Karen Carter Peterson

Quick Facts

Full Name	Karen Carter Peterson
Occupation	Lawyer
Date Of Birth	Nov 1, 1969(1969-11-01)
Age	55
Birthplace	New Orleans
Country	United States
Birth City	Louisiana
Horoscope	Scorpio

Karen Carter Peterson Biography

Karen Carter Peterson is one of the most popular and richest Lawyer who was born on November 1, 1969 in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. Karen Carter Peterson (born November 1st 1969) is an Democratic senator from the Louisiana State Senate, having represented the 5th District from the year 2010. Peterson is also the current chair of the Louisiana Democratic Party. Peterson has been the only woman to hold in this capacity. The year 2017 was the first time Karen Carter Peterson was elected for a 4-year term as vice chair of civic engagement and voter Participation in the Democratic National Committee, focused on protecting the rights of voters and expanding participation in the voting process. The post used to be held previously by Donna Brazile.

Peterson ran for U.S. Congress in Louisiana’s 2nd congressional district (map) during the mid-term elections of November 2006. She, along with other candidates, fought the incumbent Democrat Bill Jefferson, who was the subject of an FBI investigation. She came in second by a margin of 19,972 (21.6 percent of all votes cast) which means she as well as Jefferson were forced to participate in a runoff round of voting on the 9th the 9th of December, 2006. Jefferson won by 57%-43 that was his lowest margin since his first run-off in 1990.

Peterson lives in New Orleans’ Warehouse District. She is married to Dana Peterson, a political consultant. The couple has no children. She appears in Spike Lee’s documentary about Hurricane Katrina, When the Levees Broke. Peterson’s sense of humor was manifest during the closing days of the 2009 legislative regular session when a cabinet official in Governor Bobby Jindal’s administration accidentally coughed on her after he had tested positive for swine flu virus; the following day, Peterson emerged in the House chamber wearing a hospital mask, prompting colleague state representative Jared Brossett to move that the House be “fully quarantined” until the plague subsided.

Although generally a proponent of restrictions on state government spending instead of tax increases to close budgetary shortfalls, Peterson, an avowed non-smoker, supports higher taxes on tobacco and use of the consequent revenue to fund priorities of the Louisiana Healthier Families Act. Her 2009 House Bill 889 (Louisiana Healthier Families Act), after heavy lobbying by both sides, failed in the Louisiana House of Representatives; she attributed the loss to “the national ambition of our governor”, Bobby Jindal, whom she claime is interested in the Presidency and wants to seek that office without a tax increase on his record.

Peterson was the State Representative for District 93 between 1999 and 2010. Peterson was the House the Speaker pro Tempore between 2008 and the year 2010.

Karen Carter Peterson Net Worth

Karen Carter Peterson is one of the richest Lawyer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Karen Carter Peterson 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Peterson was born in and was raised within New Orleans, the daughter of Ken and Gwen Carter. The Carters’ father was the first Black American to become Tax Assessor in New Orleans. Peterson attended Mercy Academy and in 1991 obtained a bachelor’s in international business and marketing at Howard University in Washington, D.C. Peterson then returned to New Orleans to receive a law degree from Tulane University in 1995.

Peterson is the political associate from Jim Singleton, a former city councilman as well as the leader of the influential Black Organization for Leadership Development (BOLD) that has consistently allied itself towards William J. Jefferson and his Progressive Democrats. With the assistance from BOLD, Peterson was elected in 1999 to the Louisiana state legislature, serving as an elected representative from the 93rd district. This district comprises New Orleans, the upper French Quarter, and parts of Central City and Mid-City. As a member of the Louisiana state legislature she was one of the most active supporters of the plan to overhaul the New Orleans public school system by bringing it under the control of the state. She was also a proponent of the consolidation of the levee board following the failings in the New Orleans Levee system following the hurricane Katrina.

Since 2008, Peterson has served as Democratic National Committeewoman for Louisiana. Peterson previously served in the Louisiana House of Representatives.

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Who is Karen Carter Peterson Dating?

According to our records, Karen Carter Peterson married to Dana Peterson. As of December 1, 2023, Karen Carter Peterson’s is not dating anyone.

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In 2014, Peterson endorsed Senator Mary Landrieu for re-election.

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