Pamela Carter
Pamela Carter | |
|---|---|
| 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 | August 20, 1949 South Haven, Michigan |
| 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.
- ^ a b Scott, Matthew S. (March 1993). Graves, Earl G. (ed.). "Lawyer 1st Attorney General". Black Enterprise. 28 (3). New York, New York: Earl G. Graves Publishing Co., Inc.: 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
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- ^ "Blacks Gained Political Ground On State And Local Levels In 1992 Election". Jet. 83 (5). Chicago, Illinois: Johnson Publishing Co., Inc.: 58–59 November 23, 1992.
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