Jill P. Carter
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| Jill P. Carter | |
 Member Maryland House of Delegates District 41 |
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| In office January 8, 2003 – Present |
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| Succeeded by | Incumbent |
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| Born | Baltimore, Maryland |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Profession | Attorney |
| Religion | Episcopalian |
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[edit] Background
Jill Carter is an American politician who represents the 41st District in the Maryland House of Delegates. She is the daugther of Walter P. Carter who was active in the civil rights movement in Maryland in the 1950's and 1960's. Carter was first elected in November of 2002, after she had beaten four incumbents in the democratic primary.
[edit] Education
Jill Carter attended Western High School in Baltimore. She received her B.A. in English from Loyola College in Maryland in 1988, and her J.D. from the University of Baltimore School of Law in 1992.
[edit] Career
Prior to law school, Carter was a journalist for Afro American Newspapers. She was admitted to the Maryland Bar in 1993. She is also a member of Monumnet City Bar Association, and the Maryland Trial Lawyers' Association. She is a founding member of the Black Lawyers Group and founder and president of the Walter P. Carter Foundation. She was the Executive Director of the Maryland Minority Business Association in 2002 and was listed in Maryland's Top 100 Women in the Daily Record.
Carter is currently a member of the Criminal Justice Subcommittee,[1] the Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland, and the Women Legislators of Maryland.
