Dale Carr | |
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Member of the TennesseeHouseofRepresentatives from the 12th district | |
Assumed office 2012 [1] | |
Preceded by | Richard Montgomery |
Alderman,Sevierville [2] | |
In office 2008–2012 [3] | |
Personal details | |
Born | [3] Sevierville,Tennessee,U.S. [3] | August 4,1954
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Jo Ann [3] |
Children | 1 [3] |
Residence | Sevierville,Tennessee [3] |
Occupation | Realtor/Auctioneer [2] |
Dale Carr (born August 4,1954) is an American politician. A member of the Republican Party,he represents the 12th district in the Tennessee House of Representatives. Previously,he was an alderman in Sevierville. [2]
Carr was an alderman in Sevierville,TN [2] from 2008 to 2012. [3]
In 2012,he challenged incumbent Richard Montgomery in the Republican primary election to represent the 12th district in Tennessee's House of Representatives. He narrowly won the primary,with 50.6% of the vote,and was unopposed in the general election. He is now serving his fourth term in that seat,and is running for election to a fifth term in 2020. [1]
Carr currently sits on the following House committees: [2]
On June 9,2020,Carr voted as a member of the House Naming,Designating,&Private Acts Committee against removal of a bust honoring Ku Klux Klan Grand Wizard Nathan Bedford Forrest from the Tennessee State Capitol building. [4]
In 2023,Carr supported a resolution to expel Democratic lawmakers from the legislature for violating decorum rules. The expulsion was widely characterized as unprecedented. [5]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Dale Carr | 3,535 | 50.6% | |
Republican | Richard Montgomery | 3,455 | 49.4% | |
Carr was unopposed in the general election in 2012. [1]
In 2014,Carr was unopposed in both the Republican primaries and the general elections. [1]
In 2016,Carr was again unopposed in both the Republican primaries and the general elections. [1]
In 2018,Carr was unopposed in the Republican primary. [1]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Dale Carr | 16,649 | 79.9% | |
Democratic | Robert Williams | 4,195 | 20.1% | |
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