After introducing legislation aimed at strengthening public safety for several months, the Firearm Safety and Violence Prevention Caucus, chaired by Sen. Rosemary Bayer (D–Beverly Hills) and Rep. Brenda Carter (D-Pontiac), announced the introduction of more bills that might help prevent future gun violence and tragedies, at a Capitol press conference on December 9, 2021.
State Rep. Brenda Carter (D-Pontiac) and others announced narrowly tailored, bipartisan legislation to provide immediate and necessary triage for auto-accident survivors in Michigan, at a Capitol press conference on October 27, 2021.
State Rep. Brenda Carter (D-Pontiac) testified on House Bill 4479, which would add protections for vulnerable elder adults, in the House Committee on Families, Children and Seniors on June 8, 2021.
State Rep. Brenda Carter (D-Pontiac) spoke on her resolution declaring June 2021 as Elder Abuse Awareness Month. It was adopted on June2, 2021.
The Black women legislators of the 101st Michigan House of Representatives. From left to right: State Representatives Felicia Brabec (D-Pittsfield Twp.), Cynthia Neeley (D-Flint), Stephanie Young (D-Detroit), Helena Scott (D-Detroit), Brenda Carter (D-Pontiac) Sarah Anthony (D-Lansing), Karen Whitsett (D-Detroit), Cynthia A. Johnson (D-Detroit), Tenisha Yancey (D-Harper Woods) and Kyra Bolden (D-Southfield).
State Rep. Brenda Carter (D-Pontiac) gave the invocation to start session on April 13, 2021.
State Rep. Brenda Carter (D-Pontiac) spoke on the House floor March 25, 2021.
State Rep. Brenda Carter (D-Pontiac) escorted the state officers into the House chambers for the State of the State address Tuesday, February 12, 2019
State Rep. Brenda Carter (D-Pontiac) joined Governor Gretchen Whitmer for the signing of House Bill 4550 Wednesday, October 23, 2019. The law requires the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) to improve screening procedures for court-appointed guardians. Introduced by Rep. Brenda Carter, the bill would require DHHS to include fingerprint-based criminal record checks and child abuse and child neglect central registry checks on successor guardians and all adults living in the successor guardian’s home.
State Rep. Brenda Carter (D-Pontiac) in the House Education Committee on Tuesday, March 13, 2019.
State Reps. Brenda Carter (D-Pontiac) and Tyrone Carter (D-Detroit) listen to testimony in the House Education Committee on Tuesday, March 13, 2019.
State Rep. Brenda Carter (D-Pontiac) welcomed members of the Michigan Association of School Boards to the Capitol on Wednesday, April 17, 2019.
State Rep. Brenda Carter (D-Pontiac) welcomed Bishop William H. Murphy, Jr., of New Mount Moriah International Church, for the invocation on Wednesday, February 20, 2019.
State Rep. Brenda Carter (D-Pontiac) in committee on Wednesday, May 8, 2019.
State Reps. Kristy Pagan (D-Canton), Matt Koleszar (D-Plymouth), Lori Stone (D-Warren), Brenda Carter (D-Pontiac) and Sheryl Kennedy (D-Davison) submitted a bill to repeal the mandatory retention part of Michigan’s third-grade reading law, on Wednesday, May 8, 2019. Only 44 percent of Michigan third-graders passed the M-Step reading test administered in April 2018. Under current law, the 2019-20 school year marks the first year that third graders will be retained. Without this change, we are setting up hundreds of Michigan children for failure. Research clearly shows that retaining a student is not an effective strategy to improve student achievement. In fact, data from the National Center for Education Statistics shows that retention does not reliably boost student achievement, and that retained students are much more likely to drop out of school than students who have not been retained.
State Rep. Brenda Carter (D-Pontiac) was sworn in officially as representative for the 29th House District for the 2019-2020 legislative session, on Wednesday, January 9, 2019. The swearing-in ceremony marked the formal opening of Michigan’s 100th Legislature.
State Rep. Brenda Carter (D-Pontiac) introduced a resolution to dedicate January as Local School Board Recognition Month, on Wednesday, January 23, 2019. There are 600 school boards or boards of education managing and overseeing the school districts in Michigan. The resolution passed unanimously.

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