Steve Carter (Indiana politician)

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Steve Carter
41st Attorney General of Indiana
In office
January 1, 2001[1] – January 12, 2009
GovernorFrank O'Bannon
Joe Kernan
Mitch Daniels
Preceded byKaren Freeman-Wilson
Succeeded byGreg Zoeller
Personal details
BornLowell, Indiana
Political partyRepublican
Alma materHarvard University (BA)
Indiana University School of Business (MBA)
Indiana University School of Law (JD)

Steve Carter (born 1954) is an American politician who was Attorney General of Indiana from 2001 to 2009.[2][3] A Republican, Carter was succeeded by his chief deputy in 2009. Carter was elected as President of the National Association of Attorneys General in 2005.

A focus of Carter's work as attorney general was developing a strong state "Do Not Call" Law restricting telemarketing.[3]

Carter sought the Republican nomination for state attorney General in 2016,[3][4] but lost to Curtis Hill at the June 2016 Republican state convention.[5][6]

Electoral history[]

Date Position Status Opponent Result Vote share Top-opponent vote share
1996 Indiana Attorney General Open-seat Jeff Modisett (D) Lost 48.65%[7] 51.35%
2000 Indiana Attorney General Incumbent Karen Freeman-Wilson (D) Elected 51.28%[8] 46.56%
2004 Indiana Attorney General Incumbent Joe Hogsett (D) Re-elected 58.18%[9] 39.92%

References[]

  1. ^ "Offices". March 3, 2015.
  2. ^ Carden, Dan (July 21, 2015). "Carter eyes return as Indiana attorney general". nwitimes.com. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  3. ^ a b c "Former attorney general seeks old office". March 11, 2016.
  4. ^ Bernard, Zach. "Former Indiana AG Carter Returns To Republican Race". www.wboi.org.
  5. ^ "Indiana GOP pick nominees for Attorney General and State School Superintendent". June 11, 2016.
  6. ^ "Hill, McCormick win Republican nominations". Indianapolis Star.
  7. ^ "Our Campaigns - IN Attorney General Race - Nov 05, 1996". www.ourcampaigns.com.
  8. ^ "Our Campaigns - IN Attorney General Race - Nov 07, 2000". www.ourcampaigns.com.
  9. ^ "Our Campaigns - IN Attorney General Race - Nov 02, 2004". www.ourcampaigns.com.
Legal offices
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2001–2009 		Succeeded by
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