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Carter: 'Off-Color' Comment of 20 Years Ago Meant As Joke
S.C. House District 97 candidate Ed Carter responds to past comment that led to relieve of command during his service in the Air Force 20 years ago.

<b>Email: lindsay.street@patch.com <br>Phone: 843-855-0052<br>Hometown: Hilton Head, SC<br>Adopted hometown: Summerville, SC</b>
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<strong>Politics </strong>
I tend to vote about 50/50 for either party. I'm one of those moderates that claims "socially liberal and fiscally conservative."
<strong>Religion</strong>
I am Jewish. I converted several years ago.
<strong>Free Time</strong>
I have free time, sometimes.
I love vegetable gardening and horseback riding (specifically dressage, jumping and trail riding).
I'm pretty outdoorsy, too, though I had to give up my chickens because I moved into a neighborhood with an HOA.
I walk my two dogs nearly every morning. They are a pit bull and a border collie so they need to be walked or they'll drive me crazy.
<strong>Family Life</strong>
Family is extremely important to me. I'm the second oldest of seven children and my husband is the middle child of three children. If I'm out of town for any reason, it's because we're seeing family.
I'm married to Henry Ryan Street, a Coastguardsman. He works downtown Charleston.
S.C. House District 97 candidate Ed Carter responds to past comment that led to relieve of command during his service in the Air Force 20 years ago.

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