John R. Carter

Republican Representative of Texas's 31st district

Representative
Texas, district 31
January 7, 2003 - January 3, 2005
Representative
Texas, district 31
January 4, 2005 - January 3, 2007
Representative
Texas, district 31
January 4, 2007 - January 3, 2009
Representative
Texas, district 31
January 6, 2009 - January 3, 2011
Representative
Texas, district 31
January 5, 2011 - January 3, 2013
Representative
Texas, district 31
January 3, 2013 - January 3, 2015
Representative
Texas, district 31
January 6, 2015 - January 3, 2017
Representative
Texas, district 31
January 3, 2017 - January 3, 2019
Representative
Texas, district 31
January 3, 2019 - January 3, 2021
Representative
Texas, district 31
January 3, 2021 - January 3, 2023
Representative
Texas, district 31
January 3, 2023 - January 3, 2025

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November 6, 1941 (83 years old)

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Has been serving as the U.S. representative for Texas’s 31st congressional district since 2003
Graduated from Texas Tech University with a degree in history and earned a Juris Doctor from the University of Texas School of Law
Served as the first general counsel to the Texas House of Representatives’ Agriculture Committee and later began a private law practice
Was appointed and then elected as judge of the 277th District Court of Williamson County, serving multiple terms
Retired from the bench in 2001 to run for Congress, winning the seat in the newly created 31st District
Has been reelected multiple times, with varying margins of victory, including a notably close race in 2018
Sponsored the Identity Theft Penalty Enhancement Act, signed into law in 2004
Co-sponsored legislation related to military spouses, the death penalty for terrorists, and condemning vandalism of the Vietnam War Memorial
Introduced legislation in response to ethical issues in Congress and proposed a “Privileged Resolution” to force a resignation from a committee chair position
Amended financial disclosure forms to include capital gains from stock sales
Introduced legislation to give combatant casualty status to victims of the 2009 Fort Hood shooting
Cosponsored a resolution to amend the US constitution to ban same-sex marriage in 2015
Named chair of the Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee on Appropriations in 2018
Voted against the impeachment of Trump and against certifying the 2020 United States presidential election results
Voted against the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 but supported providing aid to Israel following a Hamas attack in 2023
Named as part of the Trump campaign’s Texas leadership team for the 2024 Republican primary
Holds several committee assignments and is a member of various caucuses, including the House Army Caucus and the Republican Study Committee
Married since 1968 with four children and six grandchildren, residing in Round Rock, Texas