Carlton Walker

Meet Carlton Walker, your advocate for enforcing the 6th and 7th Amendments in our Family and Probate Courts. Carlton is asking for your Vote so he can help make your life better in the future for District 15!

Carlton attended Kindergarten with Mrs. Clarey at Deer Park Baptist Church and continued attending church there until 1977.

Carlton participated in Pee Wee baseball from the ages of 4 to 7. He attended 1st grade during the 1976-1977 school year. Unfortunately, during this time, Carlton's father Lance Carlton Cross 1 left his life due to PTSD from his time serving in Vietnam. Carlton struggled in school and failed 1st grade because he often daydreamed and missed his father. This experience has inspired Carlton to want to help children and parents so that children can have the opportunity to have both parents in their lives. In 1975, Carlton went door-to-door to raise money for his Pee Wee team and was able to win a professional baseball glove that was the same size as him at the time. Together with his team, they were able to use the funds to purchase new uniforms and equipment. Carlton believes that the value of hard work and helping others should be instilled in today's youth.

 After the passing of his grandfather Wallace Cross in 2007, Carlton's grandmother offered him the trailer park. However, he advised her to sell it to him instead of giving it to him to avoid upsetting other heirs. In 2007, at the peak of the real estate market, she sold it to him for $900,000, with a balloon note due in three years and a monthly payment of $4,500. Carlton invested $80,000 yearly in improving the water system, roads, and protecting the residents from hurricanes, just as he had always done with his grandfather Wallace Cross. 

In 2006, a new tree law was passed by the City which mandated residents to seek permission before cutting trees. Unfortunately, Carlton was not aware of this new law. The trailer park was established long before the city was founded in 1972. During the first few years of this new law, Carlton received 16 tickets initially, followed by 4 more. He received these tickets after trimming trees to protect the trailer park residents from an approaching hurricane. His attorney spoke with the city prosecutor and requested to hold all the tickets until they could come to an agreement. However, the prosecutor let the 4 tickets go to the Judge's Bench without pulling them, resulting in a warrant for Carlton's arrest. Additionally, the city charged Carlton with other charges at the same time. They tried to convince Carlton to plead guilty to a simple assault charge and avoid paying the $20,000 fine for the tree and grass tickets. However, if he chooses not to pay, he may face 30 days in jail for each ticket or pay $20,000 and request a Jury. Carlton refused the plea deal.

A family friend helped Carlton out by loaning him money to pay the fines. He also requested a Jury Trial to fight the false charges against him. Carlton knew that if he didn't have a jury, the City Judge would have found him guilty. The police from the City of North Charleston had fabricated a story and concealed information from the judge to obtain a warrant for Carlton's arrest. During the Jury trial, the jurors were able to see through the lies of the City of North Charleston Police Department and found Carlton innocent. Carlton is certain that without a fair Jury, the nepotism involving the Judge, Police Department, and Code Enforcement would have resulted in his imprisonment. Carlton is committed to fighting for his community and the residents of South Carolina, especially children, the elderly, and families. He believes implementing jury trials in the Probate and Family Court System will make it fairer and give people more power to shape their future. Carlton will continue to advocate for a better court system that benefits everyone. 

Carlton recognizes the importance of the Constitutional Right to a Jury in both the 6th and 7th Amendments. He is aware that individuals without the financial means to fight the current justice system often plead guilty to crimes they did not commit or risk serving years in jail, as he experienced firsthand. Carlton is fully committed to aiding those seeking to reform the flawed justice system.

In 2021, Carlton sought assistance from the current District 15 Representative, JA Moore, regarding the Justice System but did not receive a response. Despite this, JA Moore claims that voting for him will result in more justice. This claim is false because if JA Moore had fulfilled his promise of promoting justice, Carlton would not be running. Carlton believes that the current Representative values his political relationship with a Judge over helping his constituents in District 15. This is evident as the Representative is friends with the Judge on Facebook. Carlton will never prioritize a political relationship over helping a member who lives in District 15.

Carlton received assistance from Representative Mark Smith, who does not reside in District 15. Those in District 99 are fortunate to have such a remarkable representative. Carlton is willing to lend an ear to anyone in South Carolina facing issues with the government just as Mark Smith did. You are guaranteed like "CUTCO" that if you vote for Carlton, he will never prioritize political relationships over serving you. You can count on that promise by VOTING FOR CARLTON WALKER in 2024! He puts Principles First over Political Relationships! 

The above story highlights the crucial need for our elected officials to understand, investigate, and contemplate the impact of laws they pass, as they can harm people's lives. This was evident in the case of Carlton, who lost his family business, which was established in 1946 and taken away in 2010. The dedicated efforts of Carlton's grandfather, who worked tirelessly after his regular job as a machinist, were all in vain when the business was lost.

If you closely compare Carlton Walker to the other candidates, he firmly believes he is the best choice for your vote in 2024. He has firsthand experience with the current laws that need to be changed to improve the lives of South Carolinians. Carlton shares these stories not for sympathy, but because he believes that those who can take on burdens have a responsibility to make the lives of others better in the future. Although these burdens may seem heavy, they pale in comparison to the burden God carried on the Cross. Therefore, it is essential to trust and never stop helping others, no matter what.

Carlton is Hopeful for a Positive Future for ALL in DISTRICT 15 as YOUR REPRESENTATIVE STARTING IN NOVEMBER 2024!

 After graduating from Camden Military Academy, Carlton attended Trident Technical College for one semester before joining the U.S. Navy in 1991. Upon completing his service, he returned to Trident Technical College before transferring to the College of Charleston. During his time at the College of Charleston, Carlton played an active role in forming the cycling team. He aimed to earn a degree in Theatre with a major in Screenwriting and Set Design. Carlton completed his junior year at the College of Charleston before accepting a job as the Office Manager for Cutco Cutlery in Charleston in 2001.

Carlton is currently studying Political Science at Liberty University, after transferring credits from both College of Charleston and Trident Technical College. He is on track to complete his BS in Political Science for District 15, and currently maintains a 4.0 GPA at Liberty University. Carlton's future educational plans include passing the SC Residential Builder's Exam by the end of 2023, to become a licensed Residential Builder in South Carolina. Carlton believes that education is a lifelong commitment, and at 53 years old, he knows that it's not how you start the race, but how you finish that counts.

Carlton finds inspiration in Colonel Sanders, who started KFC at the age of 62. His grandfather was also a lead-by-example kind of person who always encouraged Carlton to keep growing and never stop learning. In the 1980s and 1990s, there was a KarmelKorn Popcorn store in Northwoods Mall, across from Ruby Tuesdays, owned by Carlton's late grandfather, Mr. James "Wallace" Cross. He lived at 8811 Deerwood Drive and passed away in 2007.

According to Carlton, it is important for schools to teach children that college is not the only path to success and that there is value in working with one's hands. Carlton's grandfather grew up as the son of a sharecropper in Georgia during the Great Depression of the 1920s and 1930s. The small town where he was from was called Hopeful, GA. When Carlton was 13 years old in 1983, his grandfather had the opportunity to take him back to Hopeful. During their visit, his grandfather brought him to the Hopeful Baptist Church, which he had helped build as a teenager while working as a brick mason. Carlton's grandfather also showed him graves and shared stories about how his father had lost his entire family during the 1919 pandemic, leaving him as the only surviving family member.

Then, in 1932, when Wallace was 11 years old, his mother was killed by lightning in front of him and his little brother. Wallace told Carlton, " Son, the Cross family is from this small town in Georgia called Hopeful, we are always Hopeful for a Positive Future no matter what we go through in life, and we don't give up no matter what." Wallace showed Carlton the grave of his grandfather, James Welcome Cross, who died in 1919 from the Pandemic, along with his father, who died in 1966. 

When Wallace Cross graduated from Hopeful High School in 1939, he hitchhiked to Charleston for a better life. He applied to Machanist School in Charleston and was accepted. He would hitchhike back and forth from Charleston to Hopeful. On his way hitchhiking back to Hopeful on December 7th, 1941, while riding in a car, he heard the news over the radio that Pearl Harbor was bombed. The man giving Wallace a ride said, "Sorry, son, I have to return to Charleston." The man was driving a government car and dropped Wallace off in the woods in the middle of Georgia. Wallace walked home to Hopeful. He told his father, Frank Richard Cross, that he would join the United States Navy to defend his country and that he loved his daddy. He prayed he would return after the war. Wallace hitchhiked back to Charleston and joined the United States Navy Seabees. He fought his way with the Navy and U.S. Marines across the Pacific as a Navy Seabee making any parts for aircraft or anything they needed out of metal as a machinist mate. He and the Marines were on the doorstep about to invade the mainland of Japan when the atomic bombs were dropped on Japan ending World War 2. He told Carlton, "You would not be here if we had not dropped those bombs, we were preparing to invade the mainland and I would have certainly died." His prayer was answered and Wallace returned to Charleston where he met his wife on Society Street in downtown Charleston. They were married for 62 years until he passed away in 2007. In 1946 he borrowed $600 and bought 20 acres in District 15. He got a civilian job as a machinist at the Charleston Naval Shipyard. Without any outside funding, James Wallace Cross, a machinist, converted 12 acres of his land into a trailer park consisting of 65 lots. He accomplished this by gradually installing one septic tank, light pole, and water line at a time. By the time of his passing in 2007, the trailer park was generating a monthly income of $15,000, making James Wallace Cross a self-made millionaire. This is why Carlton feels a duty to his country and a calling to represent South Carolina's 15th district in the House of Representatives. Remember to vote for Carlton in the June 2024 Primary and November 2024 General Election.

When Carlton was just one year old, he began working on homes with his grandfather at 8810 Deerwood Drive in the Deer Park Trailer Park. We actually have a picture to prove this with Carlton on the roof of a Trailer with Wallace fixing a leak. By the age of seven, Carlton thought all kids knew how to change toilets, fix roofs, and change electrical fuses and outlets. In 2011, he obtained his specialty license in masonry, carpentry, and painting, following in his grandfather's footsteps. Carlton is now a Licensed Residential Builder in South Carolina. This means the state of South Carolina has given him a license to build someone's most valued asset of their life, their home. Trust Carlton with your valued vote, your vote will not be wasted.

Carlton has been involved in the rental side of Real Estate since he was born. In 2012, he received his Real Estate License and began working as an Agent under Rick Willis, who can be heard on 94.3 FM. In November of 2021, Carlton upgraded his license to become a Broker In Charge and established his own Real Estate Company. He has devised a way to assist homeowners who lack the finances to repair their homes before selling them. This enables them to afford the necessary repairs and sell their homes for top dollar instead of settling for "AS-IS" offers. Carlton's guiding principle is to love and support our neighbors, treating others as we would like to be treated.

In 1996-1997, Carlton and his friends Barry Evans and Michael Chase founded a Mortgage Company. However, he did not enjoy the work and left after two years. This was before the Dodd-Frank Act of 2010, and the Mortgage Business was often dishonest. Carlton then returned to selling Cutco in May 1997. Later, in 2002-2004, he started a mobile Car Wash with just one truck, but within two years, it grew to 8 trucks operating around Charleston. After closing the Car Wash in 2004, Carlton moved to L.A., California, to study Screenwriting until 2006. He returned to care for his grandfather and grandmother at 8811 Deerwood Drive. Since 2006, Carlton has been back in District 15.

Carlton is a South Carolina Law Enforcement Division Certified Instructor. This means Carlton can train people in Firearms training to get their Concealable Weapons Permit in South Carolina. This means taking them to the firing range and making sure they understand firearm safety and qualify to use their firearm to shoot the target. Carlton also spends classroom time with them training them on the importance of defending theirselves and their loved ones. Having a CWP does not mean you put yourself in situations like law enforcement. It is strictly a huge responsibility. 

This is one reason why Carlton believes these individuals who went through an FBI background check, a SLED background check, SLED Certified Training, qualifying on hitting the target, and were given an ID Card by SLED, the public should be educated on why you should not put up a NO CONCEALABLE WEAPONS SIGN to keep these individuals out. When you do that, you are saying to the CWP Holders not to come into my business, and you are making your business a soft weak target for criminals. You are advertising, "HEY EVERYONE! NO ONE HAS A GUN TO PROTECT THEMSELVES HERE, COME ON IN AND DO AS YOU LIKE!' Only a law-abiding citizen with all these background checks and training are going to abide by the sign NO CONCEALABLE WEAPONS ALLOWED. This is why Carlton has written a bill that is on this site to Exempt these trained individuals from the "NO" signs. Carlton also wants to see the option for lawmakers who are trained like this to be able to carry their firearms just as Law Enforcement is allowed to carry. Carlton is also for more advanced CWP training to allow teachers who want to carry, be allowed to carry on school grounds to protect our children from mass shootings. The reason is that mass shootings continue to happen because the sick criminals know they can kill our children because no one will shoot back, and the school is a soft weak target of the law not allowing CWPs to carry on school grounds. Just as the sick individual Dylann Roof knew that NO ONE would have a weapon to shoot back at his lame behind at the AME Church. Our Current Laws Forbid our CWP Holders from carrying on Church Grounds without permission. The Law should allow CWP Holders to Carry without permission on Church grounds and school grounds. Most criminals pick weak targets because they are weak individuals. We train CWP holders to defend and shoot back. Let's Lead the Nation in being the first to allow CWP Holders to carry on School and Church grounds. My opponent says he wants more No Concealable Weapons Signs up and then will say he wants more background checks and training. This means that if you went through what he wants which is by definition a CWP Holder then stay out. This does not make any logical sense.

Did you know the Virginia Tech shooting in 2007 with 32 dead and multiple others wounded, one of the victims had his CWP but left it in the car, because of the law that you cannot carry on school grounds. Instead of that student defending himself and his classmates he became a DEAD VICTIM. Carlton is for a law that will hold a business that has a NO CONCEALABLE WEAPONS ALLOWED sign up, responsible for everyone's safety. This means if you have a business such as a mall or any business and something happens with an act of violence, and individuals get hurt and they are not allowed to their Constitutional Right to Bear Arms then your business can be sued for damages. It is time we stop the madness and allow people to have their Constitutional Rights to Freedom, Liberty, Prosute of Happiness, the Right to Jury Trails in All Forms of Courts, Equal Protections Under the LAW, and a GREAT EDUCATION!

There is no other place in the World we can go if we fail with our constitution being ignored and let this Great Country DIE. We MUST KEEP what our founding fathers started with a DREAM = TO MAKE THE UNITED STATES A MORE PERFECT UNION!