Chris Carr | |
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| 48thAttorney General of Georgia | |
| Assumed office November 1, 2016 | |
| Governor | Nathan Deal Brian Kemp |
| Preceded by | Sam Olens |
| Commissioner of theGeorgia Department of Economic Development | |
| In office November 2013 – November 2016 | |
| Governor | Nathan Deal |
| Preceded by | Chris Cummiskey |
| Succeeded by | Pat Wilson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Christopher Michael Carr (1972-02-08)February 8, 1972 (age 53) Lansing, Michigan, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Joan Carr |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | University of Georgia (BBA,JD) |
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| Website | Campaign website |
Christopher Michael Carr[1] (born February 8, 1972)[2][3] is an American lawyer and politician who has served as the 48thattorney general of Georgia since 2016. A member of theRepublican Party, he was appointed by GovernorNathan Deal as Attorney General to succeedSam Olens.
Carr was elected to a four-year term inGeorgia's 2018 statewide elections and won a second term in the2022 Georgia attorney general election. He is a candidate in the2026 Georgia gubernatorial election.
Carr graduated from theUniversity of GeorgiaTerry College of Business with aBBA degree in 1995, and from theUniversity of Georgia School of Law with aJuris Doctor degree in 1999.[1] Carr has been admitted to practice law in Georgia since 1999.[4]
After graduating law school, he practiced law withAlston & Bird in Atlanta and later served as vice president and general counsel for theGeorgia Public Policy Foundation, a free market think tank.[5] From 2011 to 2018 he served on theGeorgia Judicial Nominating Commission.[6] He also served on the Board of Advisors for the Atlanta Lawyers Chapter of theFederalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies.[7]
Carr was chief of staff for U.S. senatorJohnny Isakson for six years. Carr returned from D.C. to serve as GovernorNathan Deal's commissioner of theGeorgia Department of Economic Development from November 2013 to November 2016.[8][9][10]
On November 1, 2016, Carr was appointed by GovernorNathan Deal and sworn into office the 54thAttorney General of Georgia whenSam Olens resigned to become President ofKennesaw State University.[11]
In 2019, Carr joined 17 other Republican attorneys general in suing to invalidate theAffordable Care Act (ACA), stating, "We believe the Court will uphold our position that the ACA is unconstitutional."[12][13]
During his tenure, Carr's office was involved in indicting a former member of Georgia's Board of Regents for racketeering.[14] His office also indicted the Paulding County, Georgia, District Attorney for bribery[15] and a former chief magistrate judge in Pickens County, Georgia, for financial fraud.[16] His office also oversaw indictments of three individuals for elder abuse.[17][18][19]
As Attorney General, Carr has defended Georgia law that bans abortion beyond six weeks of pregnancy amid court challenges to restore abortion rights in Georgia.[20]
Carr was chair of theRepublican Attorneys General Association, an organization that sent robocalls on January 6, 2021, urging supporters to march to Washington to dispute the certification of the election results in which Joe Biden won.[21] Carr resigned as chair of the organization in April 2021 over his opposition to the robocall, saying he had a "fundamental difference of opinion" with others in the organization that began with "vastly opposite views of the significance of the events of January 6."[22]
On November 21, 2024, Carr announced his candidacy forGovernor of Georgia in the2026 Georgia gubernatorial election.[23]
Chris Carr is married to Joan Carr. They have two daughters.[24]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Chris Carr (incumbent) | 1,981,563 | 51.3 | |
| Democratic | Charlie Bailey | 1,880,807 | 48.7 | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Chris Carr (incumbent) | 281,708 | 74.2 | |
| Republican | John Gordon | 98,081 | 25.8 | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Chris Carr (incumbent) | 2,030,300 | 51.9 | |
| Democratic | Jen Jordan | 1,822,552 | 46.6 | |
| Libertarian | Martin Cowen | 59,942 | 1.53 | |
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| Preceded by | Republican nominee forAttorney General of Georgia 2018,2022 | Most recent |
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| Preceded by | Attorney General of Georgia 2016–present | Incumbent |
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