Stefani Carter | |
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Texas State Representative from District 102 (Dallas County) | |
In office 2011–2015 | |
Preceded by | Carol Kent |
Succeeded by | Linda Koop |
Personal details | |
Born | [1] Dallas, Texas, USA | February 15, 1978
Political party | Republican |
Residence(s) | Dallas, Texas |
Alma mater | University of Texas[1] Harvard School of Law[1] |
Occupation | Attorney[1] |
Stefani Carter (born February 15, 1978) is a former member of the Texas House of Representatives from the 102nd District, which included parts of Dallas, and the northern Dallas County suburbs of Garland, and Richardson, Texas.[2] First elected in 2010, Carter made history by becoming the first Republican African-American woman to serve in the Texas House when she unseated the Democratic incumbent Carol Kent.[3][4]