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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: homeownership rate: 63.7%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Hispanic or Latino (any race): 8.3%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Black or African American alone (non-Hispanic): 28.0%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: White alone (non-Hispanic): 56.5%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: bachelor's degree or higher: 29.1%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: poverty rate: 14.7%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: median household income: $68,956
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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Georgia Referendum A: Personal Property Tax Exemption Increase (2024) — passed, margin 60.2% Yes - 39.8% No
Added: 01 May 2026
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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Georgia Constitutional Amendment 2: Georgia Tax Court (2024) — passed, margin 54.3% Yes - 45.7% No
Added: 01 May 2026
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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Georgia Constitutional Amendment 1: Local Option Homestead Property Tax Exemption (2024) — passed, margin 62.9% Yes - 37.1% No
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 72 (share 8.7)
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 31-33 (share 10.11)
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 62 (share 12.78)
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 44-45 (share 12.83)
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Gulfstream Aerospace Corp (11500 employees)
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Georgia Ports Authority (1500 employees)
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: St. Joseph's/Candler Health System (3500 employees)
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Memorial Health University Medical Center (4000 employees)
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Fort Stewart (U.S. Army) (23000 employees)
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[constituency_baseline] District summary: Georgia's 1st Congressional District stretches along the Atlantic coast from Savannah south to the Florida border and inland through rural southeast Georgia. It encompasses 19 counties including Chatham (Savannah), Glynn (Brunswick), and Camden. With a population of 787,122, the district is 56.5% White (Non-Hispanic), 28.0% Black, and 8.3% Hispanic. The median household income is $68,956, and the poverty rate is 14.7%. The district's economy is anchored by the Port of Savannah—one of the nation's busiest container ports—manufacturing, tourism, and military installations including Fort Stewart and Kings Bay Naval Submarine Base. Politically, it is a safe Republican seat, with Trump winning it in 2024 with approximately 57% of the vote. Only 29.1% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
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Voted nay on H.Res.246 (Resolution condemning President Trump's racist comments directed at members of Congress) on 2019-07-16: Carter was among the majority of House Republicans who voted against condemning Trump's tweets telling four congresswomen of color to 'go back' to their countries. His district is 28.4% Black and 8.3% Hispanic. The vote highlighted the tension between party loyalty and the interests of his diverse constituency.
Date: 2019-07-16
Added: 01 May 2026
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Voted yea on H.R. 5371 (Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026 (bill to end 43-day government shutdown)) on 2025-11-12: Carter voted to end the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, joining five other Republicans and 216 Democrats. The bill did not include the ACA subsidy extension that many Georgia families relied on, but Carter prioritized reopening the government. He was simultaneously running for the Senate, and a Kemp-aligned group blamed him and Rep. Collins for the shutdown.
Date: 2025-11-12
Added: 01 May 2026
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Voted yea on H.R. 6126 (Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024 (Israel-only aid paired with IRS cuts)) on 2023-11-02: Carter voted with most Republicans for a GOP-crafted Israel aid package that offset $14.3 billion in military funding with equivalent cuts to IRS enforcement. The Congressional Budget Office estimated the package would add $12 billion to the deficit—contrary to Carter's fiscal conservative rhetoric. AIPAC, a major Carter donor at $36,433 in the 2024 cycle, strongly supported the bill.
Date: 2023-11-02
Added: 01 May 2026
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Voted yea on H.Con.Res.14 (House Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Resolution (reconciliation framework)) on 2025-02-25: Carter voted for the budget blueprint that set the stage for reconciliation and cuts to social safety-net programs. The resolution passed 217–215. As a member of the Budget Committee, Carter helped advance the resolution, which budget experts warned would force cuts to programs serving his district's low-income and elderly populations.
Date: 2025-02-25
Added: 01 May 2026
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Voted yea on H.R. 1 (One Big Beautiful Bill Act (FY2025 budget reconciliation—tax and spending cuts)) on 2025-05-22: Carter voted for the OBBBA, which passed 215–214. The bill cut Medicaid spending by about 15%, imposed stricter work requirements, and reduced SNAP benefits—programs that serve roughly one in six constituents in his district, where the poverty rate is 14.7% and 15.8% of residents are on Medicaid. Carter later defended the bill, claiming it 'saves Medicaid' and 'makes it better for those who truly need it,' drawing protests from constituents in Savannah.
Date: 2025-05-22
Added: 01 May 2026
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Voted nay on H.R. 3684 (Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Bipartisan Infrastructure Law)) on 2021-11-05: Carter voted against the $1.2 trillion infrastructure package, calling it a 'Trojan horse,' even though it provided $8 million for the Georgia Ports Authority—a major employer in his coastal Georgia district. The bill also funded $26.5 million for a new rail yard at the Port of Brunswick's Colonel's Island terminal. Carter later took credit for these federally funded projects, drawing accusations of hypocrisy.
Date: 2021-11-05
Added: 01 May 2026
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[statement] In an NPR interview on March 1, 2021, Carter said he not only accepts 'President Joe Biden' as the 2020 election winner in Georgia but added 'I don't believe that there was voter fraud.'
Date: 2021-03-01
Added: 01 May 2026
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[vote] On December 10, 2020, Carter joined 125 other Republican House members in signing an amicus brief supporting the Texas lawsuit asking the U.S. Supreme Court to invalidate Georgia's 2020 election results, alleging 'voter irregularities.' On November 10, 2020, he signed a letter to GA Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger making similar allegations. On January 6–7, 2021, he voted to object to certification of the Electoral College votes in both Arizona and Pennsylvania.
Date: 2020-11-10
Added: 01 May 2026
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In the 2026 cycle, Carter received contributions from pharmaceutical companies including AbbVie, Abbott Laboratories, Amgen, Bristol-Myers Squibb, and Biomarin Pharmaceutical, reflecting his shift to a Senate run.
Date: 2025-01-01
Added: 01 May 2026
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Carter is the only pharmacist in Congress and has consistently advocated for lowering prescription drug costs, deregulating the pharmaceutical industry, and expanding access to healthcare.
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Carter, a licensed pharmacist, owned Carter's Pharmacy Inc. and two other pharmacies in Georgia before closing them. His pharmacies received large volumes of opioid shipments, and he was named in a 2022 opioid lawsuit, though the plaintiff later withdrew his name on procedural grounds.
Date: 2022-10-19
Added: 01 May 2026
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From 2013–2024, Carter raised $11.6 million. His top industry was Health Professionals ($1,879,168), followed by Pharmaceuticals/Health Products ($837,809), and Retired ($466,398).
Added: 01 May 2026
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