- See Troy Carter's sponsored bills →Troy CarterDemocraticIncumbent✓ Verified$1.9M raised
- Peter WilliamsRepublican✓ Verified
- Lisa BallayLibertarian✓ Verified
- Renada CollinsNo Party✓ Verified
- Walter BeachNo Party✓ Verified
Where they stand
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Where they differ: Troy Carter supports fair housing, criminal justice reform, and votes yea on technology bills but nay on capital access acts 12. Renada Collins supports directing more federal funding to Louisiana's homes and businesses rather than government projects 3. Lisa Ballay supports reducing government costs and barriers to lower prices and advocates for more competition and protection for small businesses 4. Walter Beach highlights that many Louisianians cannot afford necessary healthcare, including ambulance rides 9. Peter Williams supports immigration reform protecting workforce labor and legal immigrants and backs the right to bear arms with detailed background checks 1113.
AI-written comparison of the sourced entries below. Generated Oct 19, 2026.
| Issue | Troy CarterDemocratic | Peter WilliamsRepublican | Lisa BallayLibertarian | Renada CollinsNo Party | Walter BeachNo Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Economy & Jobs | Carter supports creating equal and fair housing legislation, fighting for criminal justice reform, environmental justice, equal pay, a living wage, and supporting small businesses to create an equitable economy. Carter votes yea on technology and financial protection bills but nay on capital access and privacy purchase acts. | No public position found. | Ballay supports reducing government costs and barriers that increase prices, opening competition in markets, and protecting small businesses from unnecessary federal barriers. | Collins supports directing more federal funding and resources to Louisiana's homes and businesses, not just government projects. | No public position found. |
| Where they differ on Economy & Jobs: Troy Carter supports creating equal and fair housing legislation, fighting for criminal justice reform, environmental justice, equal pay, a living wage, and supporting small businesses to create an equitable economy 1. He votes yea on technology and financial protection bills but nay on capital access and privacy purchase acts 2. Renada Collins supports directing more federal funding and resources to Louisiana's homes and businesses, not just government projects 3. Lisa Ballay supports reducing government costs and barriers that increase prices, opening competition in markets, and protecting small businesses from unnecessary federal barriers 4. | |||||
| Healthcare | Carter champions allowing women to make 100% of the decisions concerning their health and reproductive rights and supports expanding access to quality and affordable healthcare. Carter votes yea on rural care and patient support acts but nay on Medicaid harm and lowering premiums bills. | No public position found. | Ballay supports more competition, less administrative burden, and price transparency in healthcare to reduce costs and improve care quality. Ballay says the federal government should better serve its citizens, drawing on her 25 years of experience in healthcare. | No public position found. | Beach says many Louisianians can't afford the healthcare they need, citing patients unable to pay for ambulance rides. |
| Where they differ on Healthcare: Troy Carter supports allowing women full control over their health and reproductive decisions and advocates for expanding access to quality and affordable healthcare 1. He voted in favor of rural care and patient support acts but against Medicaid harm and lowering premiums bills 2. Lisa Ballay favors increasing competition, reducing administrative burdens, and enhancing price transparency in healthcare to lower costs and improve quality 3. She believes the federal government should better serve citizens, based on her 25 years of healthcare experience 4. Walter Beach highlights that many Louisianians cannot afford necessary healthcare, including ambulance rides 5. | |||||
| Immigration | Carter votes nay on multiple immigration enforcement and security bills but yea on a national emergency resolution. | Williams supports immigration reform that protects workforce labor and legal immigrant individuals and families. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ | No public position found. | No public position found. |
| Where they differ on Immigration: Troy Carter votes nay on multiple immigration enforcement and security bills but yea on a national emergency resolution 1. Peter Williams supports immigration reform that protects workforce labor and legal immigrant individuals and families 2. | |||||
| Public Safety & Crime | Carter votes yea on prison staff safety and guard acts but nay on privacy, veterans 2nd amendment, bail, and offender bills. | Williams supports the right to bear arms along with more detailed background checks to keep firearms from people with mental health issues. | Ballay wants FEMA to be faster, more transparent, less bureaucratic, with more authority for local officials and accountability for federal disaster spending. | No public position found. | No public position found. |
| Where they differ on Public Safety & Crime: Troy Carter votes yea on prison staff safety and guard acts but nay on privacy, veterans 2nd amendment, bail, and offender bills 1. Peter Williams supports the right to bear arms along with more detailed background checks to keep firearms from people with mental health issues 2. Lisa Ballay wants FEMA to be faster, more transparent, less bureaucratic, with more authority for local officials and accountability for federal disaster spending 3. | |||||
| Abortion | Carter champions government policies that allow women full autonomy over their health and reproductive rights. | Williams says he holds pro-life values and supports the traditional definition of marriage as between one man and one woman. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ | No public position found. | No public position found. |
| Where they differ on Abortion: Troy Carter supports government policies that allow women full autonomy over their health and reproductive rights 1. Peter Williams holds pro-life values and supports the traditional definition of marriage as between one man and one woman 2. | |||||
| Taxes & Government Spending | Carter advocates for economic relief measures including $2,000 relief checks for those earning under $75,000 and enhanced unemployment benefits to support those in economic distress. Carter votes yea on tax relief and AGOA extension but nay on budget resolutions and appropriations acts for 2027. | No public position found. | Ballay favors a simpler, fairer tax code, restraint in federal spending, ending special treatment for politically connected corporations, and serious fiscal reform to address the federal debt. | No public position found. | No public position found. |
| Where they differ on Taxes & Government Spending: Troy Carter supports economic relief measures such as $2,000 relief checks for individuals earning under $75,000 and enhanced unemployment benefits, and he voted yea on tax relief and AGOA extension but nay on budget resolutions and appropriations acts for 2027 12. Lisa Ballay advocates for a simpler, fairer tax code, restraint in federal spending, ending special treatment for politically connected corporations, and serious fiscal reform to address the federal debt 3. | |||||
| Energy & Environment | Carter votes yea on emissions reduction and conservation acts but nay on EPA rule disapproval and HEATS Act. | No public position found. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ | No public position found. | No public position found. |
| Foreign Policy & Defense | Carter votes yea on resolutions to remove troops from Iran and Lebanon and on veterans clinic naming but nay on defense authorization and FISA extension. | No public position found. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ | No public position found. | No public position found. |