Background
Carpenter, Lester was born on September 1, 1970.
Carpenter, Lester was born on September 1, 1970.
Graduate, Paramedic School, Wallace State Community College. Attended, Northeast Mississippi Community College.
In the Legislature, he is active in these committees: Interstate Cooperation, of which he serves as Vice Chairman, Banking and Financial Services, Corrections, County Affairs, Medicaid, Municipalities, and Tourism. District 1 covers portions of Tishomingo and Alcorn counties of Mississippi. He graduated from Burnsville High School in Burnsville, Mississippi, attended Northeast Mississippi Community College in Booneville, Mississippi, and completed paramedic school at Wallace State Community College in Hanceville, Alabama.
He is a veteran of the 155th Armored Brigade, Mississippi Army National Guard, with service in Operation Desert Storm in 1991.
Carpenter is a lifelong resident of Burnsville, Mississippi. He is of the Baptist faith, is married, and has one child.
A paramedic by profession, Carpenter also serves as President of the Burnsville Area Chamber of Commerce, and is a member of the National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians and the Tishomingo County Economic Development Board.
Married Niesha Carpenter.