Jimmy Carter

New England politicians remember Jimmy Carter, ‘tremendous force for good'

"Thank you, Mr. President, for being conscience, caretaker, and commander for the U.S. and our world," Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., wrote

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Jimmy Carter, the 39th president of the United States, has died at the age of 100. Here’s how the humanitarian is being remembered — including how his promise as a candidate not to tell a lie was received by the American public at the time, and the story of an unassuming stay at a Massachusetts family home in 1977.

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With news of former President Jimmy Carter's death on Sunday, tributes poured in from politicians across New England.

The 100-year-old Democrat — the longest-lived American president — was remembered for his compassion and decency by local governors and members of Congress Sunday evening.

Flags at Massachusetts state buildings were ordered at half-staff through Jan. 28 in Carter's honor, with Gov. Maura Healey remarking in a statement, "May we all honor his memory by building a more just, peaceful and caring world."

Outside of politics, Carter was famous for his work with Habitat for Humanity, the home-building nonprofit, and its Cape Cod branch posted a statement Sunday commemorating his steadfast work with the organization as walking the walk of making the world a better place, not just talking the talk.

Here are the statements released by New England politicians Sunday night:

The former president was known for spending his post-White House years as a champion of human rights and public health.

Jimmy Carter's life in pictures

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James Earl “Jimmy” Carter, Jr., seen at seven years of age in 1932, in his hometown of Plains, Georgia.

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