Jason Carter | |
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![]() Carter in 2012 | |
Member of the Georgia State Senate from the 42nd district | |
In office May 20, 2010 – January 12, 2015 | |
Preceded by | David I. Adelman |
Succeeded by | Elena Parent |
Personal details | |
Born | Jason James Carter August 7, 1975 Decatur, Georgia, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse |
Kate Carter (m. 2000) |
Children | 2 |
Parent |
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Relatives | Jimmy Carter (paternal grandfather) Rosalynn Carter (paternal grandmother) Amy Carter (aunt) James Beverly Langford (maternal grandfather) James Earl Carter Sr. (great-grandfather) Lillian Gordy Carter (great-grandmother) |
Education | Duke University (BA) University of Georgia (JD) |
Jason James Carter (born August 7, 1975)[1] is an American lawyer and politician from the state of Georgia. Carter served in the Georgia State Senate from 2010 to 2015 and was the Democratic Party nominee for governor of Georgia in 2014. He is the grandson of former U.S. President Jimmy Carter.[2]