Rest in Peace Bob Carr

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Former Michigan U.S. House Representative Bob Car passed away last week at the age of 81.

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First elected to Congress in 1974, Carr, a Democrat, held his seat until 1980 when he lost a reelection bid. He regained the seat two years later and held it until 1995.

His constituency changed with redistricting, but his seat typically represented a section of mid-Michigan.

Carr gained a reputation as a critic of the Vietnam War. In his first term in Congress, the 31-year-old sponsored a resolution that called on Democrats in the chamber to be "firmly opposed to the approval of any further military assistance to South Vietnam or to Cambodia in fiscal year 1975."

Carr sponsored more than 2,000 bills during his time in Congress, but he also had some biting criticism of the body. "On Capitol Hill, we don't engage in a lot of critical thinking," Carr said in a 2017 discussion hosted by the National Archives and the U.S. Association of Former Members of Congress. "It's all about ass-covering, can-kicking, and credit-claiming."

Rest in peace, Congressman.