Jill P. Carter
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Jill P. Carter
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Member of the Maryland House of Delegates
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| In office January 8, 2003 – present |
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| Born | June 18, 1964 Baltimore, Maryland |
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| Political party | Democratic |
| Profession | Attorney |
| Religion | Episcopalian |
Jill Carter is an American politician who represents the 41st district in the Maryland House of Delegates.[1] She also ran unsuccessfully for Mayor of Baltimore in 2007, a "business as usual" race according to the Baltimore City Paper in an article profiling the candidates.[2]
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[edit] Background
Carter is the daughter of the late Walter P. Carter, who was a civil rights activist and leader in the desegregation movement in Maryland in the 1950s and 1960s. Her mother, Zerita Joy Carter, is a retired public school educator. Carter attended Western High School in Baltimore. Carter received her B.A. in English from Loyola College in Maryland in 1988, and her J.D. from the University of Baltimore School of Law in 1992.
[edit] Career
Prior to law school, Carter was a journalist for Afro American Newspapers. She was admitted to the Maryland Bar in 1993. She has worked as a staff attorney for The Legal Aid Bureau, the Office of the Public Defender, and the Office of the City Solicitor. She is also a member of Monumental City Bar Association, and the Maryland Trial Lawyers' Association. She is a founding member of the Black Lawyers Group and founder and president of the Walter P. Carter Foundation. She was the Executive Director of the Maryland Minority Business Association in 2002, chair of the Baltimore Branch NAACP Legal Redress Committee, and was listed in Maryland's Top 100 Women in the Daily Record in 2006. In 2009,she was the honored as an "Exceptional Woman in Business and Government", at the first annual "Pretty in Pinstripes" Women's History Month celebration.[3]
[edit] State legislator
Carter was first elected to the Maryland Legislature in November 2002, after launching an exciting[4] and historic campaign,and defeating four incumbents in the Democratic primary that September. Carter was the third African-American female attorney elected to the Maryland Legislature.[citation needed] The first was Lena K. Lee who served from 1967-1982; th second, Lisa Gladden 1998-2002, the third is Jill P. Carter 2003-present.[citation needed] During her first term from 2003-2006, she was the only African-American female attorney serving in the Maryland House of Delegates. She is currently a member of the House Judiciary Committee and chair of the Estates and Trusts Subcommittee[5], the Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland, and the Women Legislators of Maryland. Carter voted against legalizing slot machines in Maryland in 2005[6]. Prior to her re-election in 2006, she became a vocal critic of then mayor's, now Governor Martin O'Malley, a fellow Democrat, "failed policing policies." She posited that the so-labeled, zero tolerance, arrest strategy failed to cause significant reduction in a soaring crime rate in Baltimore City. But, instead, pressured police officers to make tens of thousands of arrests that did not produce criminal charges.[7] She has oft been referred to as a lone voice in the wilderness for her challenges to established politicians on matters of adequate housing for the poor,[8] lead poisoning of children, to adequately fund public education, both in the legislature[9][10], and in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City. [11], and, in 2007, calling for a special session of the legislature to deal with the BGE utility rate increase[12][13].
[14][15] In 2008, Carter was the only member of Baltimore City's state delegation to receive a grade of "Outstanding" from the local NAACP.[16]
[edit] Legislative notes
[edit] 2005
[edit] 2006
- Voted for the Healthy Air Act in 2006 (SB154)[19]
[edit] 2007
- voted for the Clean Indoor Air Act of 2007 (HB359)[20]
- voted in favor of prohibiting ground rents in 2007(SB106)[1]
- voted in favor of the Tax Reform Act of 2007(HB2)[2]
- voted against increasing the sales and services taxes by 20% - Transportation and Sales Investment Act of 2007(HB5)[3]
[edit] Election Results
- 2006 Democratic Primary for Maryland House of Delegates – District 41[21]
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- Voters to choose three:
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Name Votes Percent Outcome Jill P. Carter, Dem. 13,196 31.2% Won Samuel I. Rosenberg, Dem. 9,215 21.8% Won Nathaniel T. Oaks, Dem. 9,189 21.7% Won Wendall Phillips 6,480 15.3% Lost Kevin Hargrave 2,095 5.0% Lost Karen M. Ferguson 2,116 5.0% Lost
[edit] Baltimore mayoral race
Carter declared her candidacy for the Democratic nomination in the 2007 Baltimore mayoral election[22]. She had criticized the current city administration for unjust enrichment of billionaire developers and business interests at the expense of the poor and middle class, what she has called "overzealous policing", and has vowed to replace the police department's leadership if elected[23]. In a poll of likely democratic voters released by the Baltimore Sun on July 16, 2007, Carter trailed Mayor Dixon (47%), Councilman Mitchell (15%) and Andrey Bundley (4%) with 2% of those polled. [24] Despite her campaign antics, such as camping out all night on some of the city's most violent street corners[25], serving hot dogs, one-on-one conversations with residents[26], and distributing voter registration forms, Carter's campaign failed to raise enough money to become viable, the political establishment did not support her, and Carter eventually finished fourth in the race with only 2.8% of the vote.
[edit] Primary election results
- 2007 Democratic Primary for Mayor of Baltimore[27].
| Candidate | Votes | % |
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| Sheila Dixon | 54,381 | 63.1% |
| Keiffer J. Mitchell, Jr. | 20,376 | 23.7% |
| Andrey Bundley | 6,543 | 7.6% |
| Jill P. Carter | 2,372 | 2.8% |
| A. Robert Kaufman | 885 | 1.0% |
| Mike Schaefer | 762 | 0.9% |
| Frank Conaway | 533 | 0.6% |
| Phillip Brown | 273 | 0.3% |
[edit] References and notes
- ^ http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/mdmanual/06hse/html/msa13966.html
- ^ http://www.citypaper.com/bob/story.asp?id=14059
- ^ http://www.fastpitchnetworking.com/pr/pressrelease.cfm?PRID=30381
- ^ Newspaper article from our research archive: Jill P. Carter brings excitement to 41st race Article from:Baltimore Afro-American Article date:August 9, 2002 Author: Byrd, Earl | Copyright informationProvided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information) Byrd, Earl Baltimore Afro-American 08-09-2002 Jill P. Carter, a candidate for the House of Delegates in the 41st District, was pleasantly surprised at something more and more people have been telling her since she entered the race. "God, girl," a well-dressed lady said, taking Jill's hand and smiling like she'd just met an old friend. "I was wondering when you were finally gonna to do it. I know with Walter P. Carter being your father, you got to have politics flowing through your veins like blood." There was more the gray-haired old lady had to say, and it went to the core of the ideal voters would like to believe about their favorite candidate. "Politics is in your genes, like your father, so you ... Read all of this article with a FREE trial
- ^ Jill P. Carter, Maryland State Delegate
- ^ Vote Record 0152
- ^ http://www.citypaper.com/printStory.asp?id=10409
- ^ http://www.citypaper.com/news/story.asp?id=8632
- ^ http://www.wbaltv.com/video/4252582/index.html
- ^ http://www.wbaltv.com/education/4251903/detail.html
- ^ http://www.wbaltv.com/education/9208804/detail.html
- ^ http://www.publicjustice.org/news/index.cfm?newsid=162
- ^ 2007 city candidates set - baltimoresun.com
- ^ http://progressivemaryland.org/files/public/documents/CLIPS-PM-intheNews/2007May-Dec/2007-6-1-bmessenger-loudvoiceon-bgeratehike.pdf
- ^ http://www.examiner.com/a-747264~BGE_rate_hike__Push_comes_to_shove.html
- ^ http://www.gazette.net/stories/053008/polinew202515_32369.shtml
- ^ http://images.ibsys.com/2005/0303/4251629.pdf
- ^ http://mlis.state.md.us/2005rs/votes/house/0152.htm Official roll call House Bill 1361
- ^ http://mlis.state.md.us/2006rs/votes/house/0942.htm Official roll call Senate Bill 154
- ^ http://mlis.state.md.us/2007rs/billfile/HB0359.htm Official roll call House Bill 359
- ^ "House of Delegates Results". Maryland State Board of Elections. http://www.elections.state.md.us/elections/2006/results/primary/legislative_district_41.html. Retrieved on 2008-03-31.
- ^ http://www.abc2news.com/news/local/story.aspx?content_id=8ff3cfdd-ef68-4971-9787-d6062bda00b9
- ^ 2007 city candidates set - baltimoresun.com
- ^ "Dixon dominates field". the Baltimore Sun. http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/baltimore_city/bal-te.ci.mayor16jul16,0,6341243.story?coll=bal-home-headlines. Retrieved on 2007-09-01.
- ^ http://www.examiner.com/a-835999~Carter_camping_out_on_street_corners.html
- ^ http://faithinactiononline.com/2007/08/20/guest-opinion-editorial-by-mr-ted-smith/
- ^ City of Baltimore - Board of Elections
