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Jason Carter (politician) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: son James Carter (born August 7, 1975)[1] is an American lawyer and politician from the state of Georgia. Carter is the Democratic nominee for Georgia governor in the 2014 election and a state senator. He is the grandson of President Jimmy Carter.[2]

Carter was born at Emory University Hospital in 1975. A 9th-generation Georgian, he is the son of Jack Carter and Juliet Langford, daughter of former Georgia State Senator James Beverly Langford. After graduating from high school, Carter attended Duke University where he obtained a Bachelor of Arts with a double major in philosophy and political science.

Peace Corps

After graduating from Duke University, Jason Carter served in the Peace Corps stationed in South Africa. He lived in Lochiel, South Africa, where he worked on education issues in rural areas. He learned to speak Zulu and Siswati;^[3] and wrote a book, titled Power Lines, about his experiences there.

Legal Career

Carter later attended the University of Georgia School of Law, graduating summa cum laude with a Juris Doctor in 2004.

In the Senate, Carter authored legislation to require the state budget to be presented in two parts: first, a separate education budget, and then a budget to fund the rest of state government. 

Carter also sponsored ethics reform legislation, including proposals to limit gifts from lobbyists to legislators, to create and fully fund an independent ethics commission, and to create a non-partisan redistricting commission.

In 2012, he was awarded Common Cause’s Democracy Award for his work on promoting ethics reform.

In 2014, Carter voted for House Bill (H.B.) 60, the Safe Carry Protection Act which opponents nicknamed the "guns everywhere" bill.^[17][18]The Safe Carry Protection Act takes effect on July 1, 2014, and permits licensed gun owners to carry guns into many public and private places. The law is supported by the Georgia Baptist Convention which includes 3,600 Baptist churches in Georgia in favor of increased church autonomy,^[22] but is not supported by Catholic or Episcopalian church leaders.

In 2013, Carter commissioned a poll of a potential race against Nathan Deal in the 2014 Georgia gubernatorial election.^[26] He subsequently announced that he would run for the Democratic nomination.

During his campaign, Jason Carter stated he believed Georgia needs to increase investment in education and technical training to help grow Georgia’s film and television industry. He said, “Georgia has seen enormous growth in film and television production, but that success is threatened unless we build the skilled workforce to fill these jobs.” Carter said, “After years of cuts to HOPE and to our schools, industries across the state simply cannot find the skilled workers they need to fill their jobs.”

Recent polls suggest a surprisingly close race given Georgia’s recent electoral history. Real Clear Politics upgraded the race from “Leans GOP” to “Toss Up.”^[29]Carter also outraised the incumbent Deal in the second quarter.

Carter said that people in Georgia have the right to have the Sons of Confederate Veterans-backed license plate, which features an image of the Confederate flag and that he would not try to stop them if elected.

During his campaign, Jason Carter reaffirmed his support for marriage equality, stating, “Marriage equality is something I believe in and have [believed in] for a very, very, very long time since before I got into politics.”

Jason's wife, Kate, is a high school teacher, and former journalist with the Athens Banner-Herald, where she won several awards.^[35] Jason and Kate have two sons, Henry and Thomas, ages 8 and 5.

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"THOSE WITH A SURPLUS ARE BETTER ABLE CONTROLLING THEIR CIRCUMSTANCES.  THOSE WITHOUT ARE CONTROLLED BY THEM.  ONE IS NOT ALWAYS ABLE EXERCISING GOOD JUDGEMENT."

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"A TRULY VIRTUOUS MAN WOULD COME TO THE AID OF A DISTANCE STRANGER EQUALLY AS HE WOULD A CLOSE FRIEND.  THEN AGAIN, A TRULY VIRTUOUS MAN WOULD HAVE NO FRIENDS."

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"THEY SAY IT IS HARD DOING THE RIGHT THING.  IT'S NOT HARD DOING THE RIGHT THING, IT'S JUST HARD KNOWING WHAT THE RIGHT THING TO DO IS.  ONCE YOU DO KNOW, IT'S HARD NOT DOING THE RIGHT THING."

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"A GOOD MAN 

(AS WELL AS A GOOD WOMAN LIVING THIS PROGRESSIVE DAY AND AGE) 

IS NOT WITHOUT SIN; THEY ADMIT, THEN EXPIATE."

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"DOING THE RIGHT THING FOR THE WRONG REASONS HAS NO MORAL WORTH."

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"I CAN OF MY OWN SELF DO NOTHING:  

AS I SENSE {TAO~g(CHRiST!ANTi)dOG} I JUDGE 

:AND  MY JUDGEMENT IS JUST;

NOT BECAUSE i SEEK THE WILL OF MY OWN BUT THE WILL OF THY FATHER AND MOTHER WHO HAS SENT ME.