable.

Sources

1 Background: About Greg Stoker | Stoker for Congress · checked 2026-10-18

2 The money: FEC · 2026 cycle

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JOHN CARTER
Candidate B

JOHN CARTER

RepublicanShown above

🚩 $950K raised, 43% from large donors, 51% 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: $482,311.10 (51% of $949,744.83 raised), 2026 cycle.
Named group amounts (not a complete filed split): $499,550.00, Group filing cutoff unavailable. Group source

Their votes pushed for: more oil, gas and coal, fewer climate rules, a tighter border and stricter enforcement, lower taxes and fewer rules on business.

Sources

1 Background: Meet John l John Carter for Congress · checked 2026-10-18

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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JE
Candidate C

JUSTIN EARLY

DemocratShown above

No federal record yet. Campaign money: $91K raised, 49% from large donors, 8% from organized interests. Group breakdown unavailable. The filed PAC total is known, but its givers have not been identified here.
Filed PAC total: $7,000.00 (8% of $90,715.67 raised), 2026 cycle. Group source

Says they are for: government paying more of the bill, government spending and worker protections, more legal ways in, and protection for people already here.

Sources

1 Background: Meet Justin — Justin Early for Congress · checked 2026-10-18

2 The money: FEC · 2026 cycle

3 government paying more of the bill: Candidate statement

4 government spending and worker protections: Candidate statement

5 more legal ways in, and protection for people already here: Candidate statement

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