Christopher M. Carr became Georgia’s attorney general in 2016 after serving as the state’s economic-development commissioner and chief of staff to U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson. As AG he created Georgia’s first human-trafficking and gang-prosecution units and joined numerous multistate Republican suits against the federal government. He briefly chaired the Republican Attorneys General Association, resigning in April 2021 over a robocall its fundraising arm ran before the Jan. 6 Capitol attack.
Office & background
- Attorney General of Georgia (2016–present)
- Commissioner, Georgia Dept. of Economic Development (2013–2016)
- Chief of Staff to U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson
Campaign finance — who funds them
$5,374,711 raised · $1,167,791 cash on hand (Carr for Georgia, Inc.)
- $26,400Brian K. Beeler (Kenilworth, IL)
- $25,000Kim, Nuri (Suwanee, GA)
- $25,000Pacific Glory USA Inc. (Duluth, GA)
- $25,000Trans World Logitec Inc. (Duluth, GA)
- $20,000STS Corporation (Suwanee, GA)
- $16,800Banks, Sean (Atlanta, GA)
Finance as of May 20, 2026 — latest GA Ethics filing (Campaign Contribution Disclosure Report - Non-Election Year - June 30 (January and June)).
Source: Georgia Government Transparency & Campaign Finance Commission (PeachFile)
Where they stand
Has vigorously defended Georgia’s six-week abortion ban (HB 481, the LIFE Act) in court, appealing rulings that struck it down and persuading the Georgia Supreme Court to let the ban take effect while litigation continued.
Source: ACLU of GA — Supreme Court reinstates six-week banCreated Georgia’s first statewide Gang Prosecution Unit (2022) and a first-of-its-kind Human Trafficking Prosecution Unit (2019) that partners with First Lady Marty Kemp’s GRACE Commission, securing dozens of convictions and recovering missing children.
Source: Office of the AG — trafficking & gang recordSecured more than $1 billion for Georgia from national opioid settlements, runs a Statewide Opioid Task Force cited as a national model, joined national anti-robocall efforts, and helped lead the Equifax data-breach settlement.
Source: Office of the AG — biography (settlements) · GA Consumer Protection — robocallsDeclined to pursue Trump’s 2020 fraud claims, telling Trump’s legal team his office found no basis for state criminal charges, and testified before the Fulton County special grand jury; his office defends Georgia’s SB 202 election law.
Source: Wikipedia — 2020 Georgia election investigationIn the 2020 Ahmaud Arbery killing, Carr requested a U.S. DOJ investigation into local law enforcement, appointed an outside prosecutor for the McMichaels, and later prosecuted former DA Jackie Johnson for allegedly shielding the killers.
Source: Office of the AG — requests DOJ Arbery probeA consistent gun-rights advocate: in 2025 he intervened on behalf of plaintiffs challenging a Savannah ordinance on guns left in unlocked cars, arguing state law preempts local firearm rules, and has joined multistate briefs against magazine and “assault-weapon” limits elsewhere.
Source: Georgia Recorder — Carr enters Savannah gun suitHas repeatedly sued the Biden administration over immigration — joining suits to keep Title 42 and “Remain in Mexico,” backing Texas in amicus briefs — and publicly urged tougher enforcement and cooperation with federal authorities.
Source: Office of the AG — Title 42 suit · Office of the AG — immigration op-edJoined or led at least a dozen multistate Republican suits against the federal government, especially challenging Biden-era energy and environmental rules — EPA power-plant and “Waters of the United States” regulations, the oil-and-gas leasing moratorium, and Keystone XL’s cancellation.
Source: AJC — suing the president a common practice for Carr