T.R. Carr, Jr. is an American politician who served as the mayor of Hazelwood, Missouri from 2000 to 2009.[1] He is Professor of Public Administration at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville and Senior Research Fellow at the Institute for Urban Research at SIUE. He has served as Department Chair of Public Administration and Policy Analysis and as Director of the Master of Public Administration Program at SIUE.[2] Carr represents SIUE on the State University Retirement System Member Advisory Board.

T.R. Carr
Mayor of Hazelwood, Missouri
In office
April 2000 – April 2009
GovernorMatt Blunt
Personal details
Political partyIndependent
ResidenceFarmington Hills, Michigan

Carr now lives in Michigan, where he ran unsuccessfully for the Farmington Hills City Council in 2019,[3] and for the Farmington Public Schools Board of Education in 2022 and 2024.[4][5][6]

Board positions

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Carr has held positions on the following commissions and organizational boards of directors:

  • St. Louis County Municipal League (2001–2008, president 2007–2008)[7][8]
  • North County, Incorporated[9][10]
  • St. Louis County Boundary Commission[11]
  • Northwest Chamber of Commerce[12]
  • Community Advisory Board, SSM Health (president 2000–2009)[citation needed]
  • St. Louis County Fire Standards Commission (2005–2009)[13]
  • Ferguson Commission, a group assembled by Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon to address challenges leading to the Ferguson unrest (2014–2015)[2]
  • Missouri Municipal League (2004–2009, chaired Standing Committee on Policy and Resolutions)[citation needed]
  • East-West Gateway Council of Governments (2007–2009)[citation needed]
  • St. Louis-Samara Sister Cities Committee (treasurer)[14]

References

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  1. ^ Singer, Dale. "Listen Live St. Louis Public Radio KWMU-1 BBC World Service A heaping tablespoon of TIFs makes the economic pie bigger, say supporters". news.stlpublicradio.org. St. Louis Public Radio. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  2. ^ a b "T.R. CARR, JR., PH.D." stlpositivechange.org. Ferguson Commission. Archived from the original on November 21, 2014. Retrieved 17 February 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ Proxmire, Crystal (2019-08-18). "2019 Candidate Interview: T. R. Carr for Farmington Hills City Council". Oakland County Times.
  4. ^ Tankersley, Shelby. "Meet the candidates running for a six-year term on Farmington's school board". The Farmington Observer. Observer & Eccentric Newspapers. Retrieved 2024-10-28.
  5. ^ "Elect TR Carr". T.R. Carr. Archived from the original on 2024-10-28.
  6. ^ "2024 Michigan election results for Wayne, Oakland, Macomb counties". Detroit Free Press. 2024-11-06. Retrieved 2024-11-06.
  7. ^ "Executive Board". St. Louis County Municipal League. Archived from the original on 2001-08-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  8. ^ "Board of Directors". St. Louis County Municipal League. Archived from the original on 2008-02-12.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  9. ^ "Board of Directors". North County, Incorporated. Archived from the original on 2004-05-10.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  10. ^ "Board of Directors". North County, Incorporated. Archived from the original on 2016-11-09.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  11. ^ "Commissioners". St. Louis County Boundary Commission. Archived from the original on 2013-08-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  12. ^ "Board of Directors". Northwest Chamber of Commerce. Archived from the original on 2012-02-24.
  13. ^ "St. Louis County Fire Standards Commission". Greater St. Louis County Fire Academy, Inc. Archived from the original on 2009-01-21.
  14. ^ "About Us". stlouis-samara.org. St. Louis-Samara Sister Cities. Archived from the original on 2020-02-18. Retrieved 17 February 2020.