Carl Carpenter Jr.

Carl Carpenter Jr.
Carl Carpenter Jr.
	Carpenter on the House floor in 1988
Member of the Florida House of Representatives
	In office; November 7, 1978 – February 1, 1991
Preceded by	James Redman
Succeeded by	Buddy Johnson
Constituency	62nd district (1978–1982); 61st district (1982–1991)
Personal details
Born	October 13, 1935; Plant City, Florida
Party	Democratic
Spouse	Marilyn Simmons
Children	3
Education	University of Florida (B.S.P.)
Occupation	Pharmacist

Carl Carpenter Jr. (born October 13, 1935) is a Democratic politician from Florida who served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 1978 to 1991.

Carpenter was born in Plant City, Florida, and attended the University of Florida where he received his BSP. He was a pharmacist and served on the Hillsborough County School Board from 1966 to 1972 and 1976 to 1978, and as a member of the Hillsborough County Commission from 1972 to 1974.^[1]

In 1978, Carpenter was elected to the Florida House of Representatives from the 62nd district, succeeding State Representative James Redman.^[2] He was re-elected in 1980, and in 1982, following redistricting, he was re-elected unopposed in the 61st district.^[3] Carpenter served until 1991, when he resigned from the legislature to serve as Deputy Agriculture Commissioner under Bob Crawford.^[4]

References

↑ "Representative Carl Carpenter Jr". Florida House of Representatives. 2016. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 22, 2026.
↑ Gerard, Eric (November 8, 1978). "Foster, Frank, Carpenter likely winners". The Tampa Tribune. p. 1A. Retrieved July 22, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ Placente, Steve (July 21, 1982). "5 Area Incumbents Unopposed". The Tampa Tribune. p. 1B. Retrieved July 22, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ Cotterell, Bill (January 6, 1991). "Carpenter exits House, takes post". Tallahassee Democrat. p. 1C. Retrieved July 22, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.