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Chairman Matthew M. Carter II
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Matthew Mark Carter II was appointed to the Florida Public Service Commission by Governor Jeb Bush for a four-year term beginning January 2006 and was subsequently elected Chairman by his fellow commissioners for the years 2008 and 2009.
Chairman Carter serves on the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) Committee on Water, the Committee on Critical Infrastructure, and the Committee on International Relations. Chairman Carter is also active in NARUC activities designed to improve regulated companies’ minority business procurement practices.
Chairman Carter sought appointment to the Committee on Water in particular because he recognizes the stress that Florida’s rapid population growth is placing on existing water resources, and the important role water and wastewater utility regulation will have on the development of future conservation efforts and water supply alternatives in Florida, as well as the health and economic vitality of the State. Chairman Carter hopes to foster an open dialogue concerning water policies in the State with an aim toward maximizing the effectiveness of partnerships between various state agencies having regulatory jurisdiction over water use.
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Chairman Carter is the son of the late Rev. Matthew and Pearl Carter. He was born in Douglas, Georgia and educated in the public schools there. He graduated from Atkinson County High School (in Pearson). After graduation from high school, he volunteered for the United States Army. In the Army, he served in the Presidential Honor Guard in Washington, D.C. and the First Armored Division in Germany.
After being honorably discharged from the Army, Chairman Carter attended Tallahassee Community College where he graduated with honors, and was later inducted into the TCC Alumni Association’s Hall of Fame. He then attended Florida State University and graduated with a Bachelor’s of Science in Mass Communications and was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the United States Army Reserve and later the Florida National Guard.
After a tour of duty with the 124th Infantry in the Panama Canal Zone, Chairman Carter returned to Tallahassee where he set up a public relations firm that, for over ten years, concentrated on political campaigns. Afterward, he entered into the financial investment industry and worked as a financial consultant for Waddell & Reed, Florida Professional Services Group, and Merrill Lynch.
Chairman Carter left Merrill Lynch to complete law school at the Florida State University College of Law. After graduation, he became a member of the Florida Bar and a Minister of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. As an attorney, he specialized in business law. He also served as a communications consultant and senior manager for private industry and governmental agencies. Chairman Carter’s prior government leadership includes service as the Director of the Division of Land Sales, Deputy Director of the Department of Management Services, and multiple senior staff positions with the Florida House of Representatives.
Chairman Carter has a Master's degree in Theological Science from Smith Chapel Bible University, has recently completed coursework for the Doctor of Ministry degree, and was also awarded an honorary Doctor of Divinity degree from the St. Thomas Christian College. Chairman Carter is currently pastor of the Beulah Hill Missionary Baptist Church in Gretna, Florida, where he once served as President of the Congress of Christian Education (Union Baptist Association) and Vice Moderator for the Gadsden County Baptist Association (Southern Baptist Convention). He has also written the book The 90% Rule – How to Get Out of Debt and Prosper and Why It’s Important.
Chairman Carter is married to the former Rita Taylor (of Enigma, Georgia) and they have two beautiful children.
- Contact Information
Phone: (850) 413-6046
Email: Chairman@psc.state.fl.us
- Staff
William Garner - Chief Advisor to the Chairman - (850) 413-6034
Lois Graham - Executive Assistant to the Chairman - (850) 413-6036