On The Ballot: Running, Republican for U.S. House (GA) - District 1
Post Office Box 10570
Savannah, GA 31412
6602 Abercorn Street, Suite 105B
Savannah, GA 31405
777 Gloucester Street
Suite 410
Brunswick, GA 31520
2432 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Full Name:
Earl 'Buddy' L. Carter
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Amy; 3 Children: Barrett, Joel, Travis
Birth Date:
09/06/1957
Birth Place:
Port Wentworth, GA
Home City:
Pooler, GA
Religion:
Methodist
BS, Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, University of Georgia, 1980
AS, Young Harris College, 1977
Representative, United States House of Representatives, District 1, 2015-present
Candidate, United States House of Representatives, Georgia, District 1, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2024
Senator, Georgia State Senate, District 1, 2009-2014
Representative, Georgia State House of Representatives, District 159, 2004-2009
Mayor, City of Pooler, 1996-2004
Mayor Pro Tempore, City of Pooler, 1994-1996
Member, Committee on Energy and Commerce
Member, Committee on the Budget
Member, Select Committee on the Climate Crisis
Vice Chair, Subcommittee on Communications and Technology
Co-Chair, Community Pharmacy Caucus, present
Former Member, Education and the Workforce Committee, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Environment Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Ethics Committee, Georgia State Senate
Former Vice Chair, Health & Human Services Committee, Georgia State Senate
Former Member, Homeland Security Committee, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology
Former Member, House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis
Former Member, Oversight and Government Reform Committee, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Oversight and Management Efficiency Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Regulated Industries & Utilities Committee, Georgia State Senate
Former Chair, State Institutions & Property Committee, Georgia State Senate
Former Member, Subcommittee on Consumer Protection & Commerce, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Government Operations, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Health Care, Benefits, and Administrative Rules, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Transportation Security, United States House of Representatives
Member, Budget Committee, United States House of Representatives, 2023-Present
Owner/Pharmacist, Carter's Institutional Pharmacy, Incorporated, 1988-present
Former Pharmacist/Pharmacy Manager, Rupert Heller's Prescriptions
Consultant Pharmacist, Omnicare, 1998-2003
Member, Administrative Board, Wesley Monumental Methodist Church, present
Member, Advisory Board, Wachovia Bank, present
Member, Board of Directors, West Chatham Young Men's Christian Association, present
Chair, Coastal Georgia Regional Development Center, present
Board Member, Mighty Eighth Air Force Heritage Museum, present
Board Member, Young Harris College, present
Member, Board of Trustees, The Coastal Bank
Member, Georgia Farm Bureau
Member, Georgia Pharmacy Association
Member, Island Hospice Board of Directors
Member, National Community Pharmacists Association
Member, National Federation of Independent Business
Former Member/Chair, Planning and Zoning Committee, City of Pooler
Member, Pooler Georgia Rotary Club
Member, Savannah Area, Effingham, and Bryan Countys Chamber of Commerce
Former Chair, Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Planning Commission
Member, The Academy of Independent Pharmacists
Awards:
U.S. Chamber of Commerce's "Spirit of Enterprise" Award
Champion of Healthcare Innovation
Guardian of Seniors' Rights Award
American Conservative Union's "Conservative Excellence" Award
International Foodservice Distributors Association's "Thomas Jefferson" Award
American Optometric Association's "Healthcare Leadership" Award
National Retail Federation's "Hero of Main Street" Award
Number of Grandchildren:
3