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{{Infobox officeholder
| name=Cecil Kay Carter, Jr.
| office=[[Louisiana]] State Senator for<br> District 38 (Caddo and DeSoto parishes)
| party=[[Democratic Party|Democrat]]
| term_start=1972
| term_end=1976
| preceded=At-large delegation:
Joe LeSage, Jr. <br>
[[J. Bennett Johnston, Jr.]]<br>
Jackson Beauregard Davis
| succeeded=[[Virginia Shehee]]
| birth_date=October 19, 1929
|birth_place=Cleburne, Johnson County, [[Texas]], USA
| residence=Shreveport, Louisiana
| death_date=August 31, 1987 (aged 57)
| death_place=[[Shreveport]], Louisiana
| death_cause=[[Heart attack]]
| resting_place=Forest Park West Cemetery in Shreveport
| alma_mater=Fair Park High School] (Shreveport)]<br>
Centenary College of Louisiana
| occupation=[[Business]]man
| spouse=Name of spouse unavailable
| children=Three children<br>
'''Parents''':<br>
Cecil Kay, Sr., and Nettie M. Carter
}}
'''Cecil Kay Carter, Jr.''', known as '''C. Kay Carter, Jr.''', or '''C. K. Carter''' (October 19, 1929 – August 31, 1987),<ref name=death>"C. Kay Carter dies," ''[[Minden Press-Herald]],'' September 1, 1987, p. 1.</ref> was a construction [[business]]man from [[Shreveport, Louisiana|Shreveport]], [[Louisiana]], who served from 1972 to 1976 as a [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] state senator for District 38 in Caddo and DeSoto parishes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://senate.la.gov/Documents/Membership/1880membership.pdf|title=Membership in the Louisiana State Senate, 1880-2024|publisher=Louisiana State Senate|accessdate=June 1, 2020}}</ref>
==Background==
Carter was born in Cleburne in Johnson County near [[Fort Worth]], [[Texas]], to Cecil Carter, Sr. (1907-1967), a [[carpenter]], and his wife, the former Nettie Carlock 1909-1982).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?rank=1&new=1&MSAV=0&msT=1&gss=angs-g&gsfn=Cecil+Kay&gsln=Carter%2c+Sr.&mswpn__ftp=Cleburne%2c+Johnson%2c+Texas%2c+USA&mswpn=77563&mswpn_PInfo=8-%7c0%7c1652393%7c0%7c2%7c3249%7c46%7c0%7c1546%7c77563%7c0%7c&uidh=upc&pcat=ROOT_CATEGORY&h=62507728&db=1930usfedcen&indiv=1&ml_rpos=1|title=Cecil K. Carter in the United States 1930 Federal Census|publisher=search.ancestry.com|accessdate=January 10, 2015}}</ref> The Carters moved to Shreveport, and he attended the since reorganized Fair Park High School and Centenary College of Louisiana.
==Career==
Before his legislative term, Carter on August 13, 1966, finished a strong third in the race for Louisiana's 4th congressional district seat on the Louisiana State Board of Education, since reorganized as the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education. Incumbent Robert Houston "Bob" Curry, Jr., of Shreveport, son of a 19th century Louisiana state representative for [[Bossier City|Bossier Parish]], had twice been elected by his colleagues as the board president and won another term as a board member. The other major candidate in the race was Lonnie O. Aulds, a real estate businessman from Shreveport who subsequently served for one term in the Louisiana House.<ref>''Minden Press-Herald,'' August 15, 1966, p. 1.</ref> Carter ran [[newspaper]] advertising showing him shaking hands with [[George Wallace|George C. Wallace]], former [[governor]] of [[Alabama]], who was preparing for a 1968 [[Independent voter|independent]] run for the [[U. S. President|American presidency]]. In the advertisement, Carter stressed his support for "local control of education," rather than federal intervention spurred by [[civil rights]] advocates.<ref>''Minden Press-Herald,'' August 1, 1966, p. 2.</ref> Governor [[John McKeithen]] appointed Carter to the Louisiana Board of Public Works.<ref>''Minden Press-Herald,'' August 4, 1966, p. 6.</ref>
In 1975, Carter after one term was unseated in his Senate District 38 by twenty-three votes by a fellow Democrat, [[Virginia Shehee|Virginia Kilpatrick Shehee]], an officer of the Kilpatrick Funeral Homes and Life Insurance companies in Shreveport.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.lapoliticalmuseum.com/inductees.php?viewID=42|title=Virginia Shehee: Louisiana Political Museum and Hall of Fame|publisher=[[Louisiana Political Museum and Hall of Fame]]|accessdate=May 1, 2010}}</ref>
In 1980, Carter was an unsuccessful candidate for the [[United States House of Representatives]] for the 4th congressional district. He was eliminated in the nonpartisan blanket [[primary]], and the position went to [[Buddy Roemer]], later the governor from 1988 to 1992. Roemer defeated his then fellow Democrat, the incumbent Claude Anthony "Buddy" Leach in the 1980 [[general election]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/carter2.html|title=C. Kay Carter, Jr.|publisher=politicalgraveyard.com|accessdate=May 1, 2010}}</ref>Leach in 1978 had succeeded the popular Representative [[Joe Waggonner]], first elected in 1961 in a special election held to fill the seat of Thomas Overton Brooks, who died in office.
In 1983, Carter sought a state senatorial comeback but was blocked by incumbent]Democratic Senator Richard Grady Neeson, who had unseated Shehee in 1979 after her single four-year term.<ref>State of Louisiana, Secretary of State, Primary election returns, October 1983.</ref>
==Death and legacy==
At the time of his death in 1987 at the age of fifty-seven, Carter was again seeking political office. He was challenging two-term state Representative Robert P. "Bobby" Waddell in District 4 in southwestern Shreveport. Waddell subsequently became a judges of the Louisiana 1st Judicial District Court. Carter had left a candidate forum early. An off-duty [[firefighter]] found Carter slumped in his idling car parked off Hollywood Avenue in Shreveport. He had died of a [[heart attack]].<ref name=death/> Mrs. Carter, whose first and maiden names are unavailable, was the district supervisor of the Louisiana Tourist Commission.<ref>''Minden Press-Herald,'' March 3, 1969, p. 5.</ref>
Carter is interred, alongside his parents, at Forest Park West Cemetery in Shreveport.
A scholarship in the field of construction is endowed in Carter's name at the [[University of Louisiana at Monroe]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.meritaid.com/page/meritAid/programDetail.jsp?id=159993&program=267599|title=University of Louisiana at Monroe scholarships|publisher=meritaid.com|accessdate=May 2, 2010}}</ref>
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Carter, Jr., C. Kay}}
[[Category:Louisiana People]]
[[Category:Texas]]
[[Category:Business People]]
[[Category:Politicians]]
[[Category:State Senators]]
[[Category:Democrats]]
| name=Cecil Kay Carter, Jr.
| office=[[Louisiana]] State Senator for<br> District 38 (Caddo and DeSoto parishes)
| party=[[Democratic Party|Democrat]]
| term_start=1972
| term_end=1976
| preceded=At-large delegation:
Joe LeSage, Jr. <br>
[[J. Bennett Johnston, Jr.]]<br>
Jackson Beauregard Davis
| succeeded=[[Virginia Shehee]]
| birth_date=October 19, 1929
|birth_place=Cleburne, Johnson County, [[Texas]], USA
| residence=Shreveport, Louisiana
| death_date=August 31, 1987 (aged 57)
| death_place=[[Shreveport]], Louisiana
| death_cause=[[Heart attack]]
| resting_place=Forest Park West Cemetery in Shreveport
| alma_mater=Fair Park High School] (Shreveport)]<br>
Centenary College of Louisiana
| occupation=[[Business]]man
| spouse=Name of spouse unavailable
| children=Three children<br>
'''Parents''':<br>
Cecil Kay, Sr., and Nettie M. Carter
}}
'''Cecil Kay Carter, Jr.''', known as '''C. Kay Carter, Jr.''', or '''C. K. Carter''' (October 19, 1929 – August 31, 1987),<ref name=death>"C. Kay Carter dies," ''[[Minden Press-Herald]],'' September 1, 1987, p. 1.</ref> was a construction [[business]]man from [[Shreveport, Louisiana|Shreveport]], [[Louisiana]], who served from 1972 to 1976 as a [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] state senator for District 38 in Caddo and DeSoto parishes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://senate.la.gov/Documents/Membership/1880membership.pdf|title=Membership in the Louisiana State Senate, 1880-2024|publisher=Louisiana State Senate|accessdate=June 1, 2020}}</ref>
==Background==
Carter was born in Cleburne in Johnson County near [[Fort Worth]], [[Texas]], to Cecil Carter, Sr. (1907-1967), a [[carpenter]], and his wife, the former Nettie Carlock 1909-1982).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?rank=1&new=1&MSAV=0&msT=1&gss=angs-g&gsfn=Cecil+Kay&gsln=Carter%2c+Sr.&mswpn__ftp=Cleburne%2c+Johnson%2c+Texas%2c+USA&mswpn=77563&mswpn_PInfo=8-%7c0%7c1652393%7c0%7c2%7c3249%7c46%7c0%7c1546%7c77563%7c0%7c&uidh=upc&pcat=ROOT_CATEGORY&h=62507728&db=1930usfedcen&indiv=1&ml_rpos=1|title=Cecil K. Carter in the United States 1930 Federal Census|publisher=search.ancestry.com|accessdate=January 10, 2015}}</ref> The Carters moved to Shreveport, and he attended the since reorganized Fair Park High School and Centenary College of Louisiana.
==Career==
Before his legislative term, Carter on August 13, 1966, finished a strong third in the race for Louisiana's 4th congressional district seat on the Louisiana State Board of Education, since reorganized as the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education. Incumbent Robert Houston "Bob" Curry, Jr., of Shreveport, son of a 19th century Louisiana state representative for [[Bossier City|Bossier Parish]], had twice been elected by his colleagues as the board president and won another term as a board member. The other major candidate in the race was Lonnie O. Aulds, a real estate businessman from Shreveport who subsequently served for one term in the Louisiana House.<ref>''Minden Press-Herald,'' August 15, 1966, p. 1.</ref> Carter ran [[newspaper]] advertising showing him shaking hands with [[George Wallace|George C. Wallace]], former [[governor]] of [[Alabama]], who was preparing for a 1968 [[Independent voter|independent]] run for the [[U. S. President|American presidency]]. In the advertisement, Carter stressed his support for "local control of education," rather than federal intervention spurred by [[civil rights]] advocates.<ref>''Minden Press-Herald,'' August 1, 1966, p. 2.</ref> Governor [[John McKeithen]] appointed Carter to the Louisiana Board of Public Works.<ref>''Minden Press-Herald,'' August 4, 1966, p. 6.</ref>
In 1975, Carter after one term was unseated in his Senate District 38 by twenty-three votes by a fellow Democrat, [[Virginia Shehee|Virginia Kilpatrick Shehee]], an officer of the Kilpatrick Funeral Homes and Life Insurance companies in Shreveport.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.lapoliticalmuseum.com/inductees.php?viewID=42|title=Virginia Shehee: Louisiana Political Museum and Hall of Fame|publisher=[[Louisiana Political Museum and Hall of Fame]]|accessdate=May 1, 2010}}</ref>
In 1980, Carter was an unsuccessful candidate for the [[United States House of Representatives]] for the 4th congressional district. He was eliminated in the nonpartisan blanket [[primary]], and the position went to [[Buddy Roemer]], later the governor from 1988 to 1992. Roemer defeated his then fellow Democrat, the incumbent Claude Anthony "Buddy" Leach in the 1980 [[general election]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/carter2.html|title=C. Kay Carter, Jr.|publisher=politicalgraveyard.com|accessdate=May 1, 2010}}</ref>Leach in 1978 had succeeded the popular Representative [[Joe Waggonner]], first elected in 1961 in a special election held to fill the seat of Thomas Overton Brooks, who died in office.
In 1983, Carter sought a state senatorial comeback but was blocked by incumbent]Democratic Senator Richard Grady Neeson, who had unseated Shehee in 1979 after her single four-year term.<ref>State of Louisiana, Secretary of State, Primary election returns, October 1983.</ref>
==Death and legacy==
At the time of his death in 1987 at the age of fifty-seven, Carter was again seeking political office. He was challenging two-term state Representative Robert P. "Bobby" Waddell in District 4 in southwestern Shreveport. Waddell subsequently became a judges of the Louisiana 1st Judicial District Court. Carter had left a candidate forum early. An off-duty [[firefighter]] found Carter slumped in his idling car parked off Hollywood Avenue in Shreveport. He had died of a [[heart attack]].<ref name=death/> Mrs. Carter, whose first and maiden names are unavailable, was the district supervisor of the Louisiana Tourist Commission.<ref>''Minden Press-Herald,'' March 3, 1969, p. 5.</ref>
Carter is interred, alongside his parents, at Forest Park West Cemetery in Shreveport.
A scholarship in the field of construction is endowed in Carter's name at the [[University of Louisiana at Monroe]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.meritaid.com/page/meritAid/programDetail.jsp?id=159993&program=267599|title=University of Louisiana at Monroe scholarships|publisher=meritaid.com|accessdate=May 2, 2010}}</ref>
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Carter, Jr., C. Kay}}
[[Category:Louisiana People]]
[[Category:Texas]]
[[Category:Business People]]
[[Category:Politicians]]
[[Category:State Senators]]
[[Category:Democrats]]