Dan E. Carter

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Dan E. Carter
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Member of the ConnecticutHouseofRepresentatives
from the 2nd district
In office
January 5, 2011 –January 5, 2017
Children2
Education Bowling Green State University (BA)
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (MS)
Website Official website
Military service
AllegianceFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Branch/serviceFlag of the United States Air Force.svg  United States Air Force
Years of service1989–2014
Battles/wars Operation Desert Storm
Bosnian War
Awards Meritorious Service Medal

Daniel E. Carter (born September 18, 1967) is an American politician from Connecticut. A Republican, he was elected to his first term in the Connecticut House of Representatives in November 2010, representing the state's second district in Bethel, Danbury and Redding. [1] Following redistricting, in 2012 Newtown was added to the second district when Carter won a second term. He was the Republican Party nominee in the 2016 U.S. Senate election in Connecticut, losing to incumbent Democrat Richard Blumenthal. [2] He currently serves as the first selectman of the town of Bethel.

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Early life and education

Carter is a son of Emery A. Carter and Kathryn Carter of Vandalia, Ohio. His mother was a nurse for a local physician. His father was a deputy sheriff for Montgomery County. Carter has one younger brother, David. [3]

Carter was active in his community and Boy Scouts as a youth and earned the rank of Eagle Scout. He graduated from Vandalia-Butler High School. He earned a student Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from Bowling Green State University and a Master of Aeronautical Science degree from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.[ citation needed ]

Career

After graduation from college, Carter was commissioned as an officer in the United States Air Force through ROTC. He completed Undergraduate Pilot Training at Reese AFB in Lubbock, Texas and was assigned to the 40th Tactical Airlift Squadron at Pope AFB in Fayetteville, North Carolina to fly the C-130 Hercules. Carter's most notable missions were flown in support of Operation Desert Storm, Operation Provide Comfort, and Operation Provide Promise.[ citation needed ]

Carter was assigned as an Instructor Pilot in the 50th Flying Training Squadron at Columbus AFB in Columbus, Mississippi flying the T-38 Talon. After two years, Carter was assigned to the 48th Flying Training Squadron as an Instructor Pilot in the T-1A Jayhawk. In addition to training student pilots, Carter held a variety of staff positions including Strategic Plans Officer, Airspace Manager, Safety Officer, Current Operations Flight Commander, and Assistant Operations Officer. While stationed in Mississippi, Carter taught as an Adjunct Instructor for Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.[ citation needed ]

Carter's active military duty ended in 1999, after which he pursued a career in healthcare. Carter worked for Pfizer Inc., where he represented medications to physicians and hospitals. His specialties included Cardiology, Pediatrics, Urology, Rheumatology, Orthopedics, and Neurology. Carter served in the Air Force Reserve as an Admissions Liaison for the United States Air Force Academy.[ citation needed ]

Carter was elected to the Connecticut state House of Representatives in 2010, unseating incumbent Democratic State Representative Jason Bartlett by 4181 (52%) to 3920 (48%). [4] [5]

In 2012, Carter was elected to a second term after defeating his challenger, Democrat Steven DeMoura.[ citation needed ]

In 2014, Carter won third term after defeating his challenger, Candace Fay.[ citation needed ]

2013 Connecticut Gun Legislation

Following the Sandy Hook School shooting in which twenty first-graders and six educators were killed, Carter introduced legislation containing numerous gun control proposals, including universal background checks and restrictions on parole and early release for gun crimes. [6] In 2013, [7] and again in 2015, [8] Carter also introduced legislation that addressed firearm access for people diagnosed with mental illness and determined to be at risk of harming themselves or others. Carter was the only representative for Newtown to vote against the new gun laws passed in Connecticut, [9] citing the "over-reaching nature of the bill" and that the bill would "promote the growing rift between those that own guns and those that do not." [10] Carter supports "No-Fly, No-Buy" legislation, as long it includes checks and balances for gun buyers wrongly placed on terrorist watch lists. [11]

2016 U.S. Senate campaign

On April 4, 2016, Representative Carter announced his intention to seek the U.S. Senate seat held by Democrat Richard Blumenthal. [12] [13] He was being challenged for the nomination by Jack Orchulli, CEO and co-founder of a Michael Kors apparel company and nominee for the U.S. Senate for this seat in 2004 and by August Wolf, investment executive and former Olympic athlete. At the statewide convention at the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford, held on Monday, May 9, 2016, Dan was overwhelmingly selected by the delegates to be the Republican candidate with 907 delegate votes to August Wolf's 123 and Jack Orchulli's 20. [14] Connecticut Republican Party rules state any candidate receiving 15% of the delegate votes may force a primary, which would be held on August 9. In the initial vote, August Wolf received 179 votes, qualifying him for a primary with 15.1%. However, convention rules state that delegates may switch their vote after the initial tally. Candidate Jack Orchulli conceded defeat after the initial vote, but before the switch, and endorsed Dan Carter, encouraging his delegates to switch their vote. During the switch, an additional 56 delegates supporting August Wolf, changed their vote to Dan Carter. [15] [16]

The campaign saw only one debate between Carter and Blumenthal which was orderly and collegial. [17]

Carter was a decided underdog against Blumenthal, with nearly all handicappers rating the race as "Safe Democratic" or its equivalent. In the general election, he tallied 34.6 percent to Blumenthal's 63.2 percent, only carrying 14 of the state's 169 towns. [18]

2016 Connecticut Republican State Convention

CandidateDelegatesPercentage
Dan Carter90776.7%
August Wolf12310.4%
Jack Orchulli201.7%
Not Present13211.2%

Electoral history

YearOfficeDistrictDemocraticRepublican
2010 Connecticut State Representative 2nd Jason Bartlett (inc.)48.4%Dan Carter51.6%
2012 Connecticut State Representative 2ndSteven DeMoura46.8%Dan Carter (inc.)53.2%
2014 Connecticut State Representative 2ndCandace Fay42.2%Dan Carter (inc.)57.8%
2016 U.S. Senate Statewide Richard Blumenthal (inc.)63.2%Dan Carter34.6%
2023 Town of Bethel, First Selectman MunicipalRich Straiton (inc.)36.8%Dan Carter63.2%

Personal life

Carter was married to Cordy Puglio of Redding, Connecticut in 1994. They had two children. Carter divorced in 2002. He currently shares custody of his two children.

Carter married Jane Ann McBride of Long Island, New York in 2016. They currently reside in Bethel, Connecticut.

Connecticut House of Representatives

Committee assignments

Bethel First Selectman

First Selectman-Elect Dan Carter was sworn in on Wednesday, February 8, 2023. [19] First Selectman Carter's priorities will include: public safety, public engagement and dealing with the downtown section part of town. He won re-election in November 2023.

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References

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  2. ↑ "Dan Carter wins Connecticut's Republican Senate nomination". WTNH. 10 May 2016. Retrieved 2016-05-10.
  3. ↑ "Representative Carter Website". House Republicans. Retrieved 2011-11-19.
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  10. ↑ "Rep. Dan Carter on Why He Voted 'No' on Gun Bill". 2013-04-05. Retrieved 2016-08-06.
  11. ↑ "GOP ticket for Congress: gun control crusade misguided". 2016-06-26. Retrieved 2016-08-06.
  12. ↑ "Breaking News: CT State Rep. Dan Carter is Exploring Run for U.S. Senate". 19 March 2016.
  13. ↑ "GOP's Dan Carter announces for U.S. Senate nomination". The Connecticut Mirror. April 4, 2016.
  14. ↑ "Dan Carter wins Connecticut's Republican Senate nomination". WTNH. 10 May 2016. Retrieved 2016-05-10.
  15. ↑ "State Rep Dan Carter Wins GOP Nomination for State Senate Run". The Patch. 2016-05-10. Retrieved 2016-05-10.
  16. ↑ "CT GOP backs Carter for Senate, denies Wolf primary margin". The CT Mirror. 2016-05-10. Retrieved 2016-05-10.
  17. ↑ Vigdor, Neil (2016-10-24). "Blumenthal, Carter clash in first and only Senate debate". ctpost.com. CT Post. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  18. ↑ Senate results from CNN
  19. ↑ https://www.newstimes.com/news/article/bethel-special-election-first-selectman-2023-17761847.php
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