Wilford Carter Sr.
Democrat | Louisiana
Candidate Profile
Liberal
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Wilford Carter Sr.
Party
Democrat
Election Year
2023
Election
Primary
Race
State Rep., Dist 34
Incumbent
Yes
Links
EDUCATION
Washington High School, Lake Charles, 1967
McNeese State University, Lake Charles, Accounting, 1972
Southern University Law School, Baton Rouge, Juris Doctorate, 1975
WORK & MILITARY
US Army Security, E5, 1966-1969
AFFILIATIONS
LA Bar Association, National Bar Association, Member, Kappa Alpha Psi
Member, Prince Hall Masons, Member
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
City Councilman, 1976-1983
State Representative, 1984-1992
State Representative, 2020-2024
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
Mayor, 2018
State Representative, 2017
State Representative, 2020
Race
SCORECARDS
CONSERVATIVE ORGANIZATIONS
2020-2021
30%
2022
29%
2022
27% (cum.)†
2023
10%, 19% (cum.)†
2020-2021
|30%
2022
|29%
2022
|27% (cum.)†
2023
|10%, 19% (cum.)†
LIBERAL ORGANIZATIONS
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (1)
Stephen Dwight (2020)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (1)
Louisiana Landowners Association (2022)
LIBERAL
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (4)
Louisiana Legislative Black Caucus (2022)
Dustin Granger (2021)
State Democratic Party Organizations (2019)
American Federation of Teachers (2017)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (4)
The August Group (2023)
American Federation of Teachers (2019)
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (2017)
SWLA Forward PAC (2017)
QUESTIONNAIRE
RIGHT TO LIFE
Under what circumstances should abortion be allowed?
When the mother, her family, her doctor, and her faith allows except it should not be after 15 weeks
Abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, should not receive funds from federal, state, or local governments (including Title X grants).
Choose not to answer
depending on the situation poor people with no access to healthcare and no livable income may need government assistance to provide health care within a limited time period not to deny them their right to abortion
I support 'aid in dying' laws which legalize assisted suicide and euthanasia.
Disagree
ECONOMY
What changes, if any, should be made to the tax code?
the rich should pay their fair share
What government spending would you reduce in order to balance the budget?
dept of corrections and executive branch programs
Taxpayer-funded public education should be guaranteed through college.
Strongly Agree
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
Individuals and businesses should be required to provide services even if it would violate their moral and/or religious beliefs.
Agree
except to say that an individual providing personalized services should have the right to refuse services; however, businesses open to the public should be required to provide those services to the public without discrimination as required under the U.S. Commerce code.
Under what circumstances can government close churches?
None
HEALTHCARE
What most closely matches your view on healthcare: A) Healthcare for all should be guaranteed and funded by the government with no private healthcare option. (includes "universal healthcare," "medicare for all," etc.) B) Healthcare insurance funded by the government should be available for all who want it, along with private healthcare options. C) Medicaid and Medicare should remain available, but no other taxpayer-funded programs are necessary. D)Tax-payer funded health care should be abolished in all forms, and Medicaid and Medicare should be de-funded.
B
Under what circumstances (if any) should a government, school, or employer be allowed to require vaccinations?
Under the direction of a licensed qualified healthcare adviser.
NATIONAL SECURITY
I support the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement to pressure Israel to withdraw from occupied territories, remove the separation barrier in the West Bank, allow full equality for Arab-Palestinian citizens of Israel, and promote the rights of Palestinian refugees.
Agree
I do support the right of Israel to exist in that area and I believe in a two country solution; however, the Palestinian people living in Israel should have the same rights as Israeli citizens and Israel should not occupy any additional territory that it occupies as of its creation in 1947 and settlements that were created prior to 2000.
IMMIGRATION
The U.S. should do more to physically secure the southern border.
Agree
I agree however, life threatening barriers along the border that threaten people's lives should not be used. I have no problem with fences, land barriers that are not life threatening, and technological monitors and alarms to assist law enforcement to prevent illegal crossings.
Who should be allowed to immigrate to the U.S. and under what circumstances?
anyone who has a legitimate asylum claim under international law and American law and those people who have special skills that could assist in the growth of the economy and workers that we need to produce products for our markets.
EDUCATION
I support school choice, including voucher programs, tax credits, charter schools, private schools, and home schools.
Disagree
VALUES
Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality which is necessary for our system of limited government.
Agree
Agree except our government should be in the business of assisting people, specifically those people who experience disparity, i.e. the hungry, poor, those with no housing and healthcare
I support adding gender identity as a specially protected class in non-discrimination laws.
Agree
Marriage is a God-ordained, sacred and legal union of one man and one woman. No government has the authority to alter this definition.
Disagree
I agree with Critical Race Theory (CRT) which asserts that the institutions in the United States are fundamentally racist.
Disagree
Racism is prominent in the United States and it does impact our citizen's lives especially people of color, the government should be obligated to ensure that the truth be taught in our schools even if it includes slavery and our libraries and schools students should have access to all books and educational tools whether the majority agree or not.
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
Christian, my goal is to be Christ like
ELECTIONS AND VOTING
People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Disagree
Should have some form of identification
What laws would you propose to change present voting practices?
Mail in ballots and voting boxes where people can deliver their ballots in designated boxes, more early voting days
EQUALITY
Is racism a threat to domestic security in the United States? Why or why not?
yes because the mood in the country, our European Americans (that call themselves white and they are not) wants to control and dominate society with little or no rights reserved for people of color when they brought many people here as slaves and received wealth and want us to forget about that, they want us to look them, think like them or keep our mouths shut and take their disrepect.
ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT
Which comes closest to your view? A) Stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy. B) Stricter environmental laws and regulations are worth the cost.
B
I support the use of hydraulic fracking to extract oil and natural gas resources.
Agree
Agree but should require companies that do fracking to clean up the site and be responsible for any damages to any parties affected or injured by the process
ABOUT YOU
What do you think is the general purpose of government?
To provide services and structure per state constitution and to enforce legislatively passed laws and provide assistance to citizens that cannot help themselves, to be a safe net, to provide protection from crime and investigate and punish citizens that commit crime, to provide access to fair and free education to its citizens, to assist interstate commerce, and other functions consist with the constitution.
When you consider your views on a wide range of issues from economic and social matters to foreign policy and religious liberty, which of the following best describes you overall?
Lean Liberal
Please provide publicly available information, including interviews and media reports, validating your answer to the previous question (other than your website).
my record is a matter of public record on the local city council, the legislature, and the judiciary having served in public life from 1976 to the present
Have you ever been convicted of a felony or been penalized in either civil or criminal court for sexual misconduct? If so, please explain.
No
What else would you like voters to know about you, including your legislative priorities?
I am a hard worker, I believe in getting things done. My legislative priorities is a matter of public record
CRIMINAL JUSTICE & PUBLIC SAFETY
Police officers should be personally immune from prosecution for conduct consistent with departmental policy (qualified immunity) while on duty.
Disagree
I support redirecting funds from police departments to mental health and community programs.
Disagree
2ND AMENDMENT
What restrictions on gun ownership are needed to protect public safety?
Safety controls, registration, limited use of multi fired weapons, limit number of bullets in a magazine, exclude the use of weapons of war, i.e. ar15, machine guns, and weapons intended to use in war and not amongst the citizenship, require reporting of the sale of firearms by private persons and whole sale, prohibit the use of firearms under 18 except for age appropriate hunting with limited rounds
Victims of gun violence should be able to sue firearms dealers and manufacturers.
Agree
Agree in some limited cases.
OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES
Gambling should be limited to existing forms and should not be de-regulated or expanded.
Agree
Children should be protected from sexualization on the internet, in public schools, and in the public libraries
Disagree
State is to broad to agree with.
