Jimmy Carter - Wikipedia
A member of the Democratic Party, Carter served as the 76th governor of Georgia from 1971 to 1975 and in the Georgia State Senate from 1963 to 1967. He was the longest-lived president in U.S. history and the first to reach the age of 100.
A political "turning point": Jimmy Carter and his 1962 GA. State Senate ...
Jun 6, 2023 · Here are some highlights from his 1962 run for the Georgia Senate and why he decided to become a state legislator. It started here in Sumter County. Jimmy Carter’s first political office was the county board of education. He was a board member for more than seven years. He served from December 1955 to January 1963.
Georgia Leadership (1962 - 1975) - Jimmy Carter - A Celebration ...
Jan 7, 2025 · Before Jimmy Carter became President, he was a leader in his home State of Georgia. He served two terms in the Georgia Legislature as a State Senator from 1963 to 1967. He was later elected Governor of the State of Georgia and …
A timeline of the life and political career of President Jimmy Carter
Feb 21, 2023 · November 3, 1964 – Carter re-elected to the Georgia State Senate for another two-year term. March 3, 1966 – Carter announced that he intended to run for the U.S. Congress. He expected to challenge the incumbent Republican Howard “Bo” Callaway in the Third Congressional District.
Stopping the Steal—in 1962 - The American Conservative
Oct 3, 2024 · Carter was a 38-year-old Georgia peanut farmer and chairman of the Sumter County School Board. He was running in a Democratic primary for a new seat in the Georgia State Senate, hopeful...
A timeline of former President Jimmy Carter’s life and career
Dec 30, 2024 · 1963-1966: Carter serves in the Georgia state Senate. 1966: Carter tries unsuccessfully for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination. Nov. 1970: Carter is elected governor of Georgia.
Citizen of the South: Looking Back on Jimmy Carter ... - Georgia …
Sep 29, 2023 · James Earl “Jimmy” Carter Jr. was born in Plains on October 1, 1924. This unlikely man who became president of the United States called rural southwest Georgia home all his life. Except for his time in the Navy and the White House, Carter spent his life in Georgia.
Timeline - Jimmy Carter
1962-66 — Jimmy Carter is elected to the Georgia State Senate and serves two terms. 1966 — He ran for governor, but lost to Lester Maddox. 1967 — Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter’s fourth child, Amy, is born. 1971 — He ran for governor again and won the election, becoming Georgia’s 6th Governor on January 12, 1971.
Remembering Jimmy Carter's runs for office | 11alive.com
Jan 3, 2025 · Meanwhile, in south Georgia, another Democrat was plotting his first run for political office: Jimmy Carter had his eye on the state Senate.
Jimmy Carter - New Georgia Encyclopedia
Sep 19, 2002 · Jimmy Carter, the only Georgian elected president of the United States, held the office for one term, 1977-81. His previous public service included a stint in the U.S. Navy, two senate terms in the Georgia General Assembly, and one term as governor of Georgia (1971-75).