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| term_start = November 12, 2015<ref name="housegagov-profile">{{cite web |title=Doreen Carter |url=http://www.house.ga.gov/Representatives/en-US/member.aspx?Member=3877&Session=24 |website=Georgia House of Representatives |accessdate=2 July 2020}}</ref>
| term_start = November 12, 2015<ref name="housegagov-profile">{{cite web |title=Doreen Carter |url=http://www.house.ga.gov/Representatives/en-US/member.aspx?Member=3877&Session=24 |website=Georgia House of Representatives |access-date=2 July 2020}}</ref>
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| preceded = [[Tonya Anderson]]
| preceded = [[Tonya Anderson]]
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| office2 = [[Lithonia, Georgia|Lithonia]] City Council Member<ref name="votesmart">{{cite web |title=Doreen Carter's Biography |url=https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/biography/142016/doreen-carter |publisher=[[Project Vote Smart]] |accessdate=2 July 2020}}</ref>
| office2 = [[Lithonia, Georgia|Lithonia]] City Council Member<ref name="votesmart">{{cite web |title=Doreen Carter's Biography |url=https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/biography/142016/doreen-carter |publisher=[[Project Vote Smart]] |access-date=2 July 2020}}</ref>
| term_start2 = 2007
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Carter sat on the City Council in [[Lithonia, Georgia]] from 2007 to 2011.<ref name="votesmart" />
Carter sat on the City Council in [[Lithonia, Georgia]] from 2007 to 2011.<ref name="votesmart" />


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]].<ref name="ballotpedia">{{cite web |title=Doreen Carter |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Doreen_Carter |website=Ballotpedia |accessdate=2 July 2020}}</ref>
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]].<ref name="ballotpedia">{{cite web |title=Doreen Carter |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Doreen_Carter |website=Ballotpedia |access-date=2 July 2020}}</ref>


In 2015, former 92nd district representative [[Tonya Anderson]] resigned to run for a seat in the [[Georgia State Senate|State Senate]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Cauthen |first1=Andrew |title=Lithonia businesswoman wins state position after three tries |url=http://thechampionnewspaper.com/news/local/lithonia-businesswoman-wins-state-position-after-three-tries/ |accessdate=2 July 2020 |work=The Champion |date=16 November 2015}}</ref> Carter ran for the seat again, and won. She was reelected unopposed in 2016 and 2018, and is running again in 2020.<ref name="ballotpedia" />
In 2015, former 92nd district representative [[Tonya Anderson]] resigned to run for a seat in the [[Georgia State Senate|State Senate]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Cauthen |first1=Andrew |title=Lithonia businesswoman wins state position after three tries |url=http://thechampionnewspaper.com/news/local/lithonia-businesswoman-wins-state-position-after-three-tries/ |access-date=2 July 2020 |work=The Champion |date=16 November 2015}}</ref> Carter ran for the seat again, and won. She was reelected unopposed in 2016 and 2018, and is running again in 2020.<ref name="ballotpedia" />


As of July 2020, Carter sits on the following committees:<ref name="housegagov-profile" />
As of July 2020, Carter sits on the following committees:<ref name="housegagov-profile" />

Revision as of 08:29, 16 January 2021

Doreen Carter
Member of the Georgia House of Representatives
from the 92nd district
Incumbent
Assumed office
November 12, 2015[1]
Preceded byTonya Anderson
Lithonia City Council Member[2]
In office
2007–2011
Personal details
Born (1963-03-19) March 19, 1963 (age 61)[2]
DeKalb County, Georgia[2]
Political partyDemocratic
ResidenceLithonia, Georgia[2]

Doreen Roberson Carter (born March 19, 1963) is a politician from Georgia. A Democrat, she is a member of the Georgia House of Representatives representing the state's 92nd 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]

  • Code Revision
  • Education
  • Industry and Labor
  • Small Business Development
  • Special Rules

References

  1. ^ a b "Doreen Carter". Georgia House of Representatives. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Doreen Carter's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Doreen Carter". Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
  4. ^ Cauthen, Andrew (November 16, 2015). "Lithonia businesswoman wins state position after three tries". The Champion. Retrieved July 2, 2020.


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