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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, This bill allows the use of community colleges and public 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: 06/22/2021 - HOUSE - REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY )

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

 HB 4761  - WORKERS COMPENSATION, Benefits, This bill prohibits reimbursing an employer or carrier for overpayment of benefits unless the employer or carrier establishes that the employee concealed post-injury earnings that would have reduced the amount of wage loss benefits paid. Amends sec. 833 of 1969 PA 317 (MCL 418.833).
(Status: 04/29/2021 - HOUSE - REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON WORKFORCE, TRADES & TALENT )

 HB 4808  - STATE, Symbol, NEW, Designates monarch butterfly as the official state insect.
(Status: 05/06/2021 - HOUSE - REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS )

 HB 4870  - WEAPONS, Firearms, Update references to pistol in penal code and eliminates the definition of "licensed dealer."
(Status: 05/18/2021 - HOUSE - REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON MILITARY, VETERANS AND HOMELAND SECURITY )

 HB 5016  - CIVIL PROCEDURE, Civil Actions, Create civil liability for false report of a crime based on the alleged perpetrator's race or other protected status.
(Status: 06/15/2021 - HOUSE - REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS)

 HB 5050  - EDUCATION, School Districts, This bill states that for the school years 2020-2022, the department will not assign a letter grade for each of the indicators listed in section 1280g(1)(b) for public schools. This is retroactive to August 1, 2020.
(Status: 06/16/2021 - HOUSE - REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION)

 HB 5052  - EDUCATION, Employees, Modify performance evaluation systems for school administrators to exclude student growth and assessment data in teacher evaluations for the 2020-2021 school year. TIE BAR WITH: HB 5051'21
(Status: 06/16/2021 - HOUSE - REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION)

 HB 5100  - INDIVIDUAL INCOME TAX, Deductions, This bill will deduct, to the extent included in adjusted gross income, a grant given to a taxpayer under the student loan forgiveness program created under the teachers student loan forgiveness act. TIE BAR WITH: HB 5099'21
(Status: 06/23/2021 - HOUSE - REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS )

 HB 5204  - FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, Other, Make certain references in the regulatory loan act gender neutral.
(Status: 07/01/2021 - HOUSE - REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS )

 HB 5278  - CHILDREN, Child Abuse or Child Neglect, Modify the release of certain information regarding child abuse or child neglect claims that require listing in the central registry.
(Status: 08/18/2021 - HOUSE - REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON FAMILIES, CHILDREN AND SENIORS )

 HB 5307  - INSURANCE, No-fault, This bill modifies the personal protection benefits order of priority for claims by motorcyclists to put the motor vehicle insurer of the motorcycle operator involved in the accident first, the insurer of the owner or registrant of the motorcycle second, the insurer of the operator of the motor vehicle involved in the accident third, and the insurer of the owner or registrant of the motor vehicle in the accident fourth.
(Status: 09/21/2021 - HOUSE - REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON INSURANCE )

 HR 0120  - Elder Abuse Awareness Month in the state of Michigan, A resolution to declare June 2021 as Elder Abuse Awareness Month in the state of Michigan.
(Status: 06/02/2021 - HOUSE - ADOPTED )

 HR 0134  - A resolution to oppose efforts to withdraw Michigan from the federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation Program., A resolution to oppose efforts to withdraw Michigan from the federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation Program.
(Status: 06/22/2021 - HOUSE - REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS )

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