Troy A. Carter

TROY A. CARTER, Democrat, of New Orleans, LA; born in New Orleans, LA, October 26, 1963; education: B.A., business administration and political science, Xavier University, New Orleans, LA, 1986; attended Harvard JFK School of Government and Carnegie Mellon's School of Urban and Public Affairs; M.S., Holy Cross University, New Orleans, LA, 2021; professional history: business consultant; entrepreneur; member, Louisiana House of Representatives, 1992-94; member, New Orleans City Council, 1994-2002; member, Louisiana State Senate, 2016-21; election history: elected to the 117th Congress, by special election, on April 24, 2021, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of U.S. Representative Cedric Richmond; reelected to each succeeding Congress.