Elan Carr
| Elan Carr | |
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| Born |
Elan Sherod Carr November 25, 1968 Manhattan, New York |
| Residence | Los Angeles, California |
| Alma mater |
UC Berkeley (B.A.) Northwestern University (J.D.) |
| Occupation | Attorney (deputy district attorney) |
| Political party | Republican |
| Religion | Judaism |
| Spouse(s) | Dahlia Carr |
| Children | 3 |
| Website | www.elancarr.com |
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.[1] 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%.[2]
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.
References
- ↑ "Republican Elan Carr, Democrat Ted Lieu set for November general election battle". Daily Breeze. Retrieved 2014-06-22.
- ↑ "California's 33rd Congressional District elections, 2014 - Ballotpedia". ballotpedia.org. Retrieved 2015-11-20.