Is Troy Carter pro-Israel or pro-Palestine?

Where does Troy Carter stand on Israel?

Troy Carter (Democrat, Louisiana) is tied for the 30th most pro-Palestine record in the US House, with a net score of +7: 6 cosponsorships and 8 aligned floor votes on the pro-Palestine side, against 2 cosponsorships and 9 votes on the pro-Israel side.

Net score breakdown

Weights: sponsoring a scored bill 3 points, authoring a scored amendment 3 points, cosponsoring a scored bill 2 points, an aligned floor vote 1 point.

• Pro-Palestine activity (additions): 6 cosponsored bills × 2 = 12 points; 8 aligned floor votes × 1 = 8 points. Subtotal: 20 points pro-Palestine.
• Pro-Israel activity (deduction): 2 cosponsored bills × 2 = 4 points; 9 aligned floor votes × 1 = 9 points. Subtotal: 13 points pro-Israel.
• Net score: +7 pro-Palestine (20 pro-Palestine points minus 13 pro-Israel points).

Campaign finance

2026 cycle, source: FEC, filings through 2026-09-30. Total raised: $1,909,482. Total spent: $1,752,471. Cash on hand: $666,420.

Pro-Israel money

Hardline pro-Israel money supporting Carter: $94,050 (2022–2026, 1 PAC, 7 donors, 30 bundled).

Pro-Israel money spent AGAINST Carter: $0. No tracked pro-Israel money spent against this member.

Where the supporting money comes from

• PAC money: $19,400 (21%, routed + independent expenditures).
• Individual donors: $28,900 (22%, 7 named individuals), of which $8,600 was routed through conduits and is counted once, under bundled.
• Bundled / earmarked: $54,350 (58%, 30 conduit donors).

How the buckets add up to $94,050: PAC money $19,400, plus named individual donors $28,900, minus $8,600 routed through conduits by 3 of those donors (counted once under bundled), plus bundled / earmarked $54,350, equals $94,050 hardline pro-Israel money supporting Carter.

Liberal pro-Israel (J Street) money: $9,100, tracked in its own tier and not included in the hardline total.

Full committee and donor lists: Israel/Palestine campaign finance.

Scoring and classification: VoteLog methodology.