Joe S. Carr

{{short description|American politician}}

{{distinguish|Joe C. Carr}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Joe Carr

| office = Mayor of Rutherford County

| term_start = September 1, 2022

| term_end =

| predecessor = Bill Ketron

| successor =

| state_house1 = Tennessee

| district1 = 48th

| term_start1 = January 2009

| term_end1 = January 2015

| predecessor1 = John Hood

| successor1 = Bryan Terry

| residence = Lascassas, Tennessee

| party = Republican

| spouse = Ginny Carr

| children = 3

| alma_mater = Middle Tennessee State University

| website = [http://www.capitol.tn.gov/house/members/h48.html/ House website]

| image =

}}

Joe S. Carr is a former member of the Tennessee House of Representatives, and a member of the Tennessee Republican Party. Representative Carr was first elected as a state representative from the 48th legislative district in 2008 for the 106th Tennessee General Assembly. He served from 2008 through 2014 before stepping down to run against Senator Lamar Alexander in the Tennessee Republican Primary. Representative Carr ran an unsuccessful campaign for the United States Senate in the Republican primary, challenging incumbent Republican Lamar Alexander.{{cite web|url= https://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2014/08/tennessee-sen-lamar-alexander-defeats-tea-party-challenger-joe-carr/|title=Tennessee Sen. Lamar Alexander Defeats Tea Party Challenger Joe Carr|publisher=ABC News|date=August 7, 2014|accessdate=September 5, 2014}}{{cite web|url= http://www.slate.com/blogs/weigel/2014/07/14/meet_joe_carr_the_last_tea_party_senate_challenger_of_2014.html|title=Meet Joe Carr, the Last Tea Party Senate Challenger of 2014|publisher=Slate|date=July 14, 2014|accessdate=September 5, 2014}}{{cite web|url= http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/politics/2014/08/lamar_alexander_defeats_joe_carr_a_tough_2014_for_tea_party_challengers.html|title=The Last Tea Party|publisher=Slate|date=August 8, 2014|accessdate=September 5, 2014}}{{cite web|url= http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/jul/7/tennessee-long-shot-joe-carr-is-tea-partys-best-ho/?page=all|title=Tea Party takes aim at Lamar Alexander in long-shot August upset bid|publisher=The Washington Times|date=July 7, 2014|accessdate=September 5, 2014}} On May 3, 2022, Carr won the Republican nomination for Rutherford County Mayor, and he went on to win the general election on August 4, 2022.{{cite news|last=Courage|first=Tayla|title= Joe Carr defeats Bill Ketron in Republican primary for Rutherford County mayor|url= https://www.murfreesboropost.com/community/joe-carr-defeats-bill-ketron-in-republican-primary-for-rutherford-county-mayor/article_df4d0126-cb5b-11ec-a25e-c7e11e2f8d7b.html|access-date=26 August 2022|work= The Murfreesboro Post|date=4 May 2022}}{{cite news|last=Broden|first=Scott|title=Joe Carr wins Rutherford County mayor election over runner up Randy Allen|url= https://www.dnj.com/story/news/2022/08/04/rutherford-county-mayor-election-results-joe-carr-takes-early-lead/10183931002/|access-date=26 August 2022|work= The Murfreesboro Post|date=4 August 2022}}