Assembly Member Wilmer Amina Carter works tirelessly for the 62nd District.  A lifelong resident of the district, she proudly represents the cities of Rialto and Colton, portions of the cities of Fontana and San Bernardino, and the communities of Bloomington and Muscoy.

Carter’s legislative focus includes, but is not limited to, transportation, job creation and education.

Governor Schwarzenegger has signed two of her bills into law: AB 428 (Carter) and AB 1229 (Carter).  AB 428 requires high schools to notify parents and pupils of the A-G curriculum required for admission to the UC and CSU systems.  AB 1229 gives rank-and-file officers a seat at the Peace Officers Standards and Training Commission.

Assembly Member Carter is the Chair of the Assembly Select Committee on Inland Empire Transportation.  Additionally, she currently sits on six Assembly committees: Transportation, Insurance, Business & Professions, Aging and Long-Term Care, Rules and Veterans Affairs.

Prior to being elected to the California State Assembly, she served on the Rialto Unified School District Board for sixteen years.  She was a staff member to the late Congressman George Brown for 23 years; during that time, she served as District Director.  She also served as a government affairs liaison for California State University, San Bernardino.

Assembly Member Carter has dedicated her career to public service.  After she retired from the Rialto School Board, the board members recognized her for her contributions to the community by voting to name Rialto’s newest comprehensive high school the Wilmer Amina Carter High School.  Carter High School is the first high school in the Inland Empire to be named in honor of a living African American woman.

Assembly Member Carter graduated from San Bernardino High School, attended San Bernardino Valley College, and earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from California State University at San Bernardino.  She lives in Rialto with her husband, Ratibu Jacocks.  They have three adult children.

Last updated: November 2007