PRINTER'S NO. 127
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE RESOLUTION
No.12
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY COSTA, JANUARY 27, 2025
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, JANUARY 27, 2025
A RESOLUTION
Honoring the life and achievements of former President Jimmy
Carter, the 39th President of the United States.
WHEREAS, James Earl "Jimmy" Carter, Jr., was born October 1,
1924, in Plains, Georgia, to James Earl Carter, Sr., a farmer
and businessman, and Lillian Gordy Carter, a nurse; and
WHEREAS, Before entering politics, Mr. Carter graduated with
distinction from the United States Naval Academy in 1946; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Carter became a submariner and eventually earned
the rank of lieutenant in the United States Navy; and
WHEREAS, After serving on several county boards in his home
state, Mr. Carter was elected to the Georgia State Senate in
1962; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Carter was sworn in as Georgia's 76th governor
on January 12, 1971; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Carter announced his candidacy for President on
December 12, 1974; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Carter's term as President from January 20,
1977, through January 20, 1981, began a legacy dedicated to
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WHEREAS, Mr. Carter achieved many foreign policy
accomplishments, including the Camp David Accords, which enabled
a peace treaty between Egypt and Israel, and the SALT II treaty,
a nuclear arms agreement between the United States and the
Soviet Union; and
WHEREAS, Domestically, Mr. Carter expanded the National Park
System, created the United States Department of Education and
the United States Department of Energy and signed the Full
Employment and Balanced Growth Act of 1978, or Humphrey-Hawkins
Act, which specified low unemployment and inflation goals for
the United States; and
WHEREAS, After leaving office in 1981, Mr. Carter created a
nonprofit, The Carter Center, with his wife, Rosalynn Carter, in
a continuing effort to fight for human rights and democracy
across the globe; and
WHEREAS, Based in Atlanta, The Carter Center has led
countless international campaigns to eradicate diseases, reduce
hunger and mediate conflicts since 1982; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Carter authored dozens of books and spent
decades volunteering for Habitat for Humanity, helping to build
or repair homes for persons in need while advocating for
affordable housing; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Carter even worked with Habitat for Humanity in
the City of Philadelphia, where in 1988 he and other volunteers
built homes on the 1900 block of West Wilt Street; and
WHEREAS, Beyond his legacy as a distinguished humanitarian
and dedicated volunteer, Mr. Carter was recognized as a
recipient of The Nobel Peace Prize; and
WHEREAS, The Nobel Prize organization awarded Mr. Carter the
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30 honor in 2002 "for his decades of untiring effort to find
peaceful solutions to international conflicts, to advance
democracy and human rights, and to promote economic and social
development"; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Carter died at his home in Georgia on December
29, 2024, at 100 years of age, making him the oldest-living
President in our nation's history; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
honor the life and achievements of former President Jimmy Carter
and extend condolences to his family, friends and admirers; and
be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be transmitted to
the Carter Family in care of The Carter Center, 453 John Lewis
Freedom Parkway NE, Atlanta, GA 30307.
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