Candy Carson

Candy Carson
Carson in 2014
Personal details
Born
Lacena Rustin

(1953-08-19) August 19, 1953
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
(m. 1975)
Children3
Alma materYale University (BA)
Johns Hopkins University (MBA)
Occupation
  • Author
  • educator

Lacena "Candy" Carson (née Rustin; born August 19, 1953) is an American author and educator. She is married to former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson, with whom she co-founded the Carson Scholars Fund in 1994. Alongside her husband, she is the co-author of four books. During his 2016 run for President of the United States, Carson was active on the campaign trail by conducting live interviews and television appearances.