Margaret Carter | |
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| President pro tempore of the Oregon State Senate | |
| In office 2005 – August 31, 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Lenn Hannon |
| Succeeded by | Rick Metsger |
| Member of the Oregon Senate from the 8th, then 22nd district | |
| In office January 8, 2001 – August 31, 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas A. Wilde |
| Succeeded by | Chip Shields |
| Constituency | portions of Portland and Multnomah County |
| Member of the Oregon House of Representatives from the 18th district | |
| In office January 12, 1985 – January 13, 1999 | |
| Preceded by | Ed Leek |
| Succeeded by | Deborah Kafoury |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Margaret Louise Hunter December 29, 1935 Shreveport, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Residence(s) | Portland, Oregon, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Portland State University Oregon State University |
| Profession | educator, counselor |
| Website | State Senate website |
Margaret Louise Carter[1] (née Hunter; December 29, 1935) is an American politician who was a Democratic member of the Oregon Legislative Assembly from 1985 to 1999 and 2001 to 2009 and was the first black woman elected to the state's legislature. She served in the Oregon House of Representatives until 1999, and then in the Oregon State Senate from 2001 to 2009. She served as President Pro Tempore of the Senate, Vice Chair for Ways and Means, and as a member of both the Health and Human Services and Oregon State Hospital Patient Care committees. She announced her resignation from the Senate effective August 31, 2009, and took a post as Deputy Director for Human Services Programs at the Oregon Department of Human Services.[2] In 2015, she was reportedly considering a return to the senate.[3]
- ^ "Margaret Carter Oral History Interview". Oregon State University Sesquicentennial Oral History Project. Oregon State University. Archived from the original on February 2, 2019.
- ^ Sen. Margaret Carter leaving Senate to take state job[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Margaret Carter May Run for Senate Seat She Left in 2009 - Willamette Week". Archived from the original on 2016-03-06. Retrieved 2016-02-24.