State · Mississippi · Republican

Joel Carter

Republican State Senator, Mississippi, District 49.

On the record

Office: State Senator, Mississippi, District 49¹
Party: Republican¹
In this office since: January 10, 2018¹
Contact: Official website · 601-359-2395 · jcarter@senate.ms.gov¹

Where they stand

We haven't read their stated positions yet. When we do, each one will quote their own words and link to where they said it. Their website: https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/members/senate/carter.xml.

Money

State and local campaign money is reported to Mississippi's own election office, not the FEC. We haven't added state filings yet.

Sources

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Open States / Plural people data (CC0)https://github.com/openstates/people/blob/main/data/ms/legislature/Joel-RCarter-Jr-cc55837a-0a3e-4bcf-8255-b8786fc2b43f.yml
Retrieved October 16, 2026
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ballotpedia.orghttps://ballotpedia.org/Joel_Carter
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billstatus.ls.state.ms.ushttps://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/members/senate/carter.xml
Listed as a source by Open States
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billstatus.ls.state.ms.ushttps://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/members/ss_membs.xml
Listed as a source by Open States
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en.wikipedia.orghttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joel_Carter
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justfacts.votesmart.orghttps://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/biography/176960/joel-carter-jr
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linkedin.comhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/joelcarterms
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