Lester Carpenter
{{short description|American politician}}
{{For|the baseball player|Bubba Carpenter}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2019}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Lester E. Carpenter
| image = Lester "Bubba" Carpenter.jpg
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| caption = Carpenter in 2007
| state_house = Mississippi
| state = Mississippi
| district = 1st
| term_start = 2008
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| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|September 1, 1970}}
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| party = Republican
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| residence = Burnsville, Mississippi, U.S.
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Lester E. "Bubba" Carpenter (born September 1, 1970) is a Republican member of the Mississippi House of Representatives, representing the First District of Mississippi (Alcorn and Tishomingo Counties) since 2008.Bobby Harrison: "State House candidates: Other House races in Northeast Mississippi to be decided" in Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, Jackson Bureau, NEMS360.com - State House candidates Other House races in Northeast Mississippi to be decided, http://nems360.com/view/full_story/16226779/article-State-House-candidates--Other-House-races-in-Northeast-Mississippi-to-be-decided?instance=home_news_bullets, October 31, 2011.Jebb Johnston: "Nail-biters: Bain, Parks take legislative seats" in The Daily Corinthian, http://www.dailycorinthian.com/view/full_story/16338151/article-Nail-biters--Bain--Parks-take-legislative-seats?instance=main_story_left, November 9, 2011.Mississippi Secretary of State: 2011 General Election Statewide Sample Ballot, http://www.sos.ms.gov/links/elections/home/tab1/G11%20Sample%20Ballot.pdf, accessed November 9, 2011.Vote MS.org: Biographical Profile for Leslie L. "Lester" Carpenter, http://vote-ms.org/intro.aspx?state=ms&id=mscarpenterlester, accessed November 8, 2011.
Tenure
In the Legislature, he is active in these committees: Interstate Cooperation, of which he serves as Vice Chairman, Banking and Financial Services, Corrections, County Affairs, Medicaid, Municipalities, and Tourism. District 1 covers portions of Tishomingo and Alcorn counties of Mississippi.
Career
A paramedic by profession, Carpenter also serves as President of the Burnsville Area Chamber of Commerce, and is a member of the National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians and the Tishomingo County Economic Development Board. He graduated from Burnsville High School in Burnsville, Mississippi, attended Northeast Mississippi Community College in Booneville, Mississippi, and completed paramedic school at Wallace State Community College in Hanceville, Alabama. He is a veteran of the 155th Armored Brigade, Mississippi Army National Guard, with service in Operation Desert Storm in 1991.Campaign Card back in Album: Photos of Bubba Carpenter, Mississippi House of Representatives, District 1, in Campaign Materials; Shared with: Public, https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=pu.242653115749415&type=1, accessed November 11, 2011.{{Self-published source|date=February 2017}}
Personal life
Carpenter is a lifelong resident of Burnsville, Mississippi; he is of the Baptist faith, is married, and has one child.{{Self-published source|date=February 2017}}VoteSmart.org: Biography, Representative Lester 'Bubba' E. Carpenter, http://www.votesmart.org/candidate/biography/69848, accessed November 8, 2011.{{Cite web|title=Lester Carpenter|url=http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/members/house/carpenter.xml|access-date=2021-05-22|website=billstatus.ls.state.ms.us}}
References
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External links
- [http://ballotpedia.org/Lester_Carpenter Lester Carpenter] at Ballotpedia
- [http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/members/house/carpenter.xml Lester Carpenter] at Mississippi House of Representatives
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Category:Republican Party members of the Mississippi House of Representatives
Category:21st-century members of the Mississippi Legislature