Eric Tarr
{{short description|American politician}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Eric Tarr
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| state_senate = West Virginia
| alongside = Amy Grady
| district = 4th
| term_start = January 9, 2019
| term_end =
| predecessor = Mark Drennan
| successor =
| party = Republican
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1972|9|10}}
| birth_place =
| death_date =
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| occupation = {{hlist|Physical therapist|businessman|politician}}
| spouse =
| residence = {{hlist|Scott Depot, West Virginia, U.S.}}
| education = {{ubl|University of Kentucky (BS)|University of Charleston (MBA)|Simmons University (DPT)}}
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Eric J. Tarr (born September 10, 1972) is a Republican member of the West Virginia Senate,{{Cite web|url=http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Senate1/lawmaker.cfm?member=Senator%20Tarr|website=West Virginia Legislature|author=|access-date=November 13, 2019|title=Eric J. Tarr}}{{cite web|url=http://www.votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=177679|website=Vote Smart|author=|access-date=November 13, 2019|title=Eric J. Tarr's Biography}} representing the 4th district since January 9, 2019. Tarr beat appointed Senator Mark Drennan in the 2018 GOP primaries, becoming one of three challengers to beat GOP incumbents.{{Cite news|date=May 9, 2018|title=3 Republican West Virginia state senators fall in primaries|work=Associated Press|url=https://apnews.com/article/514d327cd5db48b1a0b87a7d7bf3904b}}
Legislature
Tarr has previously served as co-chairman of the Senate's Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Health and Human Resources, co-chairman of Joint Health Committee, co-chairman of the Joint Committee on Technology, and vice chairman of the Senate Health committee.{{Cite web|title=Senator Eric J. Tarr WV STATE LEGISLATOR, ENTREPRENEUR , WV STATE LEGISLATOR|url=http://publichealth.wvu.edu/hpml/symposium/speakers/senator-eric-j-tarr/}}
In June 2021, Tarr spoke out against critical race theory in West Virginia,{{Cite news|last=Tarr|first=Eric|date=June 16, 2021|title=Tarr: Critical race theory is not a West Virginia value|work=West Virginia Record|url=https://wvrecord.com/stories/603544185-tarr-critical-race-theory-is-not-a-west-virginia-value}} despite the lack of evidence that it is currently taught in state public schools.{{Cite news|last=McElhinny|first=Brad|date=September 14, 2021|title=Legislators explore critical race theory but without anyone who knows about it|work=West Virginia MetroNews|url=https://wvmetronews.com/2021/09/14/legislators-explore-critical-race-theory-but-without-anyone-who-knows-about-it/}}
Personal
Tarr is CEO of Generations Physical Therapy Centers in the Charleston and Huntington area. Tarr is the former President of the West Virginia Physical Therapy Association.{{Cite news|date=May 2, 2014|title=Physical Therapy Students Presented with White Coats|work=West Virginia Public Broadcasting|url=https://www.wvpublic.org/news/2014-05-02/physical-therapy-students-presented-with-white-coats}}
Election results
{{Election box begin no change| title=West Virginia Senate District 4 (Position A) election, 2018{{cite web|url=https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/WV/92360/Web02-state.222648/#/cid/500|title=Statewide Results: General Election - November 6, 2018|website=West Virginia Secretary of State|access-date=November 13, 2019}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Eric Tarr
|votes = 18,885
|percentage = 51.78%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Brian Prim
|votes = 13,583
|percentage = 37.24%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Independent politician
|candidate = Amy Nichole Grady
|votes = 4,005
|percentage = 10.98%
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 36,473
| percentage = 100.0%
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change
|title = West Virginia Senate District 4 (Position A) Republican primary election, 2018{{Cite web|url=https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/WV/74487/Web02-state.195772/#/cid/475|title=STATE SENATOR, 4TH - REP|access-date= June 9, 2020|publisher=Secretary of State of West Virginia}}
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Eric Tarr
| votes = 4,994
| percentage = 54.76%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Mark Drennan (incumbent)
| votes = 4,126
| percentage = 45.24%
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 9,120
| percentage = 100.0%
}}
{{Election box end}}
References
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{{West Virginia State Senators}}
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Category:People from Putnam County, West Virginia
Category:Republican Party West Virginia state senators
Category:Businesspeople from West Virginia
Category:21st-century members of the West Virginia Legislature
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