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Carter, Brenda (D)

Office: N793 HOB Term: Second Phone: (517) 373-0475 Email: BrendaCarter@house.mi.gov Home Address: 331 West Walton Blvd., Pontiac, MI 48340 Website: https://housedems.com/brenda-carter Seat Number: 63 Standing Committees: Insurance(VC), Families, Children & Seniors, Education (C) = Chair, (VC) = Vice Chair

POLITICAL CAREER

Rep. Brenda Carter was first elected to the House on Nov. 6, 2018 whe she defeated Republican Timothy CARRIER after securing 74.1 percent of the vote.

In the August 2018 primary, she won in a six-candidate field by securing 30.78 percent of the vote.

In 2020, Rep. Carter ran unopposed in the August Democratic primary.  In the general election, she carried 72.8% of the vote.  

WORK EXPERIENCE

Carter spoke around the world with the Improved Benevolent Protective Order of the Elks and as an organizer of the Million Woman March.

She moved to Pontiac in 1998 and began working with the Pontiac Community Schools Improvement Team.

Carter was president of the Pontiac School District Board of Education and Michigan Association of School Board Directors.

To read MIRS biography of Rep. Carter, click here.

EDUCATION

She holds a bachelor's degree in business administration and a master's degree in public administration. She plans to pursue a doctorate in education from Oakland University.

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 HB 4073  - PUBLIC UTILITIES, Consumer Services, Provides for shut-off protection for certain individuals during a declared state of emergency. Amends 1939 PA 3 (MCL 460.1 - 460.11) by adding sec. 9e.
(Status: 02/02/2021 - HOUSE - REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON ENERGY )

 HB 4258  - HEALTH FACILITIES, Hospitals, Allows use of certain colleges and universities as hospitals during a declared emergency.
(Status: 02/16/2021 - HOUSE - REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH POLICY )

 HB 4259  - CIVIL PROCEDURE, Evictions, Codifies prohibition against entry to premises for the purpose of removing or excluding a tenant or mobile home owner from their home during a declared emergency.
(Status: 02/16/2021 - HOUSE - REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY )

 HB 4479  - CRIMES, Assaultive, Modifies reference to vulnerable adult chapter of the Michigan penal code in the estates and protected individuals code to reflect addition of elder adults.
(Status: 03/09/2021 - HOUSE - REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON FAMILIES, CHILDREN AND SENIORS )

 HB 4594  - LABOR, Hours and Wages, NEW, Reenacts prevailing wage.
(Status: 03/25/2021 - HOUSE - REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON WORKFORCE, TRADES & TALENT )

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