JOHN CARTER (TEXAS POLITICIAN)

'John Rodr Carter' (born November 6 1941) is the Republican United States Congressional Representative from (map).
Carter was born in Houston, but has spent most of his life in central Texas. Since 1971, he has lived in Round Rock, a suburb of Austin. He has been married to Erika Carter for almost 40 years, and they have four grown children.
Carter graduated from Texas Tech University with a degree in history in 1964, and earned a law degree from the University of Texas at Austin in 1969. After graduating from law school, Carter served as the first general counsel to the Texas House of Representatives’ Agriculture Committee. Carter later began a successful private law practice in Round Rock.
In 1981, Carter was appointed as judge of the 277th District Court of Williamson County. He was elected to the post a year later — the first Republican elected to a countywide position in Williamson County. He was reelected four times, usually with 60% of the vote.
Carter retired from the bench in 2001 in order to run for Congress in the newly created 31st District. After finishing second in the primary, he defeated Peter Wareing in the runoff — which was tantamount to election in this heavily Republican district. He has been reelected twice without facing serious opposition.
Carter originally represented a district that stretched from the suburbs of Austin to the fringes of the Houston suburbs, and also included College Station, home of Texas A&M. As a result of the 2003 Texas redistricting, however, Carter now represents a district stretching from the fringes of the Metroplex through more rural portions of Central Texas.
Carter is best known as the author of a law that made it easier to prove identity theft and provides stiff penalties for the offense. It was signed into law by George W. Bush in 2004.
A staunch fiscal and social conservative, Carter prides himself on having raised a family built on "Texas Values."

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★ U.S. Congressman John Carter 'official House site'

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★ Federal Election Commission — John Rice Carter campaign finance reports and data

★ On the Issues — John Carter issue positions and quotes

★ OpenSecrets.org — John Carter campaign contributions

★ Project Vote Smart — Representative John R. Carter (TX) profile

★ SourceWatch Congresspedia — John Carter profile

★ Washington Post — Congress Votes Database: John Carter voting record