Pamela Carter
Pamela Carter | |
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38th Indiana Attorney General | |
In office January 13, 1993 – January 16, 1997 | |
Governor | Evan Bayh |
Preceded by | Linley E. Pearson |
Succeeded by | Jeff Modisett |
Personal details | |
Born |
South Haven, Michigan | August 20, 1949
Political party | Democratic |
Alma mater | University of Detroit, University of Michigan, Indiana University School of Law |
Profession | Attorney |
Pamela Lynn Carter (born Pamela Lynn Fanning; August 20, 1949)[1][2] was the first black woman to serve as a state's attorney general.[3] She served as Indiana Attorney General from 1993 to 1997.
Career
Pamela Carter attended the University of Detroit, later earning a master's degree in social work from the University of Michigan and a law degree from the Indiana University School of Law.[4] She worked as an enforcement attorney for Indiana's secretary of state, prior to her election as Indiana's attorney general in November 1992. She is the first African-American woman elected as a state's attorney general. Carter is also the first African American and the first woman attorney general in Indiana's history.[3] In Indiana, Carter is only the second African American elected to statewide office.[5]
In 1995, she was included on Ebony′s list of "100 Most Influential Black Americans."[6]
See also
References
- ↑ Contemporary Black Biography, Volume 67, p. 12.
- ↑ Jennifer M. York, Who's Who Among African Americans. Gale, 2003.
- 1 2 Scott, Matthew S. (March 1993). Graves, Earl G., ed. "Lawyer 1st Attorney General". Black Enterprise. New York, New York: Earl G. Graves Publishing Co., Inc. 28 (3): 20.
Beating the odds in a traditionally republican state, Pamela Carter became the nation's first elected black female attorney general by winning a brutal election campaign by a 52% to 48% margin last November
- ↑ https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=265289&privcapId=265253
- ↑ "Blacks Gained Political Ground On State And Local Levels In 1992 Election". Jet. Chicago, Illinois: Johnson Publishing Co., Inc. 83 (5): 58–59. November 23, 1992.
- ↑ "100 Most Influential Black Americans". Ebony. Chicago, Illinois: Johnson Publishing Co., Inc. 50 (7): 130–132, 134, 138, 140. May 1995.
Legal offices | ||
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Preceded by Linley E. Pearson |
Attorney General of Indiana 1993–1997 |
Succeeded by Jeffrey A. Modisett |