Draft:Mary Anne Carter
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| name = Mary Anne Carter
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| order = 12th
| office = Chair of the National Endowment for the Arts
| president = Donald Trump
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| term_start = August 1, 2019
| term_end = January 19, 2021
| predecessor = R. Jane Chu
| successor = Maria Rosario Jackson
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Mary Anne "Mac" Carter (born 1965 or 1966) is an American political advisor who served as chair of the National Endowment for the Arts from 2019 to 2021.
Early life and education
Mary Anne Carter was born in 1965 or 1966.{{Sfn|Bender|2011}}
Career
After Rick Scott was elected governor of Florida in 2010, Carter was named as his policy advisor.{{Sfn|"Scott keeps some Crist aides in new administration". The News-Press}}
Chair of the National Endowment for the Arts (2018–2021; 2025–present)
Carter became a senior deputy chair of the National Endowment for the Arts in 2017. She was named as acting chair on June 5, 2018.{{Sfn|McGlone|2021}} On November 1, president Donald Trump nominated Carter to serve as the organization's chair.{{Sfn|Deb|2018}} She was confirmed by the United States Senate on August 1, 2019. Carter resigned on January 19, 2021, prior to the inauguration of Joe Biden.{{Sfn|McGlone|2021}}
On May 6, 2025, Trump nominated Carter as chair.{{Sfn|Small|2025}}
References
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Works cited
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- {{Cite web |last=Bender |first=Michael |url=https://www.bradenton.com/latest-news/article34514625.html |title=Gov. Scott’s political quarterback Mary Anne Carter puts conservative agenda in play |date=June 20, 2011 |author-link=Michael C. Bender |work=The Bradenton Herald |access-date=May 8, 2025}}
- {{Cite web |last=Deb |first=Sopan |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/01/arts/national-endowment-for-the-arts-mary-anne-carter.html |title=Trump Nominates Former Rick Scott Staffer to Run N.E.A. |date=November 1, 2018 |author-link=Sopan Deb |work=The New York Times |access-date=May 8, 2025}}
- {{Cite web |last=McGlone |first=Peggy |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/trump-nea-chief-resigns/2021/01/19/4aa63c50-5a9a-11eb-b8bd-ee36b1cd18bf_story.html |title=Trump's NEA chief steps down ahead of schedule as Biden team comes in |date=January 19, 2021 |work=The Washington Post |access-date=May 8, 2025}}
- {{Cite news |title=Scott keeps some Crist aides in new administration |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/news-press-scott-keeps-some-crist-aides/171967971/ |date=January 7, 2011 |work=The News-Press |access-date=May 8, 2025 |ref={{Harvid|"Scott keeps some Crist aides in new administration". The News-Press}}}}
- {{Cite web |last=Small |first=Zachary |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/arts/trump-national-endowment-for-the-arts-carter.html |title=Trump Nominates Former N.E.A. Chair to Head Embattled Arts Agency |date=May 8, 2025 |work=The New York Times |access-date=May 8, 2025}}
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