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U.S. Representative for Indiana’s 7th District

André Carson

Democrat 10th term Up 2026

From public records: votes from Voteview, bills from congress.gov, money from FEC filings · votes updated Nov 1, 2026 · How we measure

Campaign money, 2025–26$1.1M raised · top PACs: American Crystal Sugar Compay, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO, International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers
99LoyaltyMed 98
99AttendMed 98
9BipartMed 12
3BreaksMed 7
In office
House 2008–now
18 years in CongressMore senior than 85% of the House
Committees
  • Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence 2nd minority
  • Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party 4th minority
  • Transportation and Infrastructure 6th minority
Age
52

2026 election

Running for re-election
General election Nov 3, 2026

Also running

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Activity

119th CongressJan 3, 2025 to Nov 2, 2026Method
By week
Statements
Bills introduced
Roll calls
Breaks with party
By yearStatementsStmtsBills sponsoredSpons.Bills passedPassedCosponsoredCospon.Roll callsVotesBreaks with partyBreaks
119th Congress2025–26, to date831609446743
118th Congress2023–24not tracked—2008991,2357

Counts, not a score: statements as the Statements tab counts them, bills by introduction date, roll calls the member voted in, breaks on party-line votes.

1

What does he focus on?

MethodIssues tab →
Government Operations and Politics 14% no bills
Armed Forces and National Security 9% 13%
International Affairs 7% 25%

StatementsBills

Words go to Government Operations and Politics, Immigration and Science, Technology, Communications; bills go to International Affairs and Agriculture and Food.

  • He talks most about: Immigration Enforcement (Immigration), Transportation Infrastructure (Transportation and Public Works), AI Infrastructure Impact (Science, Technology, Communications), Cost of Living (Economics and Public Finance), Press Freedom (International Affairs).
  • 16 bills sponsored, most on International Affairs.
2

Does he have influence?

MethodBackground tab →
Ranking memberAviation SubcommitteeTransportation and Infrastructure
MemberPermanent Select Committee on Intelligence2nd minority
MemberSelect Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party4th minority
MemberTransportation and Infrastructure Committee6th minority

Ranking member on the Aviation Subcommittee, more senior than 85% of the House, in the minority.

  • 18 years in Congress: more senior than 85% of the House.
  • Minority: Democrats hold 214 of the 433 filled seats.
5

Who does he work with?

MethodWho votes alike →

His cosponsorships on Republican bills

13% · peer median 19%

Closest across the aisle

Closest across the aisle Pro The members of the other party who vote most like Carson.

Free account See Pro

Agreement on contested votes where both cast yea or nay, this Congress · Voteview

13% of his cosponsorships go to Republican bills (peer median 19%); closest in his party: Hernández Rivera and Casar.

  • Other-party share of cosponsors on his own bills: not yet tracked.
  • Caucus memberships: not yet tracked.
3

Can he get things done?

MethodBills tab →

His billsExpected for a peer

Introduced 10 · expected 18
Action in committee 1 · expected 3
Beyond committee 0 · expected 1
Passed House 0 · expected 0
Became law 0 · expected 0
EffectivenessRank 410 of 433 in the House

0.10expected 0.34 · average member 1.00

0 of 10 bills passed the House; 0 became law; effectiveness 0.10 against a peer median of 0.34.

  • Amendments offered and adopted, earmarks in dollars: not yet tracked.

119th Congress so far · bills from congress.gov

4

Where does he stand?

MethodVotes tab →
Position, all votesDW-NOMINATE −0.43

With his party on all 12 areas with 10 or more party-line votes so far.

Major bills of the Congress · final passage

Voted with his party on 10 of the 10 he voted on.

The same ten bills on every profile, chosen by a rule from the roll calls, statements and lobbying filings on file · Method · party column: Democrats yea–nay on that roll call.

Votes with Democrats on 99% of party-line votes, breaks 3 times (peer median 5).

  • Position: −0.43, inside the Democratic middle 80%.
  • Most breaks by area: Crime and Law Enforcement 1 of 23, Environmental Protection 1 of 26.

Distance from party, not an ideology score · areas under 10 party-line votes not shown.

6

Who backs him?

MethodMoney tab →

Where the money comes from, 2025–26

Carson$1.1M raised33%53%9%
House median$2.1M raised7%37%36%7%

Small-dollar individualsLarge individualsPACs and other committeesTransfers and other

Small-dollargifts of $200 or less

37% of what he raised came from individuals; 4% came in gifts of $200 or less (chamber median 7%).

$1.1M raised, 53% from PACs and other committees (chamber median 36%).

  • Last general election for the seat (2024): won by 39.4 points.

71 PACs of the 114 that gave belong to organizations that lobbied on bills he faced a vote on, cosponsored or sponsored.

Top lobbying issues of the organizations behind the PACs that gave to him: Budget/Appropriations, Taxation and Transportation.

  1. American Crystal Sugar Compay56% D
  2. American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO99% D
  3. International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers96% D

What each PAC gave Pro Amounts, the full list and each organization’s lobbying are part of Pro.

Free account See Pro

Party split is the PAC’s giving to all federal candidates · FEC

What those organizations lobby on

179 bills

Carson voted Yea on 17, Nay on 49, and sponsored or cosponsored 113 with no recorded vote.

7

Do his words match his actions?

MethodPositions tab →

Positions are being checked before they go public; this question fills in when they are.