[1] Prior to serving in the General Assembly, Carroll was a special education teacher and currently works in private practice helping individuals with cognitive challenges like ADHD.
He is a director of the Portes Foundation, which makes grants for medical and life sciences research.
[3] On October 2, 2017, Democratic incumbent Elaine Nekritz resigned from the Illinois House of Representatives.
[7] In December 2021 during the COVID-19 pandemic, the representative introduced legislation mandating that individuals who remained willfully unvaccinated against COVID-19 (excluding those with medical reasons preventing vaccination) should pay out of pocket the entirety of any hospital expenses resulting from infection and subsequent treatment.
[14] On July 3, 2023, facing a primary challenge from Tracy Katz Muhl, Carroll announced that he had decided not to run for reelection in 2024.