| Wilmer Amina Carter | |
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| Member of the California State Assembly from the 62nd district |
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| In office December 4, 2006 – November 30, 2012 |
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| Preceded by | Joe Baca, Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Steven Bradford |
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| Born | July 12, 1941 Neshoba County, Mississippi |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | William Henry "Ratibu" Jacocks |
| Residence | Rialto, California |
| Alma mater | California State University, San Bernardino |
| Profession | Businessperson |
Wilmer Amina Carter is an American politician who served in the California State Assembly. She is a Democrat.
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Carter served 16 years on the Rialto Board of Education from 1983 through 1999. For 23 years from 1973 until 1996, she was a staff member for Congressman George Brown, Jr.. One of her jobs was District director. She also coordinated legislative and community relations for Cal State San Bernardino.
Carter has a high school in Rialto named after her. Wilmer Amina Carter High School is the first high school in the Inland Empire named after a living African American woman.
Assemblymember Carter graduated from San Bernardino High School and San Bernardino Valley College, and earned a Bachelor’s Degree in English and a Master’s Degree in education from California State University, San Bernardino.
She represented the 62nd district which took in much of the urban areas of San Bernardino County in the Inland Empire of California. Cities and communities of the district included San Bernardino, Fontana, Rialto, Colton, Bloomington and Muscoy.
During her tenure, Assembly Member Carter has created, co-authored and supported laws that improve health, safety, transportation, jobs, housing and education for the citizens of the 62nd District and California.
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