Milton Robert "Bob" Carr | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Michigan's 6th district |
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In office January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1981 |
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Preceded by | Charles E. Chamberlain |
Succeeded by | Jim Dunn |
In office January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1993 |
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Preceded by | Jim Dunn |
Succeeded by | Fred Upton |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Michigan's 8th district |
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In office January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1995 |
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Preceded by | Bob Traxler |
Succeeded by | Dick Chrysler |
Personal details | |
Born |
Janesville, Wisconsin |
March 27, 1943
Nationality | American |
Political party | Democratic |
Children | Alexandra Anne Carr |
Alma mater | University of Wisconsin–Madison |
Profession | Lawyer |
Religion | Baptist |
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 served in the U.S. House of Representatives from Michigan's 6th and 8th congressional districts for eight terms and one term, respectively. Carr's career in the U.S. House had a two-year hiatus in which he had lost his seat to Jim Dunn in 1980 before being reelected to Congress in 1982.
Following his career in Congress, Carr became of counsel at a Washington, D.C.-based communications law firm in 2005. He is involved with the United States Association of Former Members of Congress, where he serves on the board of directors.
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.