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Wilmer Carter

Wilmer Carter

American politician (born 1941)

Wilmer Amina Carter (born July 19, 1941) is an American politician who served in the California State Assembly. She is a Democrat.

Quick Facts Member of the California State Assembly from the 62nd district, Preceded by ...

Pre-legislative career and personal

Wilmer Amina Carter comes from a large, extended family and spent her childhood years on a farm in Mississippi before moving to San Bernardino.[1]

Carter served 16 years on the Rialto Board of Education from 1983 through 1999. For 23 years from 1973 until 1996, she was a staff member for Congressman George Brown, Jr. One of her jobs was District director. She also coordinated legislative and community relations for Cal State San Bernardino.

A high school in Rialto is named after her. Wilmer Amina Carter High School is the first high school in the Inland Empire named after a living African-American woman.

Assembly member Carter graduated from San Bernardino High School and San Bernardino Valley College, and earned a bachelor's degree in English and a master's degree in education from California State University, San Bernardino.

Legislative history

During her tenure, Assembly Member Carter has created, co-authored and supported laws that improve health, safety, transportation, jobs, housing and education for the citizens of the 62nd District and California.

References

  1. [1]
    "Full Biography for Wilmer Amina Carter, Candidate for Member of the State Assembly; District 62". San Bernardino County, CA, November 2, 2010 Election.
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