Chris Jeter is an American attorney and politician serving as a member of the

Indiana House of Representatives The Indiana House of Representatives is the lower house of the Indiana General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Indiana. The House is composed of 100 members representing an equal number of constituent districts. House memb ...

from the 88th district. He assumed office on August 26, 2020.

Early life and education

Born and raised in

Hamilton County, Indiana Hamilton County is a county in the U.S. state of Indiana. The 2020 United States Census recorded a population of 347,467. The county seat is Noblesville. Hamilton County is part of the Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN Metropolitan Statistical Ar ...

, Jeter attended

Hamilton Southeastern High School Hamilton Southeastern High School (HSE or HSHS) is a public secondary school in Fishers, Indiana, United States. It is a part of the Hamilton Southeastern School District. History During the 2003–2004 school year, the Hamilton Southeastern scho ...

. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in communication and media studies from Oklahoma Baptist University and a

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from the

George Washington University Law School The George Washington University Law School (GW Law) is the law school of George Washington University, in Washington, D.C. Established in 1865, GW Law is the oldest top law school in the national capital. GW Law offers the largest range of cou ...

Career

Jeter served in the United States Navy Reserve for seven years, including as a legal advisor in the United States Navy Judge Advocate General's Corps. He later served as a law clerk in the Delaware Attorney General's Office. Jeter worked as an associate for

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and as a founding partner of Massillamany Jeter and Carson. He was elected to the

in 2020.

References

Living people Republican Party members of the Indiana House of Representatives People from Hamilton County, Indiana Military personnel from Indiana Oklahoma Baptist University alumni George Washington University Law School alumni Year of birth missing (living people) {{Indiana-politician-stub