Mr. Bill Carter
Mr. Bill Carter
Clay County Commissioner
William "Bill" Eugene Carter, Jr. was appointed as County Commissioner at the regular called
board meeting of the Board o f County Commissioners on April 2 , 2026. The sitting Clay County Board of Commissioners appointed Bill to fill the vacancy created by Commissioner Dwight Penland upon
recommendation o f the GOP Executive Committee (per North Carolina statute).
Bill is the son o f the late William "Gene" Carter and Leslie Carter who devoted their lives serving
Clay County. Bill graduated from Hayesville High School in 1979 and then graduated from Western
Carolina University i n 1985.
He has worked thirty (30) plus years in the transportation industry in various managerial roles retiring from Fed Ex Express in 2021. After retiring from Fed Ex Express, he returned to his native home in Clay County.
He is married to the former Julie Anderson, another Clay County native. He has a son, Dalton; a daughter Claudia, and two granddaughters. He is an avid outdoors person and has a deep passion for Clay County, its history and its way of life.