James Earl Carter IV is an American political researcher and policy analyst.
Background
The grandson of former President of the United States, Jimmy Carter, he entered the public eye during the 2012 presidential election, when he discovered video of Mitt Romney"s 47% comment. Carter was born at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland on February 25, 1977 to James Earl "Chip" Carter III and his first wife, Caron Griffin.
Career
Carter attended Centre College and Georgia Southern University, and finally Georgia State University, where he graduated with a degree in public budgeting and finance. In 2012, Carter received media attention after it became known that he discovered a clip of presidential candidate Mitt Romney"s 47% comment on YouTube and convinced its uploader Scott Prouty to release the full video to progressive magazine Mother Jones. Credited by many as having played a major role in Barack Obama"s reelection, he even received a personal thank-you from the president himself.