Jimmy Carter's profession is politician.
Jimmy Carter . A member of the Democratic Party , he served as the Governor of Georgia prior to his election as president . In 1970 , Carter won election as Governor of Georgia , defeating former Governor Carl Sanders in the Democratic primary . In 2012 , he surpassed Herbert Hoover as the longest-retired president in U.S. history , and he is also the first president to mark the 40th anniversary of his inauguration .