Buddy Carter

• B.S. in Pharmacology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA

  1980
• A.A., Young Harris College, Young Harris, GA

  1977

• U.S. Representative

  2015–Present

  Represented Georgia's 1st congressional district for 6 terms.

• Georgia State Senator

  2009–2014

  Served in the Georgia State Senate and sat on the Appropriations, Health and Human Services, Higher Education, and Public Safety committees.

• Georgia State Representative

  2005–2009

  Served in the Georgia House of Representatives.

• Mayor, City of Pooler, Georgia

  1996–2004

  Served as mayor of Pooler following prior service on the city council.

• City Council Member, Pooler, Georgia

  1994–1995

  Served on the Pooler city council.

• Member, Planning and Zoning Commission, City of Pooler, Georgia

  1989–1993

  Served on Pooler’s planning and zoning commission.

Key legislative actions from Buddy Carter's record in Congress.

• Opioid Crisis Response

  Supported the passage of the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act to address opioid addiction and expand treatment options.

• Pharmacy Benefit Manager Reform

  Introduced legislation to increase transparency and oversight of pharmacy benefit managers to lower prescription drug costs.

• Savannah Harbor Expansion

  Secured federal funding for the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project to improve port infrastructure and economic growth.

• Rural Broadband Access

  Advocated for increased federal investment in rural broadband to expand high-speed internet access in underserved Georgia communities.

• House Committee on Energy and Commerce
• House Committee on the Budget