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John R. Carter

John R. Carter

RRepublicanTX-31 · Representative
59
/ 100
Average
Attendance98
Avg: 96
Independence2
Avg: 4
Bipartisan Tone6
Avg: 16
Ethics Record100
Avg: 99
Transparency84
Avg: 57

Accountability Score — composite of attendance, independence, bipartisan tone, ethics record & transparency.

Methodology
OverviewStatementsBillsFinanceVotesElections

Why this matters: Campaign money doesn't prove corruption — but it reveals relationships. When industries spend millions supporting a member who then votes on bills affecting those industries, voters deserve to see the pattern. Follow the money, then check the votes.

$1,347,562
Total Raised
$1,142,503
Total Spent
$246,499
Cash on Hand
2026
Election Cycle
$344,454
Individual Contributions
$473,311
PAC Contributions
$0
Self-Funding

Top Contributors

1.THOM, GREGORY F(individual)
$7,000
2.TAHMAS, JENNA(individual)
$7,000
3.SULLIVAN, ELIZABETH(individual)
$7,000
4.SCOTT, COLE(individual)
$7,000
5.PITTS, ANNA(individual)
$7,000
6.OCKO, MATTHEW(individual)
$7,000
7.MONTGOMERY, ANDREA(individual)
$7,000
8.MATHENY, HALLI(individual)
$7,000
9.MAGUIRE, SHELIA ANN(individual)
$7,000
10.LOGAN, GORDON B. MR.(individual)
$7,000

Outside Spending

Independent expenditures by Super PACs and outside groups

$30,000
Spent Supporting
$0
Spent Opposing

Industry Money & Votes

Outside spending by industry, cross-referenced with this member's votes on bills affecting that industry. Draw your own conclusions.

Conservative Groups$30,000
+$30,000 supportingNo related votes yet

Top Groups Supporting

1.CONSERVATIVE FUTURE FUNDConservative Groups
$30,000