Carmen Edmonds was born and raised in the Midwest and moved to Tampa in 2019 with her husband.  She worked in healthcare for 20 years as a Physical Therapist Assistant focusing on outpatient rehab and sports performance.  She has been politically active since graduating college and her first presidential election she voted in was the Bush vs. Gore “hanging chad” incident.  Seeing how important every vote truly is spurred her on to staying engaged and involved in local politics.  Mobilizing and training grassroots volunteers is something she feels is important and necessary to help local candidates win elections. 
Since moving to Tampa, Carmen has been involved in the Hillsborough GOP since May of 2021.  She has volunteered for the Trump campaign, the DeSantis campaign, was the Area Leaders coordinator for the Precinct Development Committee and then became chair of the Precinct Development Committee.  During this time, she has helped with training and curriculum development to help local precinct committeemen and women become successful in reaching out to their voters.