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Biographical

Family:

Press Releases

Education

• University of Texas School of Law - JD (1969)

• Texas Tech University (Lubbock) - BA, history (1964)

• Bellaire (Texas) High School - Diploma (1960)

Office History

Election Results

• 2021 (Nov. 3, 2020 election)

  31st Congressional District of Texas
  John Rice Carter, 53.43%

  Republican
  Donna Imam, 44.29%

  Democrat
  Clark Patterson, 2.24%

  Libertarian

• 2019 (Nov. 6, 2018 election)

  31st Congressional District of Texas
  John Rice Carter, 51.00%

  Republican
  Mary Ottilie Jennings Hegar (M.J.), 48.00%

  Democrat
  Jason Hope, 1.00%

  Libertarian

• 2017 (Nov. 8, 2016 election)

  31st Congressional District of Texas
  John Rice Carter, 58.35%

  Republican
  Mike Clark, 36.49%

  Democrat
  Scott J. Ballard, 5.16%

  Libertarian

• 2015 (Nov. 4, 2014 election)

  31st Congressional District of Texas
  John Rice Carter, 64.05%

  Republican
  Louie Minor, 31.96%

  Democrat
  Scott J Ballard, 3.99%

  Libertarian

• 2013 (Nov. 6, 2012 election)

  31st Congressional District of Texas
  John Rice Carter, 61.28%

  Republican
  Stephen M Wyman, 34.98%

  Democrat
  Ethan Garofolo, 3.74%

  Libertarian

• 2011 (Nov. 2, 2010 election)

  31st Congressional District of Texas
  John Rice Carter, 82.54%

  Republican
  Bill Oliver, 17.46%

  Libertarian

• 2009 (Nov. 4, 2008 election)

  31st Congressional District of Texas
  John Rice Carter, 60.27%

  Republican
  Brian P. Ruiz, 36.58%

  Democrat
  Barry N Cooper, 3.15%

  Libertarian

• 2007 (Nov. 7, 2006 election)

  31st Congressional District of Texas
  John Rice Carter, 58.48%

  Republican
  Mary Beth Harrell, 38.80%

  Democrat
  Matt Mcadoo, 2.72%

  Libertarian

• 2005 (Nov. 2, 2004 election)

  31st Congressional District of Texas
  John Rice Carter, 64.77%

  Republican
  Jon Porter, 32.45%

  Democrat
  Celeste Adams, 2.78%

  Libertarian

• 2003 (Nov. 5, 2002 election)

  31st Congressional District of Texas
  John Rice Carter, 69.08%

  Republican
  David Bagley, 27.36%

  Democrat
  Clark Simmons, 1.26%

  Libertarian
  John S Petersen, 1.23%

  Green
  R C Crawford, 1.06%

  Independent

Employment History

• Private practice attorney

• Texas House Agriculture and Livestock Committee

  General Counsel

• Texas 277th District Court (1981-2001)

  Judge

Associated Organizations

• John Carter for Congress (Texas)

• CARTER PAC

Awards

• Defender of Limited Government Award (Institute for Legislative Analysis) (June 2023)

• Hero of Main Street (National Retail Federation) (July 2022)

• Guardian of Small Business (National Federation of Independent Business Inc.) (Nov. 2018)

• Champion of the Year Award (Career and Technical Association of Texas) (Sept. 2018)

• Thomas Jefferson Award (International Foodservice Distributors Association) (April 2018)

• Distinguished Service Award (U.S. Army) (Feb. 15, 2017)

• Conservative Achievement Award (American Conservative Union) (Dec. 2015)

• Spirit of Enterprise Award (U.S. Chamber of Commerce) (Aug. 11, 2015)

• Hero of Main Street (National Retail Federation) (July 2015)

Official Signature

Contact Information

• Email, member official contact form
• 
  Email, scheduling:
  carterccschedule@mail.house.gov
• 
  Email, press:
  media@johncarterforcongress.com
• 
  Email, press:
  press@johncarterforcongress.com

Office Addresses:

Main Office:

Address:	2208 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, DC 20515-4331
Phone:	202-225-3864

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Privately Financed Travel

7 trips taken between 2003 - 2011 costing $88,087

See map of trips

Personal Financial Disclosures

Disclosures as a member:

Congressional Staff

Committees

• House Appropriations Committee
House Appropriations Committee Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Subcommittee
House Appropriations Committee Defense Subcommittee
House Appropriations Committee Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Subcommittee, Chair

Caucuses

• ALS Caucus
• Cement Caucus
• Congressional Addiction, Treatment and Recovery Caucus
• Congressional America 250 Caucus
• Congressional Apprenticeship Caucus
• Congressional Army Aviation Caucus
• Congressional Army Caucus, Co-Chair
• Congressional Border Security Caucus
• Congressional Career and Technical Education Caucus
• Congressional Caucus for Competitiveness in Entertainment Technology
• Congressional Caucus on Intellectual Property Promotion and Piracy Prevention
• Congressional Caucus on the Kingdom of the Netherlands
• Congressional Coal Caucus
• Congressional Coalition for Autism Research and Education
• Congressional Coalition on Adoption
• Congressional Community Health Centers Caucus
• Congressional Cystic Fibrosis Caucus
• Congressional Dyslexia Caucus
• Congressional Golf Caucus
• Congressional Hellenic Caucus
• Congressional High Tech Caucus
• Congressional HIV/AIDS Caucus
• Congressional Horse Caucus
• Congressional I-14 Caucus
• Congressional Investment in American Jobs
• Congressional Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases Caucus
• Congressional Military Family Caucus
• Congressional National Guard and Reserve Components Caucus
• Congressional Natural Gas Caucus
• Congressional Oceans Caucus
• Congressional Prayer Caucus
• Congressional Shipbuilding Caucus
• Congressional Soils Caucus
• Congressional Songwriters' Caucus
• Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus
• Congressional Study Group on Germany
• Congressional Submarine Caucus
• Congressional Taiwan Caucus
• Congressional Western Caucus
• Crime Survivors and Justice Caucus
• Election Integrity Caucus
• Endangered Species Act Working Group
• House Cancer Caucus
• House General Aviation Caucus
• House Impact Aid Coalition
• House Republican Conference
• House Republican Steering Committee, Texas Region 1 Representative
• House Republican Study Committee
• House Textile Caucus
• International Conservation Caucus
• Rare Disease Caucus
• TEX-21 Congressional Caucus
• Tuberculosis Elimination Caucus
• United Service Organizations Congressional Caucus

Caught Our Eye

• To take advantage of House MRA increase, offices must spend, spend, spend

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on June 6, 2022
  If they want to take full advantage of this year's budget increase, House offices need to dramatically up their spending since March. read more

• Transparency is lacking in some members' budget reports

  Posted by Christian Stafford on April 4, 2022
  While members of Congress are required to detail how they are spending tax dollars, it's not always possible for the public to learn who the ultimate recipient of that spending is.  read more

• Late expense filings obscure just how much some House offices spend

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on March 16, 2021
  Some congressional member offices get dangerously close to spending their entire budgets - but you wouldn't know that from their initial expense disclosures. read more

• Brownstein Hyatt adds Republican HASC aide

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on Jan. 25, 2019
  A House Armed Services Committee aide has left for one of the lobbying world's most influential firms. read more

• Customs and Border Protection adds House aide

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on Sept. 26, 2017
  U.S. Customs and Border Protection picked up a new press secretary from the office of Rep. John Carter (R-Texas). read more

• House GOP members highest and lowest 2016 spenders

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on March 8, 2017
  Though Democrats spent slightly more of their official House budgets last year, Republican members made up 2016's highest and lowest spenders, according to a new LegiStorm analysis of how representatives use their official budgets. read more

• GOP House members top Dems in 2016 official spending

  Posted by Jock Friedly on Sept. 28, 2016
  Eight of the top 10 spenders of taxpayer funds in the House of Representatives this year are Republicans, as GOP lawmakers spend disproportionate amounts of their office budgets on mass mailings ahead of the elections. read more

• McCaul's ex-chief of staff is getting a Dell — again

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on July 8, 2016
  Chris Alsup's getting a Dell — again. Alsup, who left the computer company in 2015 to serve as Rep. Michael McCaul's (R-Texas) chief of staff, returned to Dell last month as the company's senior Americas government affairs manager. read more

• Granger's struggles with staff turnovers continues

  Posted by Steve Shapiro on Oct. 13, 2015
  It must feel like Groundhog Day in the office of Rep. Kay Granger (R-Texas). She just brought on a new chief of staff making him the fifth person to hold that title this year. read more

• McCaul hires Dell lobbyist as chief of staff

  Posted by Jenna Ebersole on Sept. 2, 2015
  Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas) is getting a Dell. read more

• Posted by Garrett Snedeker on Oct. 12, 2012
  A common progression for policy-minded Hill staffers is to progress from legislative assistant to legislative director. However, how many graduate from legislative director to assistant athletic director? At least one since a former Rep. Quico Canseco (R-Texas) aide made that move. read more

• Privately funded congressional trips hit new highs in 2011

  Posted by LegiStorm on Jan. 26, 2012
  Private interests spent a record amount to send members of Congress and their staff on trips on 2011, and the individual trips were longer and costlier than ever before.There were 1,600 privately funded congressional trips in 2011, worth a total of more than $5.8 million, the largest amount since ethics reforms were enacted in 2007 in the wake of the Jack Abramoff scandal. The total amount is the highest since 2005, when a record 4,917 trips were taken totaling $9.9 million. The record for money spent came in 2004, when 4,780 trips cost nearly $10.4 million. read more

• Trip costs rising

  Posted by LegiStorm on Oct. 4, 2011
  Outside interests have already spent more on congressional travel this year than any other since travel reforms took effect in 2007, spurred by spending in trips over the August recess.  read more

• Chief Rangel attacker to amend his own financial disclosures

  Posted by LegiStorm on Oct. 22, 2009
  The man who has led the Republican charge against the House Ways and Means chairman over the accuracy of the powerful lawmaker's personal financial disclosures has acknowledged errors on his own disclosures. read more