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Troy Anthony Carter Sr. (born October 26, 1963) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Louisiana's 2nd congressional district since 2021. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] He was previously a member of the Louisiana State Senate for the 7th district.
Troy Carter: April 24, 2021 – present Democratic: 2nd: Elected to finish Richmond's term. Incumbent. Joseph Cao: January 3, 2009 – January 3, 2011 Republican: 2nd: Elected in 2008. Lost re-election to Richmond. Bill Cassidy: January 3, 2009 – January 3, 2015 Republican: 6th: Elected in 2008. Retired to run for U.S. senator. Don Cazayoux ...
But the losing candidate, Caleb S. Hunt, appealed to the U.S. House of Representatives to deny Menard the seat. The House could not reach a consensus on seating either man, so the seat was kept vacant until the 41st Congress. Menard was the first black person elected to Congress, as well as the first black person to address Congress. [7]
(The Center Square) — U.S. Rep. Troy Carter, D-La., successfully retained his seat in Louisiana's 2nd Congressional District, reinforcing his position in the Democratic stronghold that stretches ...
Democrat Troy Carter won Saturday’s special election for Louisiana's vacant U.S. House seat, defeating his state Senate colleague and ending an acrimonious, intraparty clash that divided ...
Fields would join Democratic Rep. Troy Carter, who currently represents the safely blue 2nd District based in New Orleans, to give the Pelican State two Black representatives for the first time ...
Member (Residence) [2] Party Incumbent since CPVI (2022) [3] District map 1st: Steve Scalise : Republican May 3, 2008 R+22: 2nd: Troy Carter (New Orleans) Democratic May 11, 2021 D+25: 3rd: Clay Higgins : Republican January 3, 2017 R+21: 4th: Mike Johnson : Republican January 3, 2017 R+14: 5th: Julia Letlow : Republican April 14, 2021 R+17: 6th
The 2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana were held on November 5, 2024, to elect the six U.S. representatives from the state of Louisiana, one from each of the state's congressional districts.