East Tennessee House member Mike Carter dead at 67

A former East Tennessee judge and current member of the Tennessee House of Representatives has died from pancreatic cancer.

Mike Carter of Ooltewah announced his diagnosis in November following a hospital visit in August at Vanderbilt. Carter had served in Nashville since 2013 and was on the bench in Hamilton County from 1997 to 2005.

Governor Bill Lee posted a tribute on social media Sunday calling Carter a leader, friend, and brother in Christ. Mike Carter was 67.

Today, the @TNHouseReps continues to honor and remember Chairman @RepMikeCarter. I have requested the flag at the Cordell Hull Building to be moved to half-mast. pic.twitter.com/ZfJdJXTZcR

— Speaker Cameron Sexton (@CSexton25) May 17, 2021

(IMAGE: Rep. Cameron Sexton, Speaker of TN House / Twitter)