Pamela Carter
Pamela Lynn Carter (born Pamela Lynn Fanning; August 20, 1949)[1][2] was the first black woman to serve as a state's attorney general.[3] She served as Indiana Attorney General from 1993 to 1997.
Pamela Carter | |
|---|---|
| 38th Indiana Attorney General | |
| In office January 13, 1993 – January 16, 1997 | |
| Governor | Evan Bayh |
| Preceded by | Linley E. Pearson |
| Succeeded by | Jeff Modisett |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 20, 1949 South Haven, Michigan |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | University of Detroit, University of Michigan, Indiana University School of Law |
| Profession | Attorney |
Career
Pamela Carter attended the University of Detroit, graduating with a bachelor's degree in social work and pre-law. She later earned an M.S.W. degree from the University of Michigan and a J.D. degree from the Indiana University School of Law.[4][5]
Carter worked as trial attorney specializing in consumer protection and joined the legal services of the United Auto Workers. Carter worked as an enforcement attorney for Indiana's secretary of state and as deputy chief of staff to Democratic Indiana Governor Evan Bayh, helping to reform health and human services in the state. Carter ran for Indiana Attorney General in 1992. Carter ran against Republican Timothy Bookwalter (a public defender from Putnam County), with Carter defeating him with fifty-two percent of the vote. Carter succeeded Linley E. Pearson to the office and served as Attorney General in the administration of Governor Bayh. Carter was succeeded to the office by Jeff Modisett.[5][6]
She is the first African-American woman elected as a state's attorney general. Carter is also the first African American and the first woman attorney general in Indiana's history.[3] In Indiana, Carter is only the second African American elected to statewide office.[7]
In 1995, she was included on Ebony′s list of "100 Most Influential Black Americans."[8]
References
- Contemporary Black Biography, Volume 67, p. 12.
- Jennifer M. York, Who's Who Among African Americans. Gale, 2003.
- Scott, Matthew S. (March 1993). Graves, Earl G. (ed.). "Lawyer 1st Attorney General". Black Enterprise. New York, New York: Earl G. Graves Publishing Co., Inc. 28 (3): 20. Archived from the original on December 11, 2018. Retrieved December 10, 2018 – via Google Books.
Beating the odds in a traditionally republican state, Pamela Carter became the nation's first elected black female attorney general by winning a brutal election campaign by a 52% to 48% margin last November
- "Pamela Lynn Carter: Executive Profile & Biography - Bloomberg". Bloomberg Businessweek. Retrieved December 10, 2018.
- "AG foes are both accused". Kokomo Tribune. 29 Oct 1992.
- "State race results mixed". Kokomo Tribune. 4 Nov 1992.
- "Blacks Gained Political Ground On State And Local Levels In 1992 Election". Jet. Chicago, Illinois: Johnson Publishing Co., Inc. 83 (5): 58–59. November 23, 1992. Archived from the original on December 11, 2018. Retrieved December 10, 2018 – via Google Books.
The state of Indiana also made the history books by electing Pamela Carter as state attorney general. Carter, 43, is only the second Black to win statewide office in Indiana....Her campaign manager Chris Worden told JET: "She is the first African-American woman attorney general in the nation; the first woman to be elected attorney general in Indiana; and the first Democrat to hold the office in 28 years."
- "100 Most Influential Black Americans". Ebony. Chicago, Illinois: Johnson Publishing Co., Inc. 50 (7): 130–132, 134, 138, 140. May 1995. Retrieved December 10, 2018.
