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Small Business Development |
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As of July 2020, Carter sits on the following committees:<ref name="housegagov-profile" /> |
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Revision as of 18:19, 21 June 2024
Doreen Carter | |
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Member of the Georgia House of Representatives | |
Assumed office November 12, 2015[1] | |
Preceded by | Tonya Anderson |
Constituency | 92nd District (2015–2023) 93rd District (2023–Present) |
Member of the Lithonia City Council[2] | |
In office 2007–2011 | |
Personal details | |
Born | [2] DeKalb County, Georgia[2] | March 19, 1963
Political party | Democratic |
Residence | Lithonia, Georgia[2] |
Occupation | Nonprofit Executive, Financial Educator, and Coach |
Committees | Agriculture & Consumer Affairs
Code Revision Education Industry and Labor Small Business Development Special Rules |
Doreen Roberson Carter (born March 19, 1963) is a politician from Georgia. A member of the Democratic Party, she is a member of the Georgia House of Representatives representing the state's 93rd district.
Political career
Carter sat on the City Council in Lithonia, Georgia from 2007 to 2011.[2]
In 2012, Carter ran for election to represent District 92 in the Georgia House of Representatives, but lost a five-way Democratic primary. In 2014, she ran for Secretary of State, but lost the general election to Brian Kemp.[3]
In 2015, former 92nd district representative Tonya Anderson resigned to run for a seat in the State Senate.[4] Carter ran for the seat again, and won. She was reelected unopposed in 2016 and 2018, and is running again in 2020.[3]
As of July 2020, Carter sits on the following committees:[1]
- Agriculture & Consumer Affairs
- Code Revision
- Education
- Industry and Labor
- Small Business Development
- Special Rules
References
- ^ a b "Doreen Carter". Georgia House of Representatives. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
- ^ a b c d e "Doreen Carter's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
- ^ a b "Doreen Carter". Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
- ^ Cauthen, Andrew (November 16, 2015). "Lithonia businesswoman wins state position after three tries". The Champion. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
- 1963 births
- Living people
- People from Lithonia, Georgia
- Democratic Party members of the Georgia House of Representatives
- Women city councillors in Georgia (U.S. state)
- Women state legislators in Georgia (U.S. state)
- 21st-century American legislators
- 21st-century American women politicians
- African-American state legislators in Georgia (U.S. state)
- African-American women in politics
- African-American women in business
- Georgia State University alumni
- Kennesaw State University alumni
- 21st-century Georgia (U.S. state) politicians
- Georgia (U.S. state) politician stubs