Dec 30, 2024

Kan. lawmakers reflect on the life of former President Jimmy Carter

Posted Dec 30, 2024 2:00 PM
Former President Jimmy Carter photo courtesy CSPAN
Former President Jimmy Carter photo courtesy CSPAN

Former President Jimmy Carter has died at the age of 100. The 39th president of the United States was a Georgia peanut farmer who sought to restore trust in government when he assumed the presidency in 1977 and then built a reputation for tireless work as a humanitarian. He earned a Nobel Peace Prize in 2002.

Carter died Sunday, coming up on two years after entering hospice care, at his home in Plains, Georgia.

Kansas lawmakers issued statement about the former President on social media.

President Joe Biden has scheduled a state funeral in Washington for former President Jimmy Carter on Jan. 9.

Members of the public are encouraged to visit the official tribute website to the life of President Carter at www.jimmycartertribute.org. This site includes the official online condolence book as well as print and visual biographical materials commemorating his life.