Gary Carter

Gary Carter DEMDemocrat

State Senator, District 7

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Gary CarterDEMDemocrat State Senator, District 7
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Gary Michael Carter Jr. (born November 1974) is an American attorney and politician serving as the Democratic member of the Louisiana Senate for the 7th district. He previously served in the Louisiana House of Representatives representing the 102nd district, which encompasses the Algiers neighborhood.

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Education5 - 5 of 3
Tulane University Law School
Xavier University of Louisiana
Archbishop Shaw High School
Past Positions1 - 10 of 10
Senator
Louisiana State Senate
2021 - Current
Representative
Louisiana State House of Representatives
2016 - 2021
Managing Partner
The Carter Firm
2020 - Current
Partner
Carter Dupre Limited Liability Partnership
2019 - 2020
Attorney at Law
Frischertz Impastato, Limitied Liability Company
2017 - 2019
Principal
Connect Strategies
2018 - Current
Partner
Kelly Hart & Pitre
2015 - 2017
Chair
Public Utility Litigation and Regulatory Task Force, Defense Research Institute, The Voice of the Defense Bar
2015 - 2016
Senior Counsel
Entergy
2007 - 2015
Associate
McGlinchey Stafford
2002 - 2007
Other Experience1 - 8 of 8
Member
Presidential Advisory Board, Xavier University of Louisiana
2016 - Current
Co-Leader
Pro Bono Initiative, Entergy Corporation
2012 - Current
Former Member
House and Governmental Affairs Committee, Louisiana State House of Representatives
Former Member
Judiciary Committee, Louisiana State House of Representatives
Former Member
Subcommittee on Business Development, Louisiana State House of Representatives
Former Member
Subcommittee on Elementary and Secondary Education, Louisiana State House of Representatives
Former Member
Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education, Louisiana State House of Representatives
Former Vice Chair
Education Committee, Louisiana State House of Representatives
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