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Heather Carter
Member of the Arizona Senate
from the 15th district
In office
January 14, 2019 – January 11, 2021
Preceded byNancy Barto
Succeeded byNancy Barto
Member of the Arizona House of Representatives
from the 15th[1] district
In office
January 14, 2013 – January 14, 2019
Serving with John Allen
Succeeded byNancy Barto
Member of the Arizona House of Representatives
from the 7th district
In office
January 10, 2011 – January 14, 2013
Serving with David Smith
Personal details
Political partyRepublican
ResidenceCave Creek, Arizona
Alma materArizona State University
Northern Arizona University
ProfessionEducator
Websitevoteheathercarter.com

Heather Carter[2] is an American politician and a former Republican member of the Arizona State Senate representing District 15 from 2019 to 2021. She previously served in the Arizona House of Representatives representing District 15 from 2013 to 2019. Carter also previously served consecutively from 2011 until 2013, in the District 7 seat.

She has been described by The Arizona Republic and the Associated Press as a moderate or centrist Republican.[3][4][5]

Education

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Carter earned her bachelor's degree in communication and her master's degree in education technology from Arizona State University, and her EdD in educational leadership from Northern Arizona University.

Elections

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  • 2012: Redistricted to District 15 with fellow incumbent Representative David Smith Carter ran in the four-way August 28, 2012 Republican Primary; Carter placed first with 13,196 votes, and John Allen placed second ahead of Representative Smith;[6] Carter and Allen won the four-way November 6, 2012 General election, with Carter taking the first seat with 50,716 votes and Allen taking the second seat ahead of Democratic nominee Patricia Flickner.[7]
  • 2010: When District 7 incumbent Republican Representatives Nancy Barto and Ray Barnes both ran for Arizona Senate and left both House seats open, Carter ran in the seven-way August 24, 2010 Republican Primary, placing second with 6,665 votes;[8] in the five-way November 2, 2010 General election, Carter took the first seat with 37,254 votes, and fellow Republican David Smith took the second seat ahead of Democratic nominees Don Chilton, Peter Royers, and Libertarian candidate James Ianuzzo,[9] who had run for legislative seats in 2004, 2006, and 2008.

References

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  1. ^ "Heather Carter". Phoenix, Arizona: Arizona State Legislature. Retrieved December 30, 2013.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "Heather Carter's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved December 30, 2013.
  3. ^ Oxford, Andrew. "Nancy Barto to challenge Heather Carter for state Senate seat, setting up big GOP fight". azcentral. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
  4. ^ "AZ Senate: Nancy Barto will challenge Heather Carter in GOP primary". www.msn.com. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
  5. ^ "Legislative primary battle presents differing views for GOP". Associated Press. 2019-09-22. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
  6. ^ "State of Arizona Official Canvass 2012 Primary Election August 28, 2012" (PDF). Phoenix, Arizona: Secretary of State of Arizona. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 12, 2013. Retrieved December 30, 2013.
  7. ^ "State of Arizona Official Canvass 2012 General Election November 6, 2012" (PDF). Phoenix, Arizona: Secretary of State of Arizona. p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 12, 2013. Retrieved December 30, 2013.
  8. ^ "State of Arizona Official Canvass 2010 Primary Election – August 24, 2010" (PDF). Phoenix, Arizona: Secretary of State of Arizona. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 20, 2013. Retrieved December 30, 2013.
  9. ^ "State of Arizona Official Canvass 2010 General Election – November 2, 2010" (PDF). Phoenix, Arizona: Secretary of State of Arizona. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 20, 2013. Retrieved December 30, 2013.
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