Earl Carter (Republican Party) (also known as Buddy) is a member of the U.S. House, representing Georgia's 1st Congressional District. He assumed office on January 3, 2015. His current term ends on January 3, 2025.
Carter (Republican Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. House to represent Georgia's 1st Congressional District. He declared candidacy for the 2024 election.
Carter served as mayor of Pooler, Georgia, from 1996 to 2005, in the Georgia House of Representatives, representing District 159 from 2005 to 2009, and in the Georgia State Senate, representing District 1 from 2009 to 2015.
Prior to holding elected office, Carter graduated from the University of Georgia and worked as a pharmacist.
At the beginning of the 116th Congress, Carter was assigned to the Committee on Appropriations.
Carter was born and raised in Port Wentworth, Georgia. He earned his B.S. in Pharmacy from the University of Georgia in 1980. His professional experience includes working as a Staff Pharmacist and Pharmacy Manager for Rupert Heller's Prescriptions, Owner and Operator of three retail pharmacies, and consultant for Omnicare, Inc.
Carter now resides near Savannah, Georgia and is married with three sons and a daughter. He was the mayor of Pooler, Georgia from 1996 to 2004. In 2006, he was elected to the Georgia House of Representatives and served in the chamber until 2008. He was elected to the Georgia State Senate and served in the chamber from 2009-2014. Within his own community, Carter served on the board of trustees for the Mighty Eighth Air Force Heritage Museum and The Coastal Bank.
Additionally, he is a member of the National Community Pharmacists Association, The Academy of Independent Pharmacists, the Georgia Pharmacy Association, the Georgia Farm Bureau, the National Federation of Independent Business, the Savannah Area, Effingham, and Bryan County’s Chamber of Commerce, the Pooler Georgia Rotary Club, and the Island Hospice Board of Directors.
