Elan Carr

Elan Somekh Carr (born November 25, 1968) is an American lawyer, diplomat, politician, and chief executive. He is the CEO of the Israeli American Council. Previously, he served as the United States Special Envoy for Monitoring and Combating anti-Semitism under President Donald Trump from 2019 to 2021.

Before that appointment, Carr was a Deputy District Attorney in the Los Angeles County District Attorney's office. In 2014, he was the Republican candidate for the US House of Representatives, losing the general election to Ted Lieu. Carr is also an officer in the Judge Advocate General's Corps in the U.S. Army Reserve and an Iraq War veteran.

Political candidacies In 2014, Carr ran as a Republican to succeed retiring Congressman Henry Waxman, representing California's 33rd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives.

In the November general election, Carr faced Democratic state senator Ted Lieu. Lieu defeated Carr, securing 59.2% of the vote to Carr's 40.8%.

In 2016, Carr was a candidate to represent the 5th Supervisorial District on the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors. Carr failed to advance in the June primary.

Personal life

Carr is Jewish. His biological father is second generation Irish and Italian descent.

Carr earned his bachelor's degree in philosophy and political science at the University of California, Berkeley and his J.D. degree at the Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law.

He and his wife Dahlia, a physician, met when they were introduced by a mutual friend hosting a Jewish singles event.

In 2022, Carr was a fellow at the USC Center for the Political Future.