About Senator Joel Carter
Elected in a special election in 2017, Senator Joel Carter was sworn into office on January 4, 2018. He is currently serving his second term, representing areas of Gulfport and Biloxi in Harrison County, Mississippi. Joel has four children: Garrett, Georgia, Joel, III and Sophia. Joel serves on eight Senate committees and is Chairman of the Mississippi State Senate Energy committee. His other committee assignments are Corrections, Finance, Highways and Transportation, Investigate State Offices, Labor, Ports and Marine Resources and Tourism.
Joel is in his 6th year of service to the State. Other positions he has held include Mississippi State Chairman of the American Legislative Exchange Council from 2021-2022; Vice Chairman of The Energy Council from 2022-2023; and Chairman of The Energy Council Executive Committee Member of The Southern States Energy Board.
Senator Joel Carter has worked hard to get things done for Mississippians by passing major legislation into law. In 2019, he authored and passed Senate Bill 2835, the Mississippi First Responders Health and Safety Act. This legislation provides occupational cancer benefits to first responders that develop cancer while on the job. Mississippi was 1 of only 2 States not to offer the coverage before this law was passed.
