Barbara Carpenter
Louisiana State Representative, District 63 since 2015. Ran in 5 elections between 2015 and 2023, winning 4. Next on the ballot in 2027.
- In office
- 10 yrs
- Since 2015
- Bills became law
- 1
- 16 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 24.2%
- Chamber median 6.9%
- With party
- 92%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +7.7
- Won 2023
- Next election
- 2027
- Nov 2, 2027
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Appropriations
- Education
- Executive
- Legislative Budget
- Women and Children Select
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Became law May 2026
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Carpenter sits in the Louisiana House of Representatives
Carpenter is closer to the center than 29% of the chamber's Democrats.
Closest: Jason Hughes, Mandie Landry, Wilford Carter
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:51 PM ET
With Carpenter’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Democrats92%
- Cosponsorships of the other party's bills55%
Black tick: the average of Democrats in the Louisiana House of Representatives.
Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships
Key votes
Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Carpenter’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.
| Date | Bill | Carpenter | Dem. majority | Rep. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 1, 2026 | SB 479: JUDGES: Provides for legislative address to the governor for the removal of certain judges… | No | No | Yes | Passed 73–20 |
| May 31, 2026 | HB 410: CIVIL/PROCEDURE: Requires notification of all parties to record in-person communication | No | No | Yes | Failed 46–38 |
| May 31, 2026 | HB 719: DISTRICT ATTORNEYS/ASST: Provides relative to the number of assistant district attorneys… | No | No | Yes | Passed 75–18 |
| May 29, 2026 | HB 1194: AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES: Provides with respect to the Healthy Food Retail Act (EN NO… | Not voting | Yes | Yes | Passed 81–13 |
| May 29, 2026 | SB 268: LOCAL FINANCE: Provides for lead service line replacement. (8/1/26) | Not voting | Yes | Yes | Passed 83–13 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Carpenter was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Elections
Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.
| Year | Race | Result | Margin | Seat | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Louisiana House of Representatives, District 63 (runoff) | Won | +28.4 | D+35.3 | −6.9 |
| 2023 | Louisiana House of Representatives, District 63 | Won | D+7.7 | D+35.3 | −27.6 |
| 2019 | Louisiana House of Representatives, District 63 | Won | D+24.3 | — | — |
| 2015 | Louisiana House of Representatives, District 63 (runoff) | Won | +16.4 | — | — |
| 2015 | Louisiana House of Representatives, District 63 | Lost | R+3.2 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Carpenter has held
- Louisiana House of Representatives, District 63 · since 2015
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Carpenter has run against
- Chauna Banks (D) · 2023 runoff, won
- Dalton Honore (D) · 2019 election, won
- Ulysses Addison Jr. (D) · 2015 runoff, won
Source: 99chambers results archive
How we know Carpenter
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/ad514eed-2832-4ae3-a0c5-62d8f2721297
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET