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John R. Carter, a Republican, has represented the Thirty-First Congressional District of Texas in the U.S. House of Representatives since 2002. At the beginning of the 111th Congress, Carter was elected secretary of the Republican Conference.

Contents 1 Records and controversies 1.1 Iraq War 1.2 Environmental record 1.2.1 Positions on transparency 2 Bio 2.1 Congressional career 2.1.1 2006 elections 3 Money in politics 4 Committees and Affiliations 4.1 Committees 4.1.1 Committees in the 110th Congress (2007-2008) 4.1.2 Committee assignments in the 109th Congress (2005-2006) 5 More Background Data 6 Contact 6.1 Twitter 7 Articles and resources 7.1 Local blogs and discussion sites

Records and controversies

Congressional scorecards

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Iraq War

Environmental record

For more information on environmental legislation, see the Energy and Environment Policy Portal

Positions on transparency

Carter has refused to publish his appointment calendar from the previous day, citing national security concerns. His comment was in response to the request of one of his constituents that he do so as a part of the Sunlight Foundation's Punch Clock Campaign. [1]

Bio

Carter was born November 6, 1941 and raised in Houston. He was educated at Texas Tech University (B.A.) and University of Texas School of Law (J.D., 1969). In 1981, was appointed the judge of the 277th District Court of Williamson County, Texas and was elected District Judge in 1982. Prior to his time on the bench, Carter was in private practice as an attorney.

Congressional career

Carter was elected to Congress in 2002.

Carter's House biography describes him as a "leader in Congress who has the foresight and courage to author and support numerous pieces of legislation that would increase the protection of U.S. citizens and bring justice to those who threaten our freedom and way of life."[2]

He works for legislation that is "tough on crime" and describes himself as "a true Texan at heart" and has "built a home and raised a family of four on Christian beliefs and strong Texas Values."[3]

2006 elections

In 2006, Democrats nominated Mary Beth Harrell to face Carter in his November 2006 bid for reelection. (See U.S. congressional elections in 2006) [4] Carter retained his seat. Following the elections, Carter was named secretary of the House Republican Conference for the 110th Congress.

Money in politics

This section contains links to – and feeds from – money in politics databases. For specific controversies, see this article's record and controversies section.

Top Contributors to during the 2008 Election Cycle
Donor	Amount (US Dollars)
Dell Inc	$ 11,000
Energy Future Holdings Corp	$ 10,850
AT&T Inc	$ 10,250
BAE Systems	$ 10,000
National Assn of Realtors	$ 10,000
National Auto Dealers Assn	$ 10,000
National Beer Wholesalers Assn	$ 10,000
United Parcel Service	$ 10,000
Valero Energy	$ 10,000
Hartman & Assoc	$ 9,200
Holt Co of Texas	$ 9,200
Source: The Center for Responsive Politics' www.OpenSecrets.org site. Note: Contributions are not from the organizations themselves, but are rather from the organization's PAC, employees or owners. Totals include subsidiaries and affiliates.

Links to more campaign contribution information for John Carter from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org site.
Fundraising profile:	2008 election cycle	Career totals
Top contributors by organization/corporation:	2008 election cycle	Career totals
Top contributors by industry:	2008 election cycle	Career totals

• Revolving door profile for John Carter from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.
• 2006 privately funded travel profile for John Carter from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.
• Personal finance profile for John Carter from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.

Committees and Affiliations

Committees

• House Committee on Appropriations
  • Subcommittee on Homeland Security
  • Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans' Affairs and Related Agencies
  • Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies

Committees in the 110th Congress (2007-2008)

• House Committee on Appropriations
  • Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans’ Affairs
  • Subcommittee on Homeland Security

Committee assignments in the 109th Congress (2005-2006)

• House Committee on Appropriations
  • Subcommittee on Foreign Operations Export Financing and Related Programs
  • Subcommittee on Homeland Security
  • Subcommittee on Military Quality of Life and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies

More Background Data

• Background information on John Carter from Project Vote Smart

• Interest group scorecard ratings for John Carter from Project Vote Smart

• Voting record for John Carter from the Washington Post database

• Information on John Carter from Congress Merge

Wikipedia also has an article on John Carter. This article may use content from the Wikipedia article under the terms of the GFDL.

Contact

DC office
408 Cannon House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 Ph: 202-225-3864 Fax: 202-225-5886 Webform email
District offices
116 South East Street, Belton, TX 76513 Ph: 254-933-1392 Fax: (none entered) One Financial Center, 1717 North IH 35, Suite 303, Round Rock, TX 78664 Ph: 512-246-1600 Fax: (none entered) Post Office Box 6930, Round Rock, TX 78683 Ph: 512-246-1600 Fax: (none entered)
On the Web
Official website Twitter feed Last tweets: YouTube channel
Campaign office
No campaign website entered. No campaign webform email entered. No campaign office information entered.

Twitter

Articles and resources

• Official website
• Open Secrets - 2006 congressional races database

Local blogs and discussion sites

• Eye on Williamson
• Burnt Orange Report

Semantic data

From the Sunlight Foundation API
Current Office: U.S. House of Representatives
Title: Rep	First name: John	Middle name: R.	Last name: Carter
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Party: R	State: TX	District: 31 District short: 31	Currently in office? True
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Phone: 202-225-3864	Fax: 202-225-5886	Website: http://carter.house.gov/index.html	Webform email: https://forms.house.gov/wyr/welcome.shtml Email address:
DC office: 408 Cannon House Office Building
Bioguide ID: C001051	Votesmart ID: 49296	FEC ID: H2TX31044	Govtrack ID: 400068
CRP ID: N00025095	Eventful ID: P0-001-000016198-4	Old Sunlight ID:	Twitter ID: judgecarter
OpenCongress Wiki URL: http://www.opencongress.org/wiki/John_Carter		YouTubeID: RepJohnCarter	Senate class:

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111th Congress
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Committees: House Committee on Appropriations, House Committee on Appropriations/Subcommittee on Homeland Security, House Committee on Appropriations/Subcommittee on Military Construction Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies
Congressional Career
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District Offices:
116 South East Street, Belton, TX 76513 Phone: 254-933-1392 / Fax: One Financial Center, 1717 North IH 35, Suite 303, Round Rock, TX 78664 Phone: 512-246-1600 / Fax: Post Office Box 6930, Round Rock, TX 78683 Phone: 512-246-1600 / Fax:
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