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D Louisiana Senate · District 7

Sen. Gary Carter

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Total votes
10,699
all sessions
Attendance
83%
1,792 missed
Lower than 85% of chamber peers
With party
98%
of cast votes
Near the chamber average
Bipartisan score
1%
crosses aisle rarely
Near the chamber average
Sponsored
688
bills & resolutions
Near the chamber average
Committees
5
assignments
10,699 roll-call votes

Voting record

Yea
8,125
voted in favor
Nay
782
voted against
Absent
1,792
missed votes
Total cast
10,699
across all sessions
Crossed party
114
votes against own party
This page
10,699
matching current filters
Bill
Description
Vote
Result
Tally
Date
SB 4
PUBLIC HEALTH: Provides relative to water fluoridation. (gov sig) (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX See Note) Against party
Yea
Passed
26–7
Apr 8, 2026
SB 326
CONTRACTORS: Provides relative to the State Licensing Board for Contractors. (8/1/26) (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
Yea
Passed
36–0
Apr 8, 2026
SB 256
COURTS: Provides for a clerk of court in Orleans Parish. (gov sig) (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX)
Yea
Failed
12–24
Apr 8, 2026
SB 222
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH: Provides for Medicaid behavioral health services. (gov sig) (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
Yea
Passed
36–0
Apr 8, 2026
SB 386
IDENTITY DATA: Provides for opting out of providing personal information on social media websites. (1/1/27)
Other
Failed
10–0
Apr 8, 2026
HCR 44
COMMENDATIONS: Commends Emile Myers on the success of his annual philanthropic endeavor, "Emile's Hot Cocoa Fundraiser"
Yea
Failed
13–0
Apr 8, 2026
SCR 26
CONDOLENCES: Expresses sincere and heartfelt condolences upon the passing of John Norman Gallaspy.
Yea
Passed
28–0
Apr 8, 2026
SB 256
COURTS: Provides for a clerk of court in Orleans Parish. (gov sig) (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX)
Yea
Failed
11–23
Apr 8, 2026
SB 197
COURTS: Reduces number of judges on the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal. (2/3-CA5s9) (gov sig) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)
Nay
Passed
26–9
Apr 7, 2026
SB 234
POSTSECONDARY ED: Provides for medical school students' grading. (2/3-CA7s2.1(A)) (7/1/26) (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
Yea
Passed
35–0
Apr 7, 2026
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