Troy Carter (politician)

Troy Anthony Carter (born October 26, 1963) is an American politician serving as a member of the Louisiana State Senate for the 7th district. Carter previous served on the New Orleans City Council and as a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives.

For other people named Troy Carter, see Troy Carter.
Troy Carter
Minority Leader of the Louisiana Senate
Assumed office
January 11, 2016
Preceded byEric LaFleur
Member of the Louisiana Senate
from the 7th district
Assumed office
January 11, 2016
Preceded byDavid Heitmeier
Member of the New Orleans City Council
from District C
In office
1994–2002
Preceded byJackie Clarkson
Succeeded byJackie Clarkson
Member of the Louisiana House of Representatives
from the 102nd district
In office
January 1992 – January 1994
Preceded byFrancis C. Heitmeier
Succeeded byJackie Clarkson
Personal details
Born
Troy Anthony Carter

(1963-10-26) October 26, 1963
New Orleans, Louisiana, US
Political partyDemocratic
EducationXavier University of Louisiana (BA)
WebsiteGovernment website

Early life and education

Carter was born in New Orleans in 1963.[1] After graduating from Oliver Perry Walker High School in Algiers, Carter attended Xavier University of Louisiana, where he majored in business administration and political science. Carter was initiated into the Beta Iota Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi while a student at Xavier. He has completed programs at the Harvard Kennedy School and Carnegie Mellon University's School of Urban and Public Affairs.[2][3]

Career

Carter has worked as an adjunct political science instructor at Xavier University of Louisiana.[4]

In 1994, he was elected to represent District C on the city council, having become the first African-American to represent that portion of the city since Reconstruction. He served until 2002, when he unsuccessfully sought the office of mayor. Carter was eliminated in the 2002 primary election by Ray Nagin (the final winner) and Richard Pennington. Carter previously represented District 102 in the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1992 to 1994, when he was elected to the city council. He was an unsuccessful candidate for Louisiana's 2nd congressional district seat in 2006 against then-incumbent William J. Jefferson.[5][6]

Carter received 12,935 votes (56.8 percent) in the 2015 runoff election to Arnold's 9,852 (43.2 percent).[7] The position opened with the retirement of the two-term Senator David Heitmeier.

On November 18, 2020, after U.S. Representative Cedric Richmond announced that he would resign in January 2021 upon being selected by President-elect Joe Biden to be Senior Advisor to the President and director of the Office of Public Liaison, Carter confirmed that he would run for Congress in the special election for Louisiana's 2nd congressional district.[8][9]

References
  1. http://archives.nolalibrary.org/~nopl/inv/council/carter/carter.htm
  2. "Louisiana State Senate - Troy Carter's Biography". senate.la.gov. Retrieved 2020-11-17.
  3. "Troy Carter Endorsed by State Democratic Chair and Major Democratic Leaders for Senate". myemail.constantcontact.com. Retrieved 2020-12-12.
  4. "Downtown NOLA - Downtown Development District". Downtown New Orleans. 2014-04-08. Retrieved 2020-11-17.
  5. "Troy Carter's 2006 campaign bio" Archived 2008-09-19 at the Wayback Machine (accessed 2009 June 08).
  6. "Troy Carter". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2020-11-17.
  7. "Results for Election Date: 11/21/2015". Louisiana Secretary of State. Retrieved November 28, 2015.
  8. Murphy, Paul (November 16, 2020). "Cedric Richmond will be Senior Advisor to the President; to resign House seat before inauguration". WWL-TV. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
  9. Greg Hilburn [@GregHilburn1] (November 18, 2020). "Democratic State Sen. Troy Carter tells me he will 'absolutely' run for outgoing Congressman @RepRichmond's seat and hopes to have his support @TROYSEE #lalege #lagov" (Tweet). Retrieved November 18, 2020 – via Twitter.

Media related to Troy Carter (New Orleans politician) at Wikimedia Commons

Louisiana House of Representatives
Preceded by
Francis C. Heitmeier		 Member of the Louisiana House of Representatives
from the 102nd district
1992–1994		 Succeeded by
Jackie Clarkson
Political offices
Preceded by
Jackie Clarkson		 Member of the New Orleans City Council
from the District C
1994–2002		 Succeeded by
Jackie Clarkson
Louisiana State Senate
Preceded by
David Heitmeier		 Member of the Louisiana Senate
from the 7th district
2016–present		 Incumbent
Preceded by
Eric LaFleur		 Minority Leader of the Louisiana Senate
2016–present
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