Dorval R. Carter, Jr.

CTL-E-4881 · Person · politician · contemporary

VERIFIED evidence grade of this record

President, Chicago Transit Authority. Appeared at City Club of Chicago program 'Dorval Carter — President, Chicago Transit Authority' (2015-09-29).

The record

Also known as: Dorval Carter, Dorval R. Carter Jr.

Notes

BCCVA Source Collection 001 (City Club of Chicago) seed record. Role at time of speech: President, Chicago Transit Authority. Civic lenses: 01 Government & Politics, 04 Business & Economic Power, 05 Housing & Neighborhood Development. Programs: Dorval Carter — President, Chicago Transit Authority (2015-09-29); Dorval Carter (Wednesday, October 24, 2018); Dorval R. Carter, Jr. (2022-08-11); Dorval R. Carter, Jr. (2024-09-19). Identity verification: "Carter becomes the first African-American president of the CTA since the agency's inception in 1947." — CTA official release (transitchicago.com). Research status: seed-verified. Last verified: 2026-10-06.

Relationships

City Club of Chicago: Dorval Carter — related to
Appeared at City Club of Chicago program "Dorval Carter" (Wednesday, October 24, 2018). Role at time: President, Chicago Transit Authority.
City Club of Chicago: Dorval Carter — President, Chicago Transit Authority — related to
Appeared at City Club of Chicago program "Dorval Carter — President, Chicago Transit Authority" (2015-09-29). Role at time: President, Chicago Transit Authority.
City Club of Chicago: Dorval R. Carter, Jr. — related to
Appeared at City Club of Chicago program "Dorval R. Carter, Jr." (2022-08-11). Role at time: President, Chicago Transit Authority.
City Club of Chicago: Dorval R. Carter, Jr. — related to
Appeared at City Club of Chicago program "Dorval R. Carter, Jr." (2024-09-19). Role at time: President, Chicago Transit Authority.

Sources

Identity evidence: "Carter becomes the first African-American president of the CTA since the agency's inception in 1947." — CTA official release (transitchicago.com)
City Club of Chicago program: Dorval Carter — President, Chicago Transit Authority (2015-09-29) — https://www.cityclub-chicago.org/event/2/1031/dorval-carter (primary source)
City Club of Chicago program: Dorval Carter (Wednesday, October 24, 2018) — https://www.cityclub-chicago.org/event/2/2335/dorval-carter (primary source)
City Club of Chicago program: Dorval R. Carter, Jr. (2022-08-11) — http://cityclub-chicago.org/video/3532/dorval-r-carter-jr (primary source)
City Club of Chicago program: Dorval R. Carter, Jr. (2024-09-19) — http://cityclub-chicago.org/video/3638/dorval-r-carter-jr (primary source)

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