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Sarah Carr (born 1974, Shropshire, United Kingdom) is a Parliamentary Candidate for Hereford and South Herefordshire who represents the Liberal Democrat party. She was selected in 2007 following Paul Keetch's decision not to stand as a Member of Parliament at the forthcoming general election.

Early life and career
Her mother was a farmer's secretary and her father worked in the medical profession. She attended St Dominic's College, Staffordshire, and Telford and Wulfrum College, before studying politics at the University of Portsmouth where she gained an Upper Second Class Degree. She joined the Liberal Democrats in 1994 while still at University, and in 1997 ran Paul Keetch's successful election campaign to become an MP.

Following Keetch's election Sarah worked at the House of Lords, where she was appointed Senior Researcher in the Liberal Democrat Whips' Office. There she advised Liberal Democrat peers on legislation such as the Competition Act, Access to Justice Act and the Asylum Act. From 1999 she worked in the telecommunications industry, specialising in business operations and strategy, and providing public and regulatory affairs advice. She is also a regional CBI Council member.

She has been an active member of the Liberal Democrats in the Herefordshire area and lives in Hereford with her family.

She is also a member of a number of societies including the National Trust, The Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust, Campaign to Protect Rural England, Friends of Castle Green and Action Aid and acts as a school governor in Hereford.