Tyrone CarterTyrone Carter

Tyrone Carter is an incumbent Democrat running for his fifth term to the Michigan House of Representatives in the 1st District.

Before he was elected to office, Carter spent 25 years with the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office and volunteered his spare time to community service. He has served on nonprofit boards, mentored high school students, and also works with the AmeriCorps Urban Safety Summer Youth Program at Wayne State University working with the youth of Detroit.

Carter’s priorities include building equity in Michigan’s public education system, fighting to expand access to affordable healthcare and bring transparency to prescription drug pricing, working to repair and modernize Detroit’s streets, sidewalks, and public transit to improve safety, accessibility, and connectivity between neighborhoods, and supporting policies that expand access to safe, affordable housing in every Detroit neighborhood.

Carter is running against Republican Valerie Whittaker who currently works at MGM Grand Casino as a security officer and has spread election fraud conspiracy theories.

Carter has been endorsed by the following progressive partner organizations: Michigan AFL-CIO, Michigan Association for Justice, Planned Parenthood Advocates of Michigan, Michigan Association for Justice

Tyrone Carter is the most progressive choice in this race.

Tyrone Carter is an incumbent Democrat running for his fifth term to the Michigan House of Representatives in the 1st District.

Before he was elected to office, Carter spent 25 years with the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office and volunteered his spare time to community service. He has served on nonprofit boards, mentored high school students, and also works with the AmeriCorps Urban Safety Summer Youth Program at Wayne State University working with the youth of Detroit.

Carter’s priorities include building equity in Michigan’s public education system, fighting to expand access to affordable healthcare and bring transparency to prescription drug pricing, working to repair and modernize Detroit’s streets, sidewalks, and public transit to improve safety, accessibility, and connectivity between neighborhoods, and supporting policies that expand access to safe, affordable housing in every Detroit neighborhood.

Carter is running against Republican Valerie Whittaker who currently works at MGM Grand Casino as a security officer and has spread election fraud conspiracy theories.

Carter has been endorsed by the following progressive partner organizations: Michigan AFL-CIO, Michigan Association for Justice, Planned Parenthood Advocates of Michigan, Michigan Association for Justice

Tyrone Carter is the most progressive choice in this race.