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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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. …

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 …

Sep 29, 2023 · But 62 years ago -- when Carter was a 36-year-old political newcomer -- Carter became embroiled in an election fraud case himself, verified within weeks by a Georgia court.

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 …

Dec 30, 2024 · He was elected to the Georgia State Senate in 1962 and was a little-known Georgia governor when he began his bid for the presidency ahead of the 1976 election. He …