Steve Carra is an American politician serving as a member of the

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from the 36th district. Elected in November 2020, he assumed office on January 1, 2021.

Early life and education

Carra was born and raised in

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. After graduating from Portage Northern High School, Carra earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics and political science from Western Michigan University.

Career

For three years, Carra worked in the office of State Representative Steve Johnson. He was also a research assistant at the Acton Institute. Carra won election to the Michigan House in the 2020 elections. He announced that he will challenge Fred Upton in the Republican

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for in the

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. Former President Donald Trump endorsed Carra in the Republican primary, calling incumbent U.S. Representative Fred Upton a " RINO." On October 10, 2021, Carra introduced House Bill 5444 also known as the "fetal heartbeat protection act." In June 2022, Carra introduced a resolution calling for the

2021 United States Capitol attack On January 6, 2021, following the defeat of then-U.S. President Donald Trump in the 2020 presidential election, a mob of his supporters attacked the United States Capitol Building in Washington, D.C. The mob was seeking to keep Trump in pow ...

to be named as "Remembrance Day," characterizing the event as a response to "unconstitutional mandates, government intrusion and power grabs by political elitists."

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Living people Republican Party members of the Michigan House of Representatives Western Michigan University alumni Year of birth missing (living people) American far-right politicians American nationalists American conspiracy theorists 21st-century American politicians {{Michigan-politician-stub