Role Attorney Religion Judaism Spouse Dahlia Carr | Website www.elancarr.com Name Elan Carr | |
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Full Name Elan Sherod Carr Residence Los Angeles, California Children Hannah Carr, Rachelle Carr, Samuel Carr Education Northwestern University School of Law (1993) Similar People Ted Lieu, Henry Waxman, Mitchell Englander, Bob Huff, Jim Herring | ||
Prosecutor us army reserve officer elan carr speaks at loyola law school los angeles
Elan Sherod Carr (born November 25, 1968) is an American attorney, criminal gang prosecutor at the Los Angeles County District Attorney's office. He is also a JAG Corps officer in the U.S. Army Reserve and a Iraq War veteran. He was the 2014 Republican nominee in the general election to succeed retiring U.S. Rep. Henry Waxman in California's 33rd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives.
Carr defeated several Democratic candidates in the district's 2014 primary in June. Carr's primary victory put him up against Democratic state senator Ted Lieu in the November general election. Lieu defeated Carr securing 59.2% of the vote to Carr's 40.8%.
In 2016, Carr was a candidate for Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors from the 5th District. Republican donor Sheldon Adelson pledged $100,000 in support. He failed to advance in the June primary.