Tai-Lin Garr was a male New Republic senator in the years following the Galactic Civil War, representing his home planet of Gatalenta. As a member of the Populist faction in the Galactic Senate, Garr was a longtime friend of Leia Organa, a hero of the Rebellion and a prominent Populist senator within the New Republic. Garr was inaugurated into the new Senate immediately following its creation. Along with Organa, he was one of the only senators who had served in the new legislative body since its beginning.