Christopher M. Carr

Chris Carr
48th Attorney General of Georgia
Assumed office
November 1, 2016
GovernorNathan Deal
Brian Kemp
Preceded bySam Olens
Commissioner of the Georgia Department of Economic Development
In office
November 2013 – November 2016
GovernorNathan Deal
Preceded byChris Cummiskey
Succeeded byPat Wilson
Personal details
Born
Christopher Michael Carr

(1972-02-08) February 8, 1972 (age 52)
Political partyRepublican
SpouseJoan
Children2
EducationUniversity of Georgia (BBA, JD)
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Christopher Michael Carr[1] (born February 8, 1972)[2][3] is an American lawyer and politician. A Republican, he is the current Attorney General of Georgia. In 2016, Governor Nathan Deal appointed Carr as Attorney General to fill a vacancy created by the departure of former Attorney General Sam Olens. Carr was elected to a four-year term in Georgia's 2018 statewide elections. He won a second term in the 2022 Georgia Attorney General election. Carr is a candidate for the 2026 Georgia gubernatorial election.

  1. ^ "Mr. Christopher Michael Carr Lawyer Profile on Martindale.com". www.martindale.com.
  2. ^ "Deal appoints loyalist to be Georgia's attorney general". November 12, 2019. Archived from the original on November 12, 2019.
  3. ^ United States Public Records, 1970-2009 (Georgia, 1990-2009)