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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.
Political career
Carr was an alderman in Sevierville, TN from 2008 to 2012.
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.
Carr currently sits on the following House committees:
Property & Planning Subcommittee (Chair)
Transportation Committee
Safety & Funding Subcommittee
Naming, Designating, & Private Acts Committee
Local Committee
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.
In 2023, Carr supported a resolution to expel Democratic lawmakers from the legislature for violating decorum rules. The expulsion was widely characterized as unprecedented.
Electoral record
= 2012
=Carr was unopposed in the general election in 2012.
= 2014
=In 2014, Carr was unopposed in both the Republican primaries and the general elections.
= 2016
=In 2016, Carr was again unopposed in both the Republican primaries and the general elections.
= 2018
=In 2018, Carr was unopposed in the Republican primary.