Jason Carter (politician) - Wikipedia

2010 election

In a May 11, 2010 special election, Carter was elected to represent Georgia's 42nd district in the state senate. He won with 65.6% of the vote.[10] The seat had been vacated by David I. Adelman, who became the United States Ambassador to Singapore.[11] Carter is the first member of his family to win elected office since his grandfather was elected President of the United States.[10] Carter was later re-elected to the Senate in the 2010[12] and 2012[13] general elections.

Legislation

In the Senate, Carter authored legislation to require the state budget to be presented in two parts: first, a separate education budget, and then a budget to fund the rest of state government.[14]

Carter also sponsored ethics reform legislation, including proposals to limit gifts from lobbyists to legislators, to create and fully fund an independent ethics commission, and to create a non-partisan redistricting commission.[15][16][17]

In 2012, he was awarded Common Cause's Democracy Award for his work on promoting ethics reform.[18]

In 2014, Carter voted for House Bill (H.B.) 60, the Safe Carry Protection Act, which opponents nicknamed the "guns everywhere" bill.[19][20] The Safe Carry Protection Act which took effect on July 1, 2014, permits licensed gun owners to carry guns into many public and private places.[20][21][22][23][24][25] The law is supported by the Georgia Baptist Convention which includes 3,600 Baptist churches in Georgia in favor of increased church autonomy,[24] but is not supported by Catholic or Episcopal church leaders.[24]

Committee assignments

• Judiciary
• Science and Technology
• Special Judiciary
• Transportation
• Urban Affairs[26]