Carter was born in Troy, Alabama, on May 24, 1941, the daughter of J. D. and Jewel Wheeler. She married Rudolph Carter, had five daughters, and relocated to Hartford, Connecticut. She became a housing case manager and advocate and earned an associate's degree from the University of Connecticut.[1]
In 1987, State Representative Carrie Saxon Perry was elected Mayor of Hartford, leaving her 7th district seat open. Carter won the Democratic Party endorsement for the seat, and won the January 26, 1988, special election to fill the seat.[2][3] She was re-elected eight times, rising to assistant majority whip and vice chair of the appropriations committee.[4] In 2004, she lost the Democratic primary to teacher Douglas McCrory.[5] She was a member of the NAACP.[4]
Carter died in Hartford on January 6, 2025, at the age of 83.[1][6]
Electoral history
1988
Special election
Connecticut House of Representatives, District 7, January 26, 1988 special election * denotes incumbent Source:[3]
