Brett Carter (born March 2, 1972) was the 2010 Democratic nominee for the

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from

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. He is an attorney at Carter Shelton, PLC, where he practices tax law with his partners, Brian Shelton and Warner Jones. He has also practiced law at Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis, LLP and

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. He is an

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veteran.

Early life, education and law career

Carter was born in Bethpage, a small community in

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. He grew up in Gallatin and attended Gallatin High School, where he was elected student body president. Carter then attended

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, where he was elected president of his fraternity during his sophomore year and later elected president of UT's student body of 26,000 in 1993. From there, Carter attended

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, graduating 8th in his class. He soon after married Virginia White, whom he met at the University of Tennessee, and moved to

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to study tax law at

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. Brett returned to

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in 2004. Carter currently lives in

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, Tennessee. Before starting his law practice, Carter enlisted in the

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, which ultimately led to his 18-month activation and deployment to

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.About Brett Carter
Brett Carter for Congress

2010 U.S. Congressional campaign

On June 8, 2010, Carter officially announced his campaign for Congress in

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policies to the

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. After Carter won the Democratic nomination,

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(R) won the general election.

References

External links

Brett R. Carter, Partner
at Waller Lansden *
Campaign contributions
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