Doreen Roberson Carter (born March 19, 1963) is a

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from

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. A member of the

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, she is a member of the

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representing the state's 93rd district.

Political career

Carter sat on the City Council in

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from 2007 to 2011. In 2012, Carter ran for election to represent District 92 in the Georgia House of Representatives, but lost a five-way Democratic primary. In 2014, she ran for Secretary of State, but lost the general election to

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. In 2015, former 92nd district representative

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resigned to run for a seat in the

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. Carter ran for the seat again, and won. She was reelected unopposed in 2016 and 2018, and is running again in 2020. As of July 2020, Carter sits on the following committees: * Agriculture & Consumer Affairs * Code Revision * Education * Industry and Labor * Small Business Development * Special Rules

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