Jason Carter to run for Adelman’s seat

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Former President Jimmy Carter’s grandson Jason Carter is eyeing a desk in the Georgia Senate, seeking to replace State Sen. David Adelman, who was recently nominated as U.S. ambassador to Singapore.

Carter, an attorney with Atlanta-based boutique law firm Bondurant Mixson & Elmore LLP, will officially announce his candidacy on Wednesday at Twains in Decatur. The district he seeks to represent, District 42, encompasses part of DeKalb County, including Decatur and Atlanta.

He received the Stuart Eizenstadt Young Lawyer Award from the Anti-Defamation League for his pro-bono efforts to protect voting rights and has been named a Georgia Super Lawyer “Rising Star” twice. Carter also serves on the board of the DeKalb Women’s Resource Center, Georgia Afterschool Investment Council and Georgia Appleseed.

Carter also co-founded the Red Clay Democrats, an Atlanta-based group of young professionals, and Democrats Work, a national organization that engages Democrats in community service projects.

http://atlanta.bizjournals.com/atlanta/stories/2009/12/07/daily32.html

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1. Huh. I'm torn between my suspicion of families in politics and

the fact that it looks like he's done good things.