Jill Carter
Republican · MO · Missouri State Senator, District 32
Jill Carter is the Republican state senator for Missouri's 32nd District, representing Jasper and Newton counties. First elected in 2022 and sworn in in January 2023, she serves as Majority Caucus Whip and chairs the Senate Select Committee on Rural Healthcare.
Track record
Public Safety and Crime Control
· 1 record
Sponsored Senate Joint Resolution 87 (2026) on county sheriffs, requiring each county to elect a sheriff to a four-year term and allowing removal by quo warranto; the General Assembly truly agreed to and finally passed it on May 15, 2026 and it was delivered to the Secretary of State on May 28, 2026 for the statewide ballot.
May 15, 2026For
Source: senate.mo.gov · researched July 23, 2026
Public Education Quality
· 2 records
Sponsored Senate Concurrent Resolution 3 (2025), which added health and life sciences and immersive learning experiences to the statewide mission of Missouri Southern State University; the governor signed the resolution on July 9, 2025.
July 9, 2025For
Source: senate.mo.gov · researched July 23, 2026
Sponsored Senate Bill 150 (2025), a workforce development act that lowered the adult high school enrollment age from 21 to 18, created the STEM Career Awareness Activity Fund, and revised higher education and health workforce programs; the governor signed it on July 9, 2025.
July 9, 2025For
Source: senate.mo.gov · researched July 23, 2026
Women's Reproductive Rights
· 1 record
Voted yes on May 14, 2025 as the Missouri Senate gave third reading and final passage, 21-11, to HCS for HJR 73, sending to the statewide ballot a constitutional amendment rewriting the reproductive health care language voters adopted in 2024; Carter also signed the Rule 84 previous-question motion that ended debate on the resolution.
May 14, 2025Against
Source: senate.mo.gov · researched July 23, 2026
Civil Rights
· 1 record
Voted yes on March 23, 2023 as the Missouri Senate gave third reading and final passage, 24-8, to Senate Substitute No. 2 for Senate Committee Substitute for Senate Bills 49, 236 and 164, which restricted gender transition procedures for minors and barred use of state funds and correctional facilities for such procedures.
March 23, 2023Against
Source: senate.mo.gov · researched July 23, 2026
General
· 2 records
Held the post of Missouri Senate Majority Caucus Whip and chaired both the Senate Committee on Families, Seniors and Health and the Senate Select Committee on Rural Healthcare, per her official Senate member page verified on July 23, 2026.
July 23, 2026
Source: senate.mo.gov · researched July 23, 2026
The Missouri Farm Bureau state political action committee announced its endorsement of Carter for reelection in the 32nd Senate District on June 8, 2026.
June 8, 2026
Source: mofb.org · researched July 23, 2026
Elections
- State Senator - District 32 · August 4, 2026 · State Senate District 32; Missouri · incumbent
Profile last researched July 23, 2026.