{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://troycarter.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-troy-carter-sr-sworn-us-house-representatives", "Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. Sworn-In to U.S. House of Representatives", "2023-01-09", "2023", "2023-01", "Democrat", "House", "LA", "Troy A. Carter", "C001125", "troycarter.house.gov", "troycarter", "https://troycarter.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-La.) was officially sworn in as United States Representative for Louisiana\u2019s Second Congressional District, representing the people of Louisiana in the 118th Congress.\n\nThe swearing-in was delayed following several chaotic days when the Republican majority was unable to elect a Speaker.\n\n\u201cI am honored and grateful that the people of LA-02 have entrusted me with the responsibility of representing them in Congress for a second term. I look forward to continuing to work with community leaders, my fellow members of Congress and most importantly my constituents to ensure their voices, concerns and lived experiences are uplifted. Together, we must continue putting people over politics by working to lower costs, creating better paying jobs and career opportunities, while making our communities safer,\u201d Representative Carter said. \u201cI am ready to work with all my colleagues to deliver for the American people.\n\nCongressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. is a native of New Orleans, hailing from the Cutoff, and proudly raised on New Orleans\u2019 Westbank. He is a proud HBCU graduate of Xavier University, earning a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Business Administration. Additionally, Congressman Carter earned his MBA graduating Summa Cum Laude from Holy Cross University and studied at Harvard\u2019s JFK School of Government and Carnegie Mellon\u2019s School of Urban and Public Affairs. In 1991, Congressman Carter became the first African American to be elected to the Louisiana House of Representatives from the 102nd District in Algiers, where he served as the youngest ever floor leader representing the City of New Orleans. From there he was elected to the New Orleans City Council then elected to the State Senate, where he served as the Senate Minority Leader for the Democratic Caucus.\n\nAs a Louisiana state legislator, Congressman Carter championed large-scale infrastructure projects, economic development, and efforts to decrease homelessness drastically. He has also worked as a staunch advocate for criminal justice reform, women\u2019s health care, and civil rights and equality on behalf of the LGBTQI+ community.\n\nAs a Congressman, he actively continues his work to address the issues above and several others, including environmental justice reform, mental health awareness and services and reducing student debt. During the 117th Congress, Congressman Carter secured 35 million for community project funding, introduced 19 bills, and assisted in the passage of 268 bills.Congressman Carter now serves as the 2nd Vice President of the Congressional Black Caucus where he works feverishly to hold true to the mission of the organization by fighting for African Americans and other marginalized communities in the United States to have the opportunity to achieve the American Dream. Additionally, Congressman Carter is the Regional Whip, elected by his peers, for the House Democrats. This territory includes Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, Alabama, North Carolina, South Carolina and the Virgin Islands.\n\nCongressman Carter is a proud husband to wife, Brigadier General Ana Carter of the United States Army, and father to sons, Troy Jr. and Joshua. Being that Congressman Carter is a proud HBCU graduate, his sons are too students of HBCUs \u2014 Troy, Jr. is a Senior at Xavier University of Louisiana and Joshua is a Junior at Howard University. He is a loving Dad to several rescue animals. Two dogs, Beaux and Millie, and a tabby cat, Milo. His family resides on the Westbank of New Orleans.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T23:08:17Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://troycarter.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-troy-carter-sr-sworn-us-house-representatives"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.3430877588689327, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}