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Mike Carter (Tennessee representative)

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Mike Carter
Image of Mike Carter
Prior offices
Tennessee House of Representatives District 29
Successor: Joan Carter

Education

Bachelor's

Middle Tennessee State University

Law

University of Memphis

Mike Carter (Republican Party) was a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives, representing District 29. He assumed office in 2012 and served in that position until May 15, 2021, when he passed away from pancreatic cancer.[1]

Biography

Carter received his B.S. in Pre-Law from Middle Tennessee State University in 1975. He received his J.D. from the University of Memphis in 1978. He worked as an attorney.

Committee assignments

2021-2022

Carter was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Carter was assigned to the following committees:

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Tennessee committee assignments, 2017
• Civil Justice
Finance, Ways, and Means
TACIR

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Carter served on the following committees:

2013-2014

In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Carter served on the following committees:

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

2020

See also: Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 29

Incumbent Mike Carter won election in the general election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 29 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Mike Carter
Mike Carter (R)
 
100.0
 
28,261

Total votes: 28,261
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 29

Incumbent Mike Carter advanced from the Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 29 on August 6, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Mike Carter
Mike Carter
 
100.0
 
7,694

Total votes: 7,694
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2018

See also: Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 29

Incumbent Mike Carter defeated Tammy Magouirk in the general election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 29 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Mike Carter
Mike Carter (R)
 
68.3
 
18,819
Tammy Magouirk (D)
 
31.7
 
8,717

Total votes: 27,536
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 29

Tammy Magouirk advanced from the Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 29 on August 2, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Tammy Magouirk
 
100.0
 
2,307

Total votes: 2,307
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 29

Incumbent Mike Carter advanced from the Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 29 on August 2, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Mike Carter
Mike Carter
 
100.0
 
6,511

Total votes: 6,511
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2016

See also: Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for the Tennessee House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election was held on August 4, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was April 7, 2016.

Incumbent Mike Carter ran unopposed in the Tennessee House of Representatives District 29 general election.[2][3]

Tennessee House of Representatives, District 29 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Mike Carter Incumbent (unopposed)
Source: Tennessee Secretary of State



Incumbent Mike Carter defeated Ethan White in the Tennessee House of Representatives District 29 Republican primary.[4][5]

Tennessee House of Representatives, District 29 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Mike Carter Incumbent 84.47% 3,628
     Republican Ethan White 15.53% 667
Total Votes 4,295

2014

See also: Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for 99 seats in the Tennessee House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on August 7, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was April 3, 2014. Incumbent Mike Carter was unopposed in the Republican primary. Carter was unopposed in the general election.[6][7]

2012

See also: Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2012

Carter ran in the 2012 election for Tennessee House of Representatives, District 29. Carter ran unopposed in the August 2 primary election and was unchallenged in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[8][9]

Campaign themes

2020

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Campaign finance summary


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Mike Carter campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2020Tennessee House of Representatives District 29Won general$4,650 N/A**
2018Tennessee House of Representatives District 29Won general$30,985 N/A**
2016Tennessee House of Representatives, District 29Won $112,689 N/A**
2014Tennessee State House, District 29Won $35,824 N/A**
2012Tennessee State House, District 29Won $12,125 N/A**
Grand total$196,273 N/A**
Sources: OpenSecretsFederal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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2021

In 2021, the Tennessee State Legislature was in session from January 12 to May 5.

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Personal

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Carter and his wife have had two children. Carter lived with his family in Ooltewah, Tennessee.

Noteworthy events

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Tested positive for coronavirus on August 16, 2020

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On August 16, 2020, Rep. Jeremy Faison (R), Chairman of the House Republican Caucus, told Republican members of the House in an email that Carter had been hospitalized with COVID-19.[12]

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by
JoAnne Favors (D)
Tennessee House of Representatives District 29
2012–2021
Succeeded by
Joan Carter (R)


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