Barbara West Carpenter

Barbara West Carpenter
Louisiana State Representative for
District 63 (East Baton Rouge Parish)
Assumed office
January 11, 2016
Preceded by Dalton W. Honoré
Personal details
Born December 1943
East Baton Rouge Parish
Louisiana, USA
Political party Democratic
Spouse(s) Dana Carpenter
Children

Two children, including:

Patrick Dana Carpenter
Residence Baker
East Baton Rouge Parish
Alma mater

Southern University

Kansas State University
Occupation Dean of International Relations at Southern University

Barbara West Carpenter (born December 1943)[1] is the dean of international relations at historically black Southern University[2] in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, who is a Democrat member of the Louisiana House of Representatives for District 63 in her native East Baton Rouge Parish. She succeeded her fellow African-American Democrat Dalton W. Honoré, who instead ran unsuccessfully for the Louisiana State Senate.

In the primary election held on October 24, 2015, Carpenter, the second-placed contender, was placed into a runoff contest with fellow Democrat Ulysses Zembles "Bones" Addison (born August 1961), a former member of the Baton Rouge Metro Council who runs a market research firm.[3] She subsequently defeated Addison, 58 to 42 percent.[2] District 63 represents areas of Baker, Zachary, and Scotlandville.[2] She resides in Baker with her husband, Dana Carpenter (born January 1945).[4]

Carpenter is a former board member of the East Baton Rouge Parish Housing Authority. As representative, she vowed to tackle budgetary issues related to higher education.[2]

In March 2016, Carpenter joined a House bipartisan majority to enact a one-cent increase in the state sales tax.[5][6]

Carpenter graduated from Southern University and the graduate school of Kansas State University in Manhattan, Kansas.[4]

References

Louisiana House of Representatives
Preceded by
Dalton W. Honoré
Louisiana State Representative for
District 63 (East Baton Rouge Parish)

Barbara West Carpenter
2016

Succeeded by
Incumbent
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