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Carla Joseph
2021 - Present
2027
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Carla Joseph (Democratic Party) is a member of the U.S. Virgin Islands Senate, representing St. Thomas-St. John. She assumed office on January 11, 2021. Her current term ends on January 4, 2027.
Joseph (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the U.S. Virgin Islands Senate to represent St. Thomas-St. John. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Carla Joseph was born in St. Thomas, Virgin Islands. Joseph graduated from Ivanna Eudora Kean High School in 1988. She earned a B.A. in humanities from the University of the Virgin Islands in 1993. Joseph's career experience includes working as a government program administrator.[1][2]
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2024
See also: U.S. Virgin Islands Legislature elections, 2024
General election
General election for U.S. Virgin Islands Senate St. Thomas-St. John District (7 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for U.S. Virgin Islands Senate St. Thomas-St. John District on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Milton Potter (D) | 12.1 | 4,143 |
| ✔ |  | Alma Francis Heyliger (Independent) | 11.8 | 4,032 |
| ✔ | Dwayne DeGraff (Independent) | 11.0 | 3,764 | |
| ✔ | Marvin Blyden (D) | 10.4 | 3,564 | |
| ✔ |  | Carla Joseph (D) | 10.2 | 3,483 |
| ✔ |  | Avery Lewis (D) | 10.1 | 3,470 |
| ✔ |  | Ray Fonseca (D) | 6.9 | 2,372 |
 | Shenelle Fina Francis (D) | 6.3 | 2,155 | |
Eugene Farrell (Independent)  | 5.2 | 1,798 | ||
| Michael A. Smith (D) | 3.6 | 1,243 | ||
| Derrick Callwood (R) | 3.6 | 1,238 | ||
| Margaret Price (Independent Citizens Movement) | 2.8 | 943 | ||
| Krishna Kilaru (Independent) | 2.6 | 894 | ||
| Collister Fahie (R) | 2.1 | 723 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.3 | 462 | ||
| Total votes: 34,284 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Francis Serieux (D)
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Derrick Callwood and Collister Fahie advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. Virgin Islands Senate St. Thomas-St. John District.
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Joseph in this election.
2022
See also: U.S. Virgin Islands Legislature elections, 2022
General election
General election for U.S. Virgin Islands Senate St. Thomas-St. John District (7 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for U.S. Virgin Islands Senate St. Thomas-St. John District on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Donna Frett-Gregory (D) | 13.0 | 6,306 |
| ✔ | | Milton Potter (D) | 12.4 | 6,004 |
| ✔ | Marvin Blyden (D) | 11.3 | 5,497 | |
| ✔ | Dwayne DeGraff (Independent) | 11.1 | 5,388 | |
| ✔ | | Carla Joseph (D) | 10.7 | 5,179 |
| ✔ | | Alma Francis Heyliger (Independent) | 10.1 | 4,897 |
| ✔ | | Ray Fonseca (D) | 8.4 | 4,083 |
| Joel Browne Connors (D) | 7.4 | 3,576 | ||
| Dawn Lisa Henry (Independent) | 6.4 | 3,111 | ||
 | Lawrence Boschulte (D) | 5.7 | 2,791 | |
| Margaret Price (Independent Citizen Movement) | 3.0 | 1,472 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 266 | ||
| Total votes: 48,570 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. Virgin Islands Senate St. Thomas-St. John District (7 seats)
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. Virgin Islands Senate St. Thomas-St. John District on August 6, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Donna Frett-Gregory | 17.0 | 2,211 |
| ✔ | | Milton Potter | 16.5 | 2,141 |
| ✔ | | Carla Joseph | 12.8 | 1,656 |
| ✔ | Marvin Blyden | 12.6 | 1,631 | |
| ✔ | Joel Browne Connors | 8.5 | 1,105 | |
| ✔ | | Ray Fonseca | 8.4 | 1,095 |
| ✔ | | Lawrence Boschulte | 8.4 | 1,095 |
| Shenelle Fina Francis | 7.7 | 995 | |
| KeShawn Louis | 4.6 | 599 | ||
| Teofilo Cipran | 2.9 | 371 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.6 | 83 | ||
| Total votes: 12,982 | |||
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2020
See also: U.S. Virgin Islands Legislature elections, 2020
General election
General election for U.S. Virgin Islands Senate St. Thomas-St. John District (7 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for U.S. Virgin Islands Senate St. Thomas-St. John District on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Donna Frett-Gregory (D) | 10.3 | 4,855 |
| ✔ |  | Janelle Sarauw (Independent) | 10.3 | 4,827 |
| ✔ | | Milton Potter (D) | 9.5 | 4,481 |
| ✔ | | Carla Joseph (D) | 8.7 | 4,102 |
| ✔ | Marvin Blyden (D) | 8.7 | 4,065 | |
| ✔ | | Alma Francis Heyliger (Independent) | 8.6 | 4,017 |
| ✔ | Dwayne DeGraff (Independent) | 7.5 | 3,538 | |
| Athneil Thomas (D) | 6.7 | 3,158 | ||
| Stedmann Hodge Jr. (D) | 6.7 | 3,149 | ||
| Stephen Frett (Independent Citizens Movement) | 5.7 | 2,678 | ||
| Jonathan Tucker Jr. (D) | 5.3 | 2,499 | ||
| Ray Fonseca (Independent) | 5.0 | 2,372 | |
| Irvin Pudna Mason Sr. (Independent) | 4.7 | 2,225 | ||
| Wayne Adams (Independent Citizens Movement) (Unofficially withdrew) | 1.6 | 733 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.6 | 272 | ||
| Total votes: 46,971 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. Virgin Islands Senate St. Thomas-St. John District (7 seats)
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. Virgin Islands Senate St. Thomas-St. John District on August 1, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Donna Frett-Gregory | 14.2 | 1,422 |
| ✔ | Athneil Thomas | 11.1 | 1,108 | |
| ✔ | | Milton Potter | 11.0 | 1,099 |
| ✔ | | Carla Joseph | 10.9 | 1,090 |
| ✔ | Stedmann Hodge Jr. | 10.8 | 1,084 | |
| ✔ | Marvin Blyden | 9.8 | 982 | |
| ✔ | Jonathan Tucker Jr. | 7.7 | 775 | |
| Jean Forde | 6.7 | 669 | ||
| Shirley Sadler | 5.9 | 586 | ||
| Larence Boschulte | 5.8 | 583 | ||
| Patrick Simeon Sprauve | 5.4 | 537 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.7 | 66 | ||
| Total votes: 10,001 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Carla Joseph did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2022
Carla Joseph did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Carla Joseph did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2024 Elections
Government
External links
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