Heather Carter
{{short description|American politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Heather Carter
| image = Heather Carter (52449654050) (cropped).jpg
| state_senate = Arizona
| district = 15th
| term_start = January 14, 2019
| term_end = January 11, 2021
| predecessor = Nancy Barto
| successor = Nancy Barto
| state_house2 = Arizona
| district2 = 15th{{cite web |url= http://www.azleg.gov/MembersPage.asp?Member_ID=33&Legislature=51 |archive-url= https://archive.today/20140329194658/http://www.azleg.gov/MembersPage.asp?Member_ID=33&Legislature=51 |url-status= dead |archive-date= March 29, 2014 |title= Heather Carter |publisher= Arizona State Legislature |location= Phoenix, Arizona |access-date= December 30, 2013 }}
| term_start2 = January 14, 2013
| term_end2 = January 14, 2019
| predecessor2 =
| successor2 = Nancy Barto
| alongside2 = John Allen
| state_house3 = Arizona
| district3 = 7th
| term_start3 = January 10, 2011
| term_end3 = January 14, 2013
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| alongside3 = David Smith
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| party = Republican
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| residence = Cave Creek, Arizona
| alma_mater = Arizona State University
Northern Arizona University
| profession = Educator
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| website = {{URL|voteheathercarter.com}}
}}
Heather Carter{{cite web |url= http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/123672 |title= Heather Carter's Biography |publisher= Project Vote Smart |access-date= December 30, 2013}} is an American politician and a former Republican member of the Arizona State Senate representing District 15 from 2019 to 2021. She previously served in the Arizona House of Representatives representing District 15 from 2013 to 2019. Carter also previously served consecutively from 2011 until 2013, in the District 7 seat.
She has been described by The Arizona Republic and the Associated Press as a moderate or centrist Republican.{{Cite web|url=https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/arizona/2019/09/18/arizona-senate-nancy-barto-challenge-heather-carter-gop-primary/2365359001/|title=Nancy Barto to challenge Heather Carter for state Senate seat, setting up big GOP fight|last=Oxford|first=Andrew|website=azcentral|language=en|access-date=2020-04-14}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/az-senate-nancy-barto-will-challenge-heather-carter-in-gop-primary/ar-AAHutTr?srcref=rss&ocid=iehrs|title=AZ Senate: Nancy Barto will challenge Heather Carter in GOP primary|website=www.msn.com|access-date=2020-04-14}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/legislative-primary-battle-presents-differing-views-for-gop|title=Legislative primary battle presents differing views for GOP|date=2019-09-22|website=Associated Press|language=en-US|access-date=2020-04-14}}
Education
Carter earned her bachelor's degree in communication and her master's degree in education technology from Arizona State University, and her EdD in educational leadership from Northern Arizona University.
Elections
- 2012: Redistricted to District 15 with fellow incumbent Representative David Smith Carter ran in the four-way August 28, 2012 Republican Primary; Carter placed first with 13,196 votes, and John Allen placed second ahead of Representative Smith;{{cite web |url= http://www.azsos.gov/election/2012/Primary/Canvass.pdf |title= State of Arizona Official Canvass 2012 Primary Election August 28, 2012 |publisher= Secretary of State of Arizona |location= Phoenix, Arizona |page= 10 |access-date= December 30, 2013 |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131112230133/http://www.azsos.gov/election/2012/Primary/Canvass.pdf |archive-date= November 12, 2013 }} Carter and Allen won the four-way November 6, 2012 General election, with Carter taking the first seat with 50,716 votes and Allen taking the second seat ahead of Democratic nominee Patricia Flickner.{{cite web |url= http://www.azsos.gov/election/2012/General/Canvass2012GE.pdf |title= State of Arizona Official Canvass 2012 General Election November 6, 2012 |publisher= Secretary of State of Arizona |location= Phoenix, Arizona |page= 11 |access-date= December 30, 2013 |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131112235642/http://www.azsos.gov/election/2012/General/Canvass2012GE.pdf |archive-date= November 12, 2013 }}
- 2010: When District 7 incumbent Republican Representatives Nancy Barto and Ray Barnes both ran for Arizona Senate and left both House seats open, Carter ran in the seven-way August 24, 2010 Republican Primary, placing second with 6,665 votes;{{cite web |url= http://www.azsos.gov/election/2010/Primary/Canvass2010PE.pdf |title= State of Arizona Official Canvass 2010 Primary Election – August 24, 2010 |publisher= Secretary of State of Arizona |location= Phoenix, Arizona |page= 10 |access-date= December 30, 2013 |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130920214102/http://azsos.gov/election/2010/Primary/Canvass2010PE.pdf |archive-date= September 20, 2013 }} in the five-way November 2, 2010 General election, Carter took the first seat with 37,254 votes, and fellow Republican David Smith took the second seat ahead of Democratic nominees Don Chilton, Peter Royers, and Libertarian candidate James Ianuzzo,{{cite web |url= http://www.azsos.gov/election/2010/General/Canvass2010GE.pdf |title= State of Arizona Official Canvass 2010 General Election – November 2, 2010 |publisher= Secretary of State of Arizona |location= Phoenix, Arizona |page= 7 |access-date= December 30, 2013 |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130920230737/http://azsos.gov/election/2010/General/Canvass2010GE.pdf |archive-date= September 20, 2013 }} who had run for legislative seats in 2004, 2006, and 2008.
References
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External links
- [https://archive.today/20140329194658/http://www.azleg.gov/MembersPage.asp?Member_ID=33&Legislature=51 Official page] at the Arizona State Legislature
- [http://voteheathercarter.com/ Campaign site]
- {{CongLinks | congbio= | votesmart=123672 | fec= | congress= }}
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