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Louisiana U.S. House District 2 2026: where the candidates stand on data centers

5 candidates on the November 3, 2026 ballot, from the Louisiana Secretary of State's list (opens in a new tab). The officeholder comes first, then the Republican and Democratic nominees together by last name, then everyone else by last name; in each group a candidate with a statement or vote on the record comes first (how the order works). Each has the same space. The list: Candidate Inquiry, Louisiana Secretary of State (Election 11/03/2026, election id 344; statewide candidate list for U. S. Senator and the six U. S. Representative districts) (The inquiry states no certification or as of date; it is the live qualified candidate list for the 11/03/2026 election, each row carrying its qualifying date (02/11/2026 to 08/07/2026)).

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The candidates

  1. Troy A. Carter, Democratic candidate for U.S. House District 2, Louisiana

    Troy A. Carter

    Democratic · In office

    No sourced statement on the record as of October 13, 2026. Silence is not a position.

    What they said

    No statement on the record

    What they did

    0 votes in favor of data centers 1 vote against

    0 statements · 1 vote on the record

    Photo: The Clerk of the US House of Representives, public domain (opens in a new tab), via Wikimedia Commons (opens in a new tab), cropped.

    Troy A. Carter's page · In their own words

  2. Peter Williams

    Republican

    No sourced statement on the record as of October 12, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.

    0 statements · 0 votes on the record

    Peter Williams's page · In their own words

  3. Lisa Ballay

    Libertarian

    No sourced statement on the record as of October 12, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.

    0 statements · 0 votes on the record

    Lisa Ballay's page · In their own words

  4. Walter "Rocky" Beach

    No Party / Unaffiliated

    No sourced statement on the record as of October 26, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.

    0 statements · 0 votes on the record

    Walter "Rocky" Beach's page · In their own words

  5. Renada "Honey" Collins

    No Party / Unaffiliated

    No sourced statement on the record as of October 12, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.

    0 statements · 0 votes on the record

    Renada "Honey" Collins's page · In their own words

Labels are applied by the record's published rules: two readings of each statement, and a third that reads its source where the two differ. Every label sits beside its statement and its source, and any label can be challenged through Report a change, with the correction logged on the corrections page.

In their own words

Where does Troy A. Carter stand on data centers?

No public statement on data centers is on the record yet for Troy A. Carter.

Statements 0 statements

No public statement on data centers is on the record yet for Troy A. Carter.

Votes 1 vote

1 vote on data center measures: 0 in favor of data centers, 1 against.

  1. Voted yes on a measure that limited data centers: H.R. 9340, U.S. House of Representatives, September 16, 2026 · against

Where does Peter Williams stand on data centers?

No public statement on data centers is on the record yet for Peter Williams.

Statements 0 statements

No public statement on data centers is on the record yet for Peter Williams.

Votes 0 votes

No vote on a data center measure on the record.

Where does Lisa Ballay stand on data centers?

No public statement on data centers is on the record yet for Lisa Ballay.

Statements 0 statements

No public statement on data centers is on the record yet for Lisa Ballay.

Votes 0 votes

No vote on a data center measure on the record.

Where does Walter "Rocky" Beach stand on data centers?

No public statement on data centers is on the record yet for Walter "Rocky" Beach.

Statements 0 statements

No public statement on data centers is on the record yet for Walter "Rocky" Beach.

Votes 0 votes

No vote on a data center measure on the record.

Where does Renada "Honey" Collins stand on data centers?

No public statement on data centers is on the record yet for Renada "Honey" Collins.

Statements 0 statements

No public statement on data centers is on the record yet for Renada "Honey" Collins.

Votes 0 votes

No vote on a data center measure on the record.

Candidates and their order come from the Louisiana Secretary of State's list (opens in a new tab), verified October 9, 2026. Every candidate, by state · How the record reads leaders.

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