Gary Carter Jr.

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Gary Michael Carter Jr.
Member of the Louisiana Senate
from the 7th district
Assumed office
July 2, 2021
Preceded byTroy Carter
Member of the Louisiana House of Representatives
from the 102nd district
In office
January 11, 2016 – July 2, 2021
Preceded byJeff Arnold
Personal details
BornNovember 1974 (age 47)
New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Political partyDemocratic
Children3
ResidenceAlgiers, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
EducationXavier University of New Orleans (BA)
Tulane University (JD)

Gary Michael Carter Jr. (born November 1974)[1] is an American attorney and politician serving as the Democratic member of the Louisiana House of Representatives for District 102, which encompasses the Algiers neighborhood.

Early life and education[]

Carter was born in New Orleans. A graduate of Archbishop Shaw High School and Xavier University, Carter earned his law degree from Tulane University Law School, all in New Orleans.

Career[]

Carter is a partner at the firm, Kelly Hart & Pitre.

On January 11, 2016, he succeeded fellow Democrat Jeff Arnold in the Louisiana House of Representatives.[2] Arnold was ineligible to seek a fourth four-year term in the legislative primary held on October 24, 2015.[3]

In the primary, Carter polled 4,914 votes (57 percent) of the ballots cast against five fellow Democrats.[3]

Carter said that as a state representative, he would emphasize an economic plan to establish more jobs and invest in education to "break the long term cycle of crime in our city."[4]

Personal life[]

He is a Roman Catholic.[4] He's an uncle of the U.S. Representative for Louisiana's 2nd congressional district Troy Carter.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ "Gary Carter, November 1974". Louisiana Secretary of State. Retrieved October 27, 2015.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "Representative Jeffery J. "Jeff" Arnold". votesmart.org. Retrieved August 29, 2013.
  3. ^ a b "Results for Election Date: 10/24/2015". Louisiana Secretary of State. Retrieved October 25, 2015.
  4. ^ a b Andrea Shaw (August 18, 2015). "Attorney Gary Carter Jr. will seek Algiers 102nd District state House seat". New Orleans Times-Picayune. Retrieved October 27, 2015.
  5. ^ "Gary Carter Jr. Wins Louisiana Senate District 7 seat to replace uncle U.S. Rep. Troy Carter".
Louisiana House of Representatives
Preceded by Louisiana State Representative for District 102 (Algiers section of New Orleans)
Gary Michael Carter Jr.
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