Jimmy Carter's grandson eyes Ga. state senate seat

ATLANTA (AP) - Jimmy Carter's grandson is following the former president into politics with a run for the Georgia state Senate.

By: The Associated Press | WNCT
Published: December 09, 2009

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ATLANTA (AP) - Jimmy Carter's grandson is following the former president into politics with a run for the Georgia state Senate.
Democrat Jason Carter says he will run for an Atlanta-area seat that's being vacated by President Barack Obama's nominee to be ambassador to Singapore.
If David Adelman is confirmed as ambassador in January, a special election could be held in March for his Senate seat representing part of DeKalb County.
Jason Carter is the only person so far to say he'd run for the seat.
Carter is a lawyer who focuses on voting rights at an Atlanta firm. The 34-year-old former Peace Corps volunteer graduated from Duke University and the University of Georgia School of Law.
Jason Carter's father, Jack, ran unsuccessfully for the U.S. Senate from Nevada in 2006.

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