André Carson

U.S. Representative · IN-7 · Democrat

From public records: votes from Voteview, bills from congress.gov, money from FEC filings · votes updated Nov 2, 2026 · How we measure

Effectiveness, 119th Congress so far

0.10· expected 0.51

Below expectations

Rank 410 of 433 in the House · expected = average of 192 minority-party members without a committee lead

How far Carson’s own bills got, weighted by substance. The average member scores 1.00.

10 bills and joint resolutions sponsored: 0 significant (got a roll call vote), 8 substantive, 2 commemorative. Compare the House

How Carson’s ratings compare with every representative

Scores run 0–100 and always sit next to a median. Each tick is one representative; the ringed marker is Carson.

99/ 100

Chamber median 98 · 8 missed of 674

Voted on 666 of 674 roll calls; missed 8. Higher than 69% of House members.

15%100%

99/ 100

House D median 98 · Rank 56 of 214

Sided with the Democratic majority on 467 votes that split the parties. Higher than 81% of House members.

45%100%

9/ 100

Chamber median 12 · −3

Average agreement with members of the other party on contested votes. Lower than 78% of House members.

0%70%

−0.43

Democratic middle 80%: -0.52 to -0.23

Left–right position from roll-call similarity (DW-NOMINATE, Voteview), from −1 to +1. Members who vote alike sit near each other.

LiberalConservative

1 bill sponsored in the 119th Congress, furthest along first. These are the bills counted in Carson’s effectiveness score.

H.R. 484 Food Deserts ActEstablishes USDA grant program for state revolving funds to support grocery stores in underserved communities. AI-readAgriculture and Food · In committee Feb 14, 2025Substantive1.3k words In committee

Stage comes from each bill’s latest action on congress.gov; the full history is on each bill page.