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John Carter

Running for U.S. House District 312026 election

Raised · 2026 cycle

$1.4M

Source: FEC

As of July 2026, John Carter is a Republican candidate for U.S. House District 31 in Texas in the 2026 election. Federal Election Commission filings report $1,419,042 in total receipts for the 2026 cycle. All figures on this page are drawn from primary sources — FEC filings, congressional records, and STOCK Act disclosures — and link back to them.

Data last updated May 2026.

John Carter represents Texas's 31st congressional district in the U.S. House, where he has served since 2003. He previously served twenty years as a Texas state district judge in Williamson County and is a senior member of the House Appropriations Committee.

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PACs account for 34% of fundraising, a significant share from organized political money.

$1.4M

Total raised

$1.3M

Total spent

$171K

Cash on hand

Where the money comes from

Individual donations ≥$200$404K · 28%
Small dollar donations <$200$3K · 0%
PAC contributions$482K · 34%
Transfers from other committees$530K · 37%

Reflects money received by the campaign committee itself. “Loans and other receipts” covers candidate or bank loans, offsets to operating expenditures, interest and other non-contribution receipts reported to the FEC. Independent expenditures by super PACs are not included.

Totals through 2026-06-30 · Source: FEC

Former staff and officials who held a role at this office and currently work in lobbying, law, advocacy, or the private sector. Sourced from sworn LDA filings.

Chris Giblin
Former: Chief of Staff
LobbyistatBLACK & VEATCHLobbying firm
LobbyistatOGRLobbying firm
Travis Lucas Lucas
Former: Counsel
LobbyistatLUCAS | COMPTONLobbying firm
Hadlea Bender
Former: Intern
LobbyistatPRIMERICA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANYLobbying firm

Sources: LDA filings via lda.gov · PolTraPro entity resolution. Confidence: confirmed only.