Milton Robert Carr
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Milton Robert Carr, commonly known as Bob Carr, (born March 27, 1943) is a lawyer and politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.
Carr was born in Janesville, Wisconsin and was educated in public schools of Janesville. He received a B.S. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison in 1965 and a J.D. from the University of Wisconsin Law School in 1968. He did graduate work at Michigan State University in East Lansing, Michigan and was admitted to the Wisconsin bar in 1968 and to the Michigan bar in 1969. He commenced practice in Lansing, Michigan and served as Michigan assistant attorney general, 1970-1972.
Carr was elected as a Democrat from Michigan's 6th congressional district to the U.S. House for the Ninety-fourth and to the two succeeding Congresses, serving from January 3, 1975 to January 3, 1981. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1980 to the Ninety-seventh Congress, being defeated by Jim Dunn. Two years later, he defeated Dunn and was elected to the Ninety-eighth and subsequently re-elected to the five succeeding Congresses, serving from January 3, 1983 to January 3, 1995. The last two years he represented Michigan's 8th congressional district after the redistricting in 1993. He was not a candidate for reelection in 1994, but was an unsuccessful candidate for election to the United States Senate, losing to Spencer Abraham.
Carr began his career in Congress with a reputation as a rebel and self-described "angry young man." Shortly after his election in 1974, he called for the resignation of Democratic U.S. House Speaker Carl Albert. Carr later expressed public regret for his early attacks on the Congressional leadership and called them "sheer, naive stupidity." After losing and regaining his seat in the 1980 and 1982 elections, respectively, he became known for his almost singular focus on protecting Michigan interests and for avoiding controversy.
In 2005 Carr became Of Counsel at DowLohnes PLLC, a communications law firm in Washington, DC where he works in the firm's Government Relations and Public Policy practice as a lobbyist.
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| Preceded by Charles E. Chamberlain |
United States Representative for the 6th Congressional District of Michigan 1975 – 1981 |
Succeeded by Jim Dunn |
| Preceded by Jim Dunn |
United States Representative for the 6th Congressional District of Michigan 1983 – 1993 |
Succeeded by Fred Upton |
| Preceded by Bob Traxler |
United States Representative for the 8th Congressional District of Michigan 1993 – 1995 |
Succeeded by Dick Chrysler |
