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Carter Barrett

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Carter Barrett
Member of the Georgia House of Representatives
from the 24th district
Assumed office
January 9, 2023
Preceded bySheri Gilligan
Personal details
BornJune 27
Political partyRepublican
Residence(s)Cumming, Georgia, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of Georgia (BBA, finance)
OccupationPolitician, banker

Carter Barrett (J. Carter Barrett;[1] born June 27[2]) is an American Republican politician from Georgia, currently representing the 24th district in the Georgia House of Representatives.[3]

Education

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Barrett attended high school in Rome, Italy,[4] and he graduated from the University of Georgia with a BBA in finance.[5][6]

Career and politics

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Originally from Augusta, Barrett moved to Cumming in 1990 working as a banker for Wachovia.[6] He co-founded Forsyth, Georgia-based Community Business Bank in 2008, before selling it to Community and Southern Bank in 2015.[6] He later worked for Affinity Bank.[5] Barrett is on the board of directors of Forsyth County Chamber.[7]

Barrett is opposed to abortion.[1]

In 2022, Barrett defeated incumbent Sheri Gilligan in the primary following a runoff;[8] Gilligan previously opposed aspects of then-Speaker David Ralston's mental health bill, and Ralston's campaign committee supported Barrett, helping him to raise over $280,000.[8] He went on to defeat Democratic challenger Sydney Walker in November 2022.

In an interview in 2022, Barrett said the 24th House district is "the only political office I ever intend to run for."[6] The Coalition of Advocates for Georgia's Elderly honored Barrett as 2023 Outstanding Legislator of the Year.[9]

Elections

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Primary and general elections, 2022

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Primary election results for Georgia House of Representatives district 24, 2022[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Carter Barrett 3,418 42.02
Republican Sheri Gilligan 4,042 49.69
Republican Ed Solly 675 8.30
Total votes 8,135 100.00
Primary election runoff results for Georgia House of Representatives district 24, 2022[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Carter Barrett 2,317 58.79
Republican Sheri Gilligan 1,624 41.21
Total votes 3,941 100.00
General election results for Georgia House of Representatives district 24, 2022[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Carter Barrett 15,593 67.22
Democratic Sydney Walker 7,604 32.78
Total votes 23,197 100.00
Republican hold

Personal life

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Barrett lives in Cumming, Georgia with his wife Jamie; they were married in 1995 and have two daughters.[6][4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Georgia Candidate Pro-Life Certification Application" (PDF). Georgia Life Alliance. 2022.
  2. ^ "Weekly Bulletin June 27th, 2022" (PDF). Rotary Club of Lanier-Forsyth. June 27, 2022.
  3. ^ Yule, Ashlyn (November 9, 2022). "Carter Barrett takes state House District 24 seat victory". Forsyth County News.
  4. ^ a b Ray, John (November 20, 2019). "Frazier & Deeter's Business Beat: Carter Barrett, Affinity Bank and Dime Capital". Business Radio X.
  5. ^ a b "Team". Affinity Bank.
  6. ^ a b c d e Pearch, Amanda (April 25, 2022). "Carter Barrett, Candidate for GA State House- District 24, featured on Forsyth Business Radio, "Local Candidate Edition"". Business Radio X.
  7. ^ "Board of Directors". Forsyth County Chamber. 2022.
  8. ^ a b Amy, Jeff (June 22, 2022). "Georgia House GOP member targeted by Ralston loses in runoff". Associated Press.
  9. ^ Parker, Patrice (14 July 2023). "Representative Carter Barrett Named 2023 Outstanding Legislator of the Year" (PDF). Georgia Council on Aging. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  10. ^ "May 24, 2022 General Primary/Special Election Results". Georgia Secretary of State. June 6, 2022.
  11. ^ "June 21, 2022 General Primary/Special Election Results". Georgia Secretary of State. July 1, 2022.
  12. ^ "November 8, 2022 General/Special Election Results". Georgia Secretary of State. November 21, 2022.