Gary Carter
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Position: Senate
District: Senate District 07
Running for:
Moon Griffon Nickname:
Seat mate: Jimmy Harris
Phone: 504-361-6600 call
Email: [email protected]
Website: https://www.garycarterjr.com
Facebook: GaryC4Senate
Twitter: @gm_carter
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Party: Democrat
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Notable Efforts
- 2023 - Received a 23% Pro-Life Voting Record with Louisiana Right to Life.
- 07/13/2023 - Declared that the veto override session required by Article 3, Section 10 of the Louisiana Constitution was unnecessary.
- Voted to defer (Senate – Health and Welfare Committee) Gabe Firment’s HB648 seeking to prohibit certain procedures to alter the sex of a minor child. (Video 2:20:00) May 24, 2023
- Introduced SB97 (2023) to provide relative to the ad valorem tax exemption in Louisiana for affordable housing
- Introduced SB142 (2023) to authorize the utilization of court reporters licensed in another state in certain circumstance
- Introduced SB148 (2023) to provide relative to employment practices related to wage history, wage disclosure, and retaliation
- Introduced SB149 (2023) to provide relative to the state minimum wage
- Introduced SB216 (2023) to provide that the owner of a firearm which is stolen from his vehicle is liable for damages, if the firearm is subsequently used in the commission of a felony
- Introduced SB327 (2022) to provide for the seizure of firearms from persons who pose a risk of imminent injury to self or others
- Introduced SB343 (2022) to require each parish to have at least two early voting locations and requires early voting locations for certain municipalities
- Introduced SB451 (2022) to repeal fees related to obtaining an expungement order
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