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John R. Carter

John R. Carter

Representative· TXRHouse● In officeOn the ballot in 2026
Before officeJudge · Lawyer
File · Money Read

What the money shows

John R. Carter has an estimated net worth of $3.7M. The 2026 campaign raised $889,244. Outside groups had $74,682 spent for John R. Carter. John R. Carter sits on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies and Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies.

Sources: House disclosures · Senate disclosures · FEC

Est. net worth
$3.7M
$1.5M – $6.0M
Raised (last cycle)
$889K
FEC · cycle 2026
Years in role
23
Representative since 2003
Net-worth filings
18
+$575K since 2008
File — Balance

Bills weighed against funded sectors

Each pan counts bills. Excluded bills are shown beside the scale when the vote or bill direction is unclear.

Other

$178K in corporate money from other · 0 roll calls · 0 bills

against other
0 bills
with other
0 bills
No scored votes

No bill this cycle clearly names a funded sector as beneficiary.

Defense & Aerospace

$123K in corporate money from defense · 3 roll calls · 3 bills

against defense
0 bills
with defense
0 bills
No scored votes

No bill this cycle clearly names a funded sector as beneficiary.

3 excluded · not weighed

Ideological / Leadership

$67K in corporate money from ideological / leadership · 0 roll calls · 0 bills

against ideological / leadership
0 bills
with ideological / leadership
0 bills
No scored votes

No bill this cycle clearly names a funded sector as beneficiary.

Tech & Telecom

$63K in corporate money from tech · 6 roll calls · 6 bills

against tech
0 bills
with tech
0 bills
No scored votes

No bill this cycle clearly names a funded sector as beneficiary.

6 excluded · not weighed

Real Estate & Construction

$28K in corporate money from real estate · 0 roll calls · 0 bills

against real estate
0 bills
with real estate
0 bills
No scored votes

No bill this cycle clearly names a funded sector as beneficiary.

Health & Pharma

$28K in corporate money from health · 6 roll calls · 6 bills

against health
0 bills
with health
0 bills
No scored votes

No bill this cycle clearly names a funded sector as beneficiary.

6 excluded · not weighed

Banking & Financial

$17K in corporate money from banking · 9 roll calls · 7 bills

against banking
0 bills
with banking
4 bills
3 excluded · not weighed

Agriculture

$10K in corporate money from agriculture · 1 roll calls · 1 bills

against agriculture
0 bills
with agriculture
0 bills
No scored votes

No bill this cycle clearly names a funded sector as beneficiary.

1 excluded · not weighed

Energy & Utilities

$7K in corporate money from energy · 10 roll calls · 9 bills

against energy
0 bills
with energy
3 bills
6 excluded · not weighed
SourcesFEC money recordscongressional roster and vote records
File A — Net Worth

Net worth over time

Estimated from financial disclosures. The band shows the disclosed range; the line is the midpoint estimate.

midpoint disclosed range govt salary
source filing →
File C — Service

Term history

  1. RepresentativeTX-31R
    2025 – 2027 · 2 yrs
  2. RepresentativeTX-31R
    2023 – 2025 · 2 yrs
  3. RepresentativeTX-31R
    2021 – 2023 · 2 yrs
  4. RepresentativeTX-31R
    2019 – 2021 · 2 yrs
  5. RepresentativeTX-31R
    2017 – 2019 · 2 yrs
  6. RepresentativeTX-31R
    2015 – 2017 · 2 yrs
  7. RepresentativeTX-31R
    2013 – 2015 · 2 yrs
  8. RepresentativeTX-31R
    2011 – 2013 · 2 yrs
  9. RepresentativeTX-31R
    2009 – 2011 · 2 yrs
  10. RepresentativeTX-31R
    2007 – 2009 · 2 yrs
  11. RepresentativeTX-31R
    2005 – 2007 · 2 yrs
  12. RepresentativeTX-31R
    2003 – 2005 · 2 yrs
File D — Benchmark

If they'd just invested 20%

A disciplined-saver benchmark: 20% of each year's government salary, invested at an assumed 10%/yr return — versus actual disclosed net worth.

hypothetical retirement actual net worth salary

Hypothetical, not actual savings — see methodology.