Carr was chief of staff for U.S. senator
Johnny Isakson for six years. Carr returned from D.C. to serve as Governor
Nathan Deal's commissioner of the
Georgia Department of Economic Development from November 2013 to November 2016.
Attorney General of Georgia On November 1, 2016, Carr was appointed by Governor
Nathan Deal and sworn into office the 54th
Attorney General of Georgia when
Sam Olens resigned to become President of
Kennesaw State University. In 2019, Carr joined 17 other Republican attorneys general in suing to invalidate the
Affordable Care Act (ACA), stating, "We believe the Court will uphold our position that the ACA is unconstitutional." In 2020, he faced criticism from former president
Donald Trump and other Republican officials for his refusal to pursue a lawsuit over the disputed results of the
2020 United States presidential election in Georgia. His office also indicted the Paulding County, Georgia, District Attorney for bribery and a former chief magistrate judge in Pickens County, Georgia, for financial fraud. His office also oversaw indictments of three individuals for elder abuse. 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.
Resignation from Republican Attorneys General Association Carr was chair of the
Republican 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. 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."
2026 gubernatorial election On November 21, 2024, Carr announced his candidacy for
Governor of Georgia in the
2026 Georgia gubernatorial election. ==Personal life==