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Margaret Carter was born on 29 December, 1935 in Shreveport, Louisiana, U.S., is an American politician (born 1935). Discover Margaret Carter's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 88 years old?

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Age 88 years old
Zodiac Sign Capricorn
Born 29 December, 1935
Birthday 29 December
Birthplace Shreveport, Louisiana, U.S.
Nationality United States

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1935

Margaret Louise Carter (née Hunter; December 29, 1935) is an American politician who was a Democratic member of the Oregon Legislative Assembly from 1985 to 1999 and 2001 to 2009 and was the first black woman elected to the state's legislature.

Born Margaret Hunter in Shreveport, Louisiana, on December 29, 1935, her parents were Hilton and Emma Hunter.

She was raised there in a family of nine children by her father, a Baptist minister, and her mother, a cook at the school cafeteria.

After earning the honor as salutatorian in high school, she received scholarships to Grambling State University where she then briefly attended before meeting who would become her first husband.

After getting married she had five daughters by the age of 28, but moved to Oregon to escape abuse by her then husband.

1967

She arrived via train on December 1, 1967, and began working odd jobs.

In Oregon, she re-married, adding four stepchildren, but divorced after a few years to Elvis.

1970

In 1970, she enrolled at Portland State University where she then graduated from in 1972 with a bachelor of arts degree in education.

1973

Carter then earned a masters of education in psychology from Oregon State University in 1973.

In 1973, Carter began working for Portland Community College as a counselor.

1983

Republican leaders recruited Carter to run for a seat in the Oregon House of Representatives in 1983.

They hoped to unseat the incumbent in a heavily Democratic district in Northeast Portland.

1984

Carter won as a Democrat in 1984 and began serving at the 1985 legislative session representing District 18.

She became the first African-American woman elected to the Oregon Legislative Assembly.

In the House she worked to pass legislation that ended state controlled investments in South Africa during apartheid and legislation to observe Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday as a state holiday.

1989

In 1989 she advocated for Blacks to join the Urban League of Portland.

1998

In 1998, she was a candidate for the office of Oregon Superintendent of Public Instruction, but lost to Stan Bunn.

1999

She served in the Oregon House of Representatives until 1999, and then in the Oregon State Senate from 2001 to 2009.

She served as President Pro Tempore of the Senate, Vice Chair for Ways and Means, and as a member of both the Health and Human Services and Oregon State Hospital Patient Care committees.

Carter was a member of the Oregon House until January 1999, when term limits prevented her from seeking additional terms.

In November 1999, she became the president of the Urban League of Portland, serving until May 2002.

Also in 1999 she retired from Portland Community College.

2000

She was then elected to the Senate in November 2000.

2005

In 2005, she became president pro tempore of the Oregon State Senate and was unopposed in the 2008 election.

2009

She announced her resignation from the Senate effective August 31, 2009, and took a post as Deputy Director for Human Services Programs at the Oregon Department of Human Services.

She resigned from the Oregon Senate in 2009 in order to take a job at the Oregon Department of Human Services.

The hiring was criticized since the new position paid $121,872 annually, which, along with other similar moves to the public sector by other legislators, led to the introduction of several bills to curtail such practices.

None of the bills ever became law.

2010

In 2010, she was awarded the Legislator of the Year Award from the Oregon Library Association.

2012

Carter became director of community engagement in 2012 and saw her salary decreased.

2015

In 2015, she was reportedly considering a return to the senate.