Troy Carter (politician)

Troy Anthony "C" Carter (born October 26, 1963) is the District 7 member of the Louisiana State Senate who formerly served on the New Orleans City Council. In the November 21 runoff election, Carter defeated his fellow Democrat, Jeff Arnold, who is a term-limited former state representative for the Algiers neighborhood of New Orleans.

For other people named Troy Carter, see Troy Carter.

New Orleans Councilman Troy Carter in 1996

Troy Carter
Minority Leader of the Louisiana Senate
Incumbent
Assumed office January 11, 2016
Preceded by	Eric LaFleur
Member of the Louisiana Senate from the 7th district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 11, 2016
Preceded by	David Heitmeier
Member of the New Orleans City Council from District C
In office 1994–2002
Preceded by	Jackie Clarkson
Succeeded by	Jackie Clarkson
Member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from the 102nd district
In office January 1992 – January 1994
Preceded by	Francis C. Heitmeier
Succeeded by	Jackie Clarkson
Personal details
Born	Troy Anthony Carter (1963-10-26) October 26, 1963
Political party	Democratic
Education	Xavier University, Louisiana (BA) Carnegie Mellon University

In 1994, he was elected to represent District C on the city council, having become the first African-American to represent that portion of the city since Reconstruction. He served until 2002, when he unsuccessfully sought the office of mayor. Carter was eliminated in the 2002 primary election by Ray Nagin (the final winner) and Richard Pennington. Carter previously represented District 102 in the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1992 to 1994, when he was elected to the city council. He was an unsuccessful candidate for Louisiana's 2nd congressional district seat in 2006 against then-incumbent William J. Jefferson.[1]

After graduating from Oliver Perry Walker High School in Algiers, Carter attended Xavier University of Louisiana, where he majored in business administration and political science. Carter was initiated into the Beta Iota Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi while a student at Xavier. He embarked on graduate studies in Pittsburgh at Carnegie-Mellon University's School of Urban and Public Affairs. He has been a political science instructor at his alma mater, Xavier.

Carter received 12,935 votes (56.8 percent) in the 2015 runoff election to Arnold's 9,852 (43.2 percent).[2] The position opened with the retirement of the two-term Senator David Heitmeier.

Notes

1. "Troy Carter's 2006 campaign bio" Archived 2008-09-19 at the Wayback Machine (accessed 2009 June 08).
2. "Results for Election Date: 11/21/2015". Louisiana Secretary of State. Retrieved November 28, 2015.

Louisiana House of Representatives
Preceded by Francis C. Heitmeier	Member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from the 102nd district 1992–1994	Succeeded by Jackie Clarkson
Political offices
Preceded by Jackie Clarkson	Member of the New Orleans City Council from the District C 1994–2002	Succeeded by Jackie Clarkson
Louisiana State Senate
Preceded by David Heitmeier	Member of the Louisiana Senate from the 7th district 2016–present	Incumbent
Preceded by Eric LaFleur	Minority Leader of the Louisiana Senate 2016–present