John Carter

Republican · Candidate for Texas U.S. House District 31 · Incumbent · November 3, 2026

Where they stand

Moderately right, from their votes in Congress (DW-NOMINATE, Voteview). House roll-call votes, 119th Congress.

Source: data · how scores are linked to one scale.

Donor-based DIME score: moderately right.

AI read of their current public record: strongly right.

Issue by issue

Economy & taxesStrongly right

AI-estimated from their own website and Wikipedia article, only where they state a position.

Voting record in Congress

In the House (119th Congress, 674 votes): missed 1.9% of votes, voted with their party 97.9% of the time.

Sponsored 4 bills (0 became law), mostly on economics and public finance, armed forces and national security, transportation and public works.

Source: Voteview.

Outside spending

Independent groups reported $63K supporting and $0 opposing John Carter.

For
Conservative Future Fund · Unknown (no stated mission)$55K
NRA Victory Fund, Inc. · Gun rights$7,955
Texas Alliance for Life FED PAC$54

Source: FEC independent expenditures.

Endorsements

Endorsed by Donald Trump (source).

  • Executive branch officials: Donald Trump
  • Statewide officials: Greg Abbott
  • Organizations: AIPAC

More about John Carter

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Quick answers

What party is John Carter?
John Carter is running as a Republican.
Is John Carter the incumbent?
Yes. John Carter currently holds this office.
Who is John Carter running against?
Justin Early, for Texas U.S. House District 31.
Is John Carter liberal or conservative?
On SpectrumVote's left–right scale, John Carter is moderately right, from their votes in Congress (DW-NOMINATE, Voteview). This comes from published research, not our opinion.
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