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Biographical

Family:

Press Releases

Education

• University of Kentucky College of Law - JD (1998-2001)

  Activities and notes: Moot Court National Team

• University of Virginia - BA, government and philosophy, magna cum laude (1992-1996)

  Activities and notes: Phi Beta Kappa

• Henry Clay High School (Lexington, Ky.) - Diploma (1992)

Office History

Election Results

• 2021 (Nov. 3, 2020 election)

  6th Congressional District of Kentucky
  Garland Hale Barr IV (Andy), 57.33%

  Republican
  Joshua D. Hicks, 40.96%

  Democrat
  Frank Harris, 1.72%

  Libertarian

• 2019 (Nov. 6, 2018 election)

  6th Congressional District of Kentucky
  Garland Hale Barr IV (Andy), 51.00%

  Republican
  Amy Melinda McGrath, 48.00%

  Democrat
  Frank Harris, 1.00%

  Libertarian

• 2017 (Nov. 8, 2016 election)

  6th Congressional District of Kentucky
  Garland Hale Barr IV (Andy), 61.09%

  Republican
  Nancy Jo Kemper, 38.91%

  Democrat

• 2015 (Nov. 4, 2014 election)

  6th Congressional District of Kentucky
  Garland Hale Barr IV (Andy), 59.99%

  Republican
  Elisabeth Jensen, 40.01%

  Democrat

• 2013 (Nov. 6, 2012 election)

  6th Congressional District of Kentucky
  Garland Hale Barr IV (Andy), 50.57%

  Republican
  Albert Benjamin Chandler III (Ben), 46.68%

  Democrat

• 2011 (Nov. 2, 2010 election)

  6th Congressional District of Kentucky
  Albert Benjamin Chandler III (Ben), 50.08%

  Democrat
  Garland Hale Barr IV (Andy), 49.81%

  Republican

Employment History

• Kinkead and Stilz (Jan. 2008-Dec. 2012)
  Ernest Lee Fletcher (Ernie)

  Attorney

• Kentucky Office of the Governor (March 2007-Dec. 2007)
  Ernest Lee Fletcher (Ernie)

  Deputy General Counsel

• Kentucky Office of the Governor (Sept. 2004-Feb. 2007)
  Ernest Lee Fletcher (Ernie)

  General Counsel, Department for Local Government

• Kentucky Office of the Governor (Jan. 2004-Aug. 2004)
  Ernest Lee Fletcher (Ernie)

  Special Assistant to the Governor

• Stites and Harbison PLLC (Sept. 2001-Jan. 2004)
  Ernest Lee Fletcher (Ernie)

  Associate

• Rep. Jim Talent (R-MO) (1996-1998)

  Legislative Assistant

Associated Organizations

Membership:

• Republican Main Street Partnership

• American Bar Association

Own leadership PAC:

• Building America's Republican Representation PAC

Board membership:

• Republican Party of Fayette County (Ky.)

  Vice President

• Prevent Child Abuse Kentucky Inc.

  President

• Friends of Isaac Murphy Memorial Garden

  Member, Board of Directors

Teaching position:

• University of Kentucky College of Law

  Adjunct Professor of Law

• Morehead State University

  Adjunct Professor of Law

Founder:

• Lexington (Ky.) Charity Club

  Co-Founder

Place of worship:

• Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd (Lexington, Ky.)

• Christ Church Cathedral (Lexington, Ky.)

  Former Member

Bar membership:

• Fayette County (Ky.) Bar Association

• Kentucky Bar Association

Election campaign:

• Andy Barr for Congress Inc. (Kentucky)

Political organization:

• 2008 Republican National Convention (2008)

  Alternate Delegate

Awards

• Medicare Advantage Champion (Coalition for Medicare Choices)

• Friend of AMAC (Association of Mature American Citizens Inc.)

• Legislator of the Year (National Alliance on Mental Illness)

• True Blue Award (Family Research Council Action)

• Champion of Change (National Down Syndrome Society)

• Friend of Farm Bureau Award (American Farm Bureau Federation)

• Friend of Coal (Kentucky Coal Association)

• Hero of Main Street (National Retail Federation) (July 2022)

• Guardian of Small Business (National Federation of Independent Business Inc.) (Oct. 2020)

• Distinguished Community Health Defender Award (National Association of Community Health Centers Inc.) (2019)

• Guardian of Small Business (National Federation of Independent Business Inc.) (Nov. 2018)

• Taxpayers' Friend Award (National Taxpayers Union) (Sept. 2018)

• Conservative Achievement Award (American Conservative Union) (April 2018)

• Thomas Jefferson Award (International Foodservice Distributors Association) (April 2018)

• Spirit of Enterprise Award (U.S. Chamber of Commerce) (March 2018)

• Distinguished Community Health Advocate Award (National Association of Community Health Centers Inc.) (2018)

• Conservative Excellence Award (American Conservative Union Foundation) (May 2017)

• Spirit of Enterprise Award (U.S. Chamber of Commerce) (March 2017)

• Manufacturing Legislative Excellence Award (National Association of Manufacturers) (Oct. 2016)

• Defender of Housing (National Association of Home Builders) (Sept. 2016)

• Hero of Main Street (National Retail Federation) (July 2015)

• Benjamin Franklin Award (60 Plus Association) (March 2015)

• Manufacturing Legislative Excellence Award (National Association of Manufacturers) (Oct. 2014)

• Guardian of Small Business (National Federation of Independent Business Inc.) (Sept. 2014)

Official Signature

Contact Information

• Email, member official contact form
• Vekeo, official
• 
  Email, scheduling:
  barrscheduling@mail.house.gov

Privately Financed Travel

Personal Financial Disclosures

Disclosures as a member:

Congressional Staff

Committees

• House Financial Services Committee
House Financial Services Committee Financial Institutions and Monetary Policy Subcommittee, Chair
House Financial Services Committee National Security, Illicit Finance and International Financial Institutions Subcommittee
• House Foreign Affairs Committee
House Foreign Affairs Committee Indo-Pacific Subcommittee
• House Select Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party Committee

Caucuses

• Ahmadiyya Muslim Caucus
• Bipartisan Congressional Pro-Life Caucus
• Bipartisan Congressional Task Force on Alzheimer's Disease
• Bipartisan Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Task Force
• Bipartisan Women Veterans Task Force
• Bipartisan Working Group
• China Task Force
• Cigar Caucus
• Congressional Aluminum Caucus
• Congressional America 250 Caucus
• Congressional Apprenticeship Caucus
• Congressional Army Caucus
• Congressional Arthritis Caucus
• Congressional Assisting Caregivers Today Caucus
• Congressional Automotive Performance and Motorsports Caucus
• Congressional Bipartisan Rural Health Caucus
• Congressional Border Security Caucus
• Congressional Bourbon Caucus, Co-Chair
• Congressional Brain Injury Task Force
• Congressional Career and Technical Education Caucus
• Congressional Caucus for Effective Foreign Assistance
• Congressional Caucus for Women's Issues
• Congressional Caucus on India and Indian-Americans, Vice Co-Chair
• Congressional Caucus on Prescription Drug Abuse
• Congressional Caucus on the Kingdom of the Netherlands
• Congressional Childhood Cancer Caucus
• Congressional Coal Caucus
• Congressional Coalition on Adoption
• Congressional Constitution Caucus
• Congressional Diabetes Caucus
• Congressional Direct Selling Caucus
• Congressional EMS Caucus
• Congressional Financial Literacy and Wealth Creation Caucus
• Congressional Future Caucus
• Congressional German-American Caucus
• Congressional History Caucus
• Congressional Horse Caucus, Co-Chair
• Congressional House Manufacturing Caucus
• Congressional Independent Colleges Caucus
• Congressional Investment in American Jobs, Co-Chair and Founder
• Congressional Iran Human Rights and Democracy Caucus
• Congressional Lung Cancer Caucus
• Congressional Mental Health Caucus
• Congressional Military Mental Health Caucus
• Congressional Military Sexual Assault Prevention Caucus
• Congressional Motorsports Caucus
• Congressional National Guard and Reserve Components Caucus
• Congressional Natural Gas Caucus
• Congressional Ohio River Basin Caucus
• Congressional Pacific Islands Caucus
• Congressional Peace Corps Caucus
• Congressional Prayer Caucus
• Congressional Recycling Caucus
• Congressional Small Business Caucus
• Congressional Sound Money Caucus, Co-Chair
• Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus
• Congressional Taiwan Caucus, Co-Chair
• Congressional Task Force on Down Syndrome
• Congressional Term Limits Caucus
• Congressional Travel and Tourism Caucus
• Congressional Veterans Jobs Caucus
• Congressional White Oak Caucus, Co-Chair
• Congressional Youth ChalleNGe Caucus
• Conservative Climate Caucus
• Copper Caucus
• Friends of a Free, Stable and Democratic Syria Caucus
• Historic Preservation Caucus
• House Automotive Caucus
• House Baltic Caucus
• House Decentralized Wastewater Recycling Caucus
• House General Aviation Caucus
• House Republican China Accountability Task Force
• House Republican Conference
• House Republican Study Committee, Steering Committee Member
• House Republican Study Committee National Security and Foreign Affairs Task Force
• House Small Brewers Caucus
• Investing in Innovation Caucus
• Rare Disease Caucus
• Republican Main Street Caucus
• Suburban Caucus
• United Service Organizations Congressional Caucus
• U.S.-Japan Congressional Caucus

Caught Our Eye

• AIG lobbyist joins Rep. Barr

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on Aug. 28, 2019
  Rep. Andy Barr's (R-Ky.) latest hire is an insurance lobbyist. read more

• Health care lobbyist takes top job in Barr's office

  Posted by Jenna Ebersole on Dec. 19, 2014
  A longtime registered lobbyist will make a return to the Hill in January as chief of staff for Rep. Andy Barr (R-Ky.). read more

• McConnell staffer moves to Anheuser-Busch

  Posted by Jenna Ebersole on Sept. 19, 2014
  A Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) staff assistant and the granddaughter of a former Kentucky senator and baseball Hall of Famer has moved to K Street. read more

• Posted by James Walsh on Feb. 1, 2013
  Freshman Rep. Andy Barr (R-Ky.) has hired the grandson of a major-league Kentucky politico, former Sen. Jim Bunning (R-Ky.).Eric Bunning is now a legislative correspondent in Barr's D.C. office. In his new post, Eric revitalizes a Bunning family legacy in Washington that stretches back more than a quarter of century. Before retiring in Jan. 2011, the elder Bunning served 24 years in Congress, developing a reputation as one of the Senate's most conservative members. read more