Steve Carter (Indiana politician)

Steve Carter (born 1954) is an American politician who served as the Attorney General of Indiana[2] from 2000 to 2009. Carter was succeeded by his chief deputy in 2009. Carter was elected as President of the National Association of Attorneys General in 2005.

Steve Carter
41st Attorney General of Indiana
In office
January 1, 2001[1] – January 12, 2009
GovernorFrank O'Bannon
Joe Kernan
Mitch Daniels
Preceded byKaren Freeman-Wilson
Succeeded byGreg Zoeller
Personal details
BornLowell, Indiana
Political partyRepublican
Alma materHarvard University (BA)
Indiana University School of Business (MBA)
Indiana University School of Law (JD)

Carter is most noted for championing and enforcing the nation's strongest Do Not Call Law that protects more than 4 million consumers from unwanted telemarketing calls. Carter has testified before Congress about Indiana's law and has spoken to the Federal Communications Commission to protect Indiana's law from national preemption. As a native of Lake County, Indiana, public corruption was a major focus during Carter's tenure in office.

Carter ran for Attorney General in 2016.[3][4] However, he lost to Curtis Hill at the Republican state convention on June 11, 2016.[5][6]

Electoral history
DatePositionStatusOpponentResultVote shareTop-opponent vote share
1996Indiana Attorney GeneralOpen-seatJeff Modisett (D)Lost48.65%[7]51.35%
2000Indiana Attorney GeneralIncumbentKaren Freeman-Wilson (D)Elected51.28%[8]46.56%
2004Indiana Attorney GeneralIncumbentJoe Hogsett (D)Re-elected58.18%[9]39.92%

References
  1. "Offices". March 3, 2015.
  2. Carden, Dan (July 21, 2015). "Carter eyes return as Indiana attorney general". nwitimes.com. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  3. "Former attorney general seeks old office". March 11, 2016.
  4. Bernard, Zach. "Former Indiana AG Carter Returns To Republican Race". www.wboi.org.
  5. "Indiana GOP pick nominees for Attorney General and State School Superintendent". June 11, 2016.
  6. "Hill, McCormick win Republican nominations". Indianapolis Star.
  7. "Our Campaigns - IN Attorney General Race - Nov 05, 1996". www.ourcampaigns.com.
  8. "Our Campaigns - IN Attorney General Race - Nov 07, 2000". www.ourcampaigns.com.
  9. "Our Campaigns - IN Attorney General Race - Nov 02, 2004". www.ourcampaigns.com.
Legal offices
Preceded by
Karen Freeman-Wilson		 Attorney General of Indiana
2001–2009		 Succeeded by
Greg Zoeller
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