Matt Carr grew up in Richmond, Virginia where enjoyed playing soccer and lacrosse during high school. Other interests that he pursued were a little non-traditional for a suburban upbringing in the south at the time but proved valuable later in life, fly fishing and skiing. Matt attended James Madison University were he graduated cum laude as a history major in 1993. He was heavily involved  with his fraternity, Pi Kappa Phi, and served as a part of the leadership there including being president. It was several fraternity brothers that talked Carr into moving to Jackson Hole, Wyoming for work during the summer of 1992. The original plan was to stay a year in Jackson and then head off to law school. That plan is now 26 years old.

Matt first became involved with emergency service in the late 1990’s when he volunteered for Teton County Emergency Medical Services as an EMT. This sparked an interest that lead to joining the Teton County Sheriff’s Office in 1999. Matt has worked in or supervised every department of the Sheriff’s Office including detention, patrol, investigations, court security, and search and rescue. In 2018 Matt ran for and was elected Teton County Sheriff. He is also a proud member of Teton County Search and Rescue Team. Sheriff Carr runs an office of nearly 70 employees and strives to meet the Teton County Sheriff’s Office mission statement of being, “the foremost leader in excellent public service in the State of Wyoming.” Matt lives at the base of Jackson Hole Mountain Resort in Teton Village with his two children, Tucker (15) and Lauren (11).