Bob Carr

Mr. Carr served nine terms in the Congress from 1974 to 1995 as a Representative from Michigan.  During his time in Congress, Mr. Carr served in a number of positions of responsibility including as Chairman of the Transportation Appropriations Subcommittee where he produced two multi-billion dollar appropriations bills covering the Department of Transportation and Related Agencies. Prior to assuming the chairmanship of the committee, Mr. Carr specialized in FAA/Aviation related matters. For twelve years he was the only person with active aviation expertise on the committee. He is a pilot and regularly flew his own plane between Washington, D.C. and his Michigan district.

Mr. Carr was also an Advisor/Observer to arms control negotiations. He has traveled to Russia many times since 1977. He participated in two successful missions to the then-Soviet Union at the invitation of the Soviet Academy of Sciences to open knowledge in the West regarding the USSR's capabilities and intentions as part of Glasnost. He was the principal still photographer in the first foreign delegation to the radar facility at Krasnoyarsk, USSR in 1987. Two years later he was a member of the first foreign delegation to visit the nuclear weapons facility near Chelyabinsk, USSR.

In addition to his activities on the Appropriations Committee, Mr. Carr served as a Democratic Whip at Large from 1983 to 1994 and chaired the Congressional Arts Caucus from 1986 to 1988.  He also served on the House Armed Services Committee, the House Judiciary Committee, and the House Interior and Insular Committee.

Mr. Carr is a resident of Michigan and also lives in Washington, D.C. with his wife, Kate. They have three children.