VOTE MARCH 7, 2006
State Representative Carter Casteel

A Texas native and Hill Country resident for more than thirty-two years, State Representative Carter Casteel has a legacy of community involvement and public service. She cares deeply about the quality of life in the Texas Hill Country.

As a New Braunfels resident since 1973 and a former Comal County Judge (1990–98), she knows and understands the distinctive people and places of Bandera, Comal, Gillespie, and Kendall Counties. Carter is a tireless advocate for public education. Before becoming an attorney, she taught school for seventeen years. Carter served six years on the Comal ISD Board of Trustees (1984–90), including a term as president (1988–90). She is a graduate of the University of Texas (B.A., 1965), Southwest Texas State University (M.A., 1971) and the St. Mary’s School of Law (J.D., 1985). Carter and her husband of forty-three years, Tom Casteel, have two children, both attorneys in the family’s law practice, and four grandchildren.

In January 2003, Carter was sworn in as a member of the Texas House of Representatives and quickly became known as a frank and independent lawmaker. During her two terms as a legislator, Carter has taken the responsibility of representing District 73 seriously by carefully studying the issues and voting based on what’s right for the Hill Country and Texas.

State lawmakers considered more than 10,000 bills and resolutions last year. Carter sponsored and supported legislation that curbed lawsuit abuse, promoted economic development, overhauled the workers’ compensation system, improved adult and child protective services, and enhanced public health and safety.