Brenda Carter

{{Short description|American politician (born 1954)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Brenda Carter | office = Member of the Michigan House of Representatives | term_start = January 1, 2019 | term_end = | predecessor = Tim Greimel | successor = | constituency = 29th district (2019–2022)<br>53rd district (2023–present) | birth_date = {{birth date and age |1954|09|10}} | birth_place = | spouse = Randy Carter | children = 5 | party = Democratic | alma_mater = Spring Arbor College<br>Michigan State University<br>Oakland University (BA, MPA) | occupation = Politician | website = [https://housedems.com/brenda-carter Official website] }}

'''Brenda Joyce Carter'''<ref name="committee_carter">{{cite web |url=https://cfrsearch.nictusa.com/committees/518436 |title=Michigan Committee Statement of Organization |publisher=Michigan Secretary of State |access-date=November 15, 2019}}</ref> (née '''Canty'''; born September 10, 1954) is an American politician serving as a member of the Michigan House of Representatives since 2019, currently representing the 53rd district. She is a member of the Democratic Party.<ref name=":02">{{Cite book |url=https://www.legislature.mi.gov/publications/CitizensGuide.pdf |title=Michigan Citizen's Guide to State Government, 2025-2026, 103rd Legislature |publisher=Michigan Legislature |year=2025 |location=Lansing, Michigan |language=en}}</ref>

== Early life == Carter was born on September 10, 1954.<ref name="votesmart_carter"/> Carter's father was John H. Canty. Carter's mother was Mary S. Wallace. Carter is the fifth oldest and she has twelve siblings. Carter attended high school in Detroit, Michigan.<ref name="brendajcarter">{{cite web |url=http://brendajcarter.com/meet-brenda/ |title=Meet Representative Brenda Carter |publisher=brendajcarter.com |access-date=October 6, 2019}}</ref>

== Education == Carter attended Spring Arbor College, Michigan State University, and Oakland University.<ref name="votesmart_carter"/>

== Career == Carter was an engineering analyst for GM.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://oaklandcounty115.com/2014/12/27/the-power-of-love-and-pontiac-pride-randy-and-brenda-carter/ |title=The Power of Love... |publisher=oaklandcounty115.com |first=Crystal A. |last=Proxmire |date=December 27, 2014 |access-date=October 6, 2019}}</ref> Carter is a former interim assistant to the City Manager of City of Troy in Michigan. In August 2018, Carter defeated Kermit Williams, Chris Jackson, Lone Bowman, Keyon Payton, and Mike Demand, and won the primary election for Michigan House of Representatives for District 29. On November 6, 2018, Carter won the election and became a member of Michigan House of Representatives for District 29.<ref name="votesmart_carter">{{cite web |url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/182757/brenda-carter |title=Representative Brenda Carter's Biography |publisher=Vote Smart |access-date=October 6, 2019}}</ref><ref name="ballotpedia_carter">{{cite web |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Brenda_Carter |title=Brenda Carter |publisher=ballotpedia.org |access-date=October 6, 2019}}</ref>

Following redistricting, Carter ran in the 53rd district in 2022, winning reelection.<ref name="mich-2022-general-results">{{cite web |title=2022 Michigan Election Results - General |url=https://mielections.us/election/results/2022GEN_CENR.html |publisher=Michigan Secretary of State |access-date=November 29, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221129162327/https://mielections.us/election/results/2022GEN_CENR.html |archive-date=November 29, 2022 |date=November 28, 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref> She was reelected in 2024.<ref name="mich-2024-general-results">{{cite web|title=2024 Michigan Election Results|url=https://mvic.sos.state.mi.us/votehistory/Index?type=C&electionDate=11-5-2024|publisher=Michigan Secretary of State|access-date=November 24, 2024|date=November 22, 2024|url-status=live|archive-date=November 24, 2024|archive-url=https://archive.today/20241124174348/https://mvic.sos.state.mi.us/votehistory/Index?type=C&electionDate=11-5-2024}}</ref>

== Personal life == Carter's husband is Randy Carter, a councilman. They have five children. In 1998, Carter and her family moved to Pontiac, Michigan.<ref name="brendajcarter"/><ref name="votesmart_carter"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pontiac.mi.us/council/councilman_carter.php |title=Council President Pro Tempore Randy Carter |publisher=pontiac.mi.us |access-date=October 6, 2019}}</ref>

== References == {{Reflist}}

== External links == * [https://housedems.com/brenda-carter Brenda Carter at housedems.com] * [https://ballotpedia.org/Brenda_Carter Brenda Carter at ballotpedia.org] * [https://milist.org/project/brenda-carter/ Brenda Carter at milist.org] * [https://www.theoaklandpress.com/lifestyles/suburban/briefing-october-events-and-contests/article_c582a4d4-df2d-11e9-b1c3-270552eb210e.html 2019 WONder Woman award honorees]

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