Paula Carter
Paula Jean Davis Carter (May 17, 1940 – November 5, 2001) was an American Democrat politician who served in the Missouri House of Representatives. She was also elected to the Missouri Senate as the first African-American woman to represent the Fifth Senatorial District from the city of St. Louis.[1]
Born in St. Louis, Missouri, she previously worked as a chief of staff in the circuit clerk's office and as a precinct captain for J. B. "Jet" Banks.[2][3]
Personal life
[edit]Carter was Catholic.
References
[edit]- ^ "Mo Sen. Paula Carter dies at age 61". Rock Island Dispatch-Argus. November 2001. Retrieved March 12, 2022.
- ^ "A Celebration of The Life of Paula J. Carter". Retrieved February 23, 2022.
- ^ Rebecca McDowell Cook. Official Manual State of Missouri 1999-2000. p. 149.
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