Brett Carter was the 2010 Democratic

Democratic Party (United States)

The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...

 nominee for the United States House of Representatives

United States House of Representatives

The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...

 from Tennessee's 6th congressional district

Tennessee's 6th congressional district

The 6th Congressional District of Tennessee is a congressional district in Middle Tennessee. It currently includes all of Bedford, Cannon, Clay, DeKalb, Jackson, Macon, Marshall, Overton, Putnam, Robertson, Rutherford, Smith, Sumner, and Trousdale Counties, as well as a portion of Wilson County...

. He is currently a partner at Waller Lansden Dortch and Davis in Nashville, Tennessee

Nashville, Tennessee

Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state. The city is a center for the health care, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home...

, where he practices tax law. He is an Operation Iraqi Freedom veteran.

Early life, education and law career

Carter was born in Bethpage, Tennessee

Bethpage, Tennessee

Bethpage is an unincorporated community in Sumner County, Tennessee, United States. It is located along U.S. Route 31E, northeast of neighboring Gallatin. The area has its own Post Office. The United States Postal Service Zip Code for the Bethpage area is 37022....

, a small community in Sumner County, Tennessee

Sumner County, Tennessee

Sumner County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of 2000, the population was 130,449. Its county seat is Gallatin, but its largest town is Hendersonville...

. He grew up in Gallatin, Tennessee

Gallatin, Tennessee

Gallatin is a city in and the county seat of Sumner County, Tennessee, United States, along a navigable tributary of the Cumberland River. The population was 23,230 at the 2000 census. Named for U.S...

 and attended Gallatin High School

Gallatin High School

Gallatin High School , located at 700 Dan P. Herron Drive, Gallatin, Tennessee, is a public high school. Ron Becker is the current Principal.-History:Gallatin High School has a storied rivalry with Hendersonville High School...

, where he was elected student body president. Carter then attended University of Tennessee

University of Tennessee

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, where he was elected president of his fraternity during his sophomore year and later elected president of UT's student body of 26,000 in 1993. From there, Carter attended University of Memphis School of Law, graduating 8th in his class. He soon after married Virginia White, whom he met at the University of Tennessee, and moved to Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C.

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 to study tax law at Georgetown University

Georgetown University

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. Brett returned to Middle Tennessee

Middle Tennessee

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 in 2004. Carter currently lives in Nashville, Tennessee. Before starting his law practice, Carter enlisted in the Tennessee Army National Guard, which ultimately led to his 18-month activation and deployment to Iraq

Iraq

Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....

.

2010 U.S. Congressional campaign

On June 8, 2010, Carter officially announced his campaign for Congress in Tennessee's 6th congressional district

Tennessee's 6th congressional district

The 6th Congressional District of Tennessee is a congressional district in Middle Tennessee. It currently includes all of Bedford, Cannon, Clay, DeKalb, Jackson, Macon, Marshall, Overton, Putnam, Robertson, Rutherford, Smith, Sumner, and Trousdale Counties, as well as a portion of Wilson County...

 from the steps of Gallatin's city hall. His campaign focused on improving America's economic conditions, as well as bringing thoughtful policies to the Democratic Party in D.C.

External links

• Brett Carter for Congress official campaign site
• Brett R. Carter, Partner at Waller Lansden
• Campaign contributions at OpenSecrets.org