Joel Carter, Jr.'s Biography
- State Senate (MS) - District 49, Republican
Contact Information
Office
Room 215
Post Office Box 1018
Jackson, MS 39215
Post Office Box 1300
Gulfport, MS 39502
Full Name:
Joel R. Carter, Jr.
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Suzanne; 4 Children: Garrett, Joel III, Georgia Ann, Sophia
Birth Date:
08/08/1978
Birth Place:
Jackson, MS
Religion:
Christian
Bachelor's, Hospitality Management, University of Southern Mississippi, 1998-2002
Senator, Mississippi State Senate, District 49, 2018-present
Candidate, Mississippi State Senate, District 49, 2023
Member, Corrections Committee
Member, Drug Policy Committee
Chair, Energy Committee
Member, Finance Committee
Member, Highways and Transportation Committee
Member, Investigate State Offices Committee
Member, Labor Committee
Member, Ports and Marine Resources Committee
Member, Tourism Committee
Former Member, Environment Protection, Conservation and Water Resources Committee, Mississippi State Senate
Former Member, Judiciary, Division A Committee, Mississippi State Senate
Former Member, Judiciary, Division B Committee, Mississippi State Senate
Former Vice Chair, Tourism Committee, Mississippi State Senate
Principal Broker/Realtor, Century 21 J. Carter and Company, 2015-present
Real Estate Agent, Cameron Bell Properties, 2014-2015
Kitchen Manager, Half Shell Oyster House, 2013-2014
Golf Course General Manager, Island View Casino Resort, 2007-2013
Assistant Clubhouse Manager, Country Club of Jackson, 2007
General Manager, Red Lobster, 2002-2007
Member, Coastal Conservation Association, present
Member, Ducks Unlimited, present
Member, Gulf Coast Carnival Association, present
Member, Gulf Coast Chamber of Commerce, present
Member, Mississippi Association of Realtors, present
Member, Mississippi Gulf Coast Association of Realtors, present
Member, National Assocation of Realtors, present
Member, National Rifle Association (NRA), present
Member, The Revelers Carnival Association, present
Member, University of Southern Mississippi Alumni Association, present
Volunteer, American Heart Association
Volunteer, Make-A-Wish Mississippi
Volunteer, Salvation Army