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Andy Barr's Biography

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On The Ballot: Running, Republican for U.S. House (KY) - District 6

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Post Office Box 2059
Lexington, KY 40588

2709 Old Rosebud Road Suite 100
Lexington, KY 40509

2430 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515

Full Name:

Garland 'Andy' Barr

Gender:

Male

Family:

Wife: Carol; 2 Children: Eleanor, Mary Clay

Birth Date:

07/24/1973

Birth Place:

Lexington, KY

Home City:

Lexington, KY

Religion:

Anglican/Episcopalian

JD, Law, University of Kentucky College of Law, 1998-2001

BA, Government/Philosophy, University of Virginia, 1992-1996

Representative, United States House of Representatives, Kentucky, District 6, 2013-present

Candidate, United States House of Representatives, Kentucky, District 6, 2022, 2024

Member, Committee on Foreign Affairs, United States House of Representatives, 2021-2022, 2023-present

Member, Republican Study Committee, United States House of Representatives, 2023-present

Member, Select Committee on the Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party, United States House of Representatives, 2023-present

Member, Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, Central Asia, and Nonproliferation, United States House of Representatives, 2023-present

Chair, Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Monetary Policy, United States House of Representatives, 2023-present

Member, Subcommittee on National Security, Illicit Finance, and International Financial Institutions, United States House of Representatives, 2023-present

Member, Subcommittee on Steering, United States House of Representatives, 2023-present

Member, House Financial Service Committee, United States House of Representatives, 2013-present

Member, Bourbon Caucus, present

Member, Career and Technical Education (CTE) Caucus, present

Member, Congressional Aluminum Caucus, present

Member, Congressional Arthritis Caucus, present

Member, Congressional Automotive Caucus, present

Member, Congressional Caucus on Prescription Drug Abuse, present

Member, Congressional Coal Caucus, present

Member, Congressional Diabetes Caucus, present

Member, Congressional Down Syndrome Caucus, present

Co-Chair, Congressional Horse Caucus, present

Member, Congressional Natural Gas Caucus, present

Member, Congressional Peace Corps Caucus, present

Member, Congressional Prayer Caucus, present

Member, Congressional Pro-Life Caucus, present

Member, Congressional Recycling Caucus, present

Member, Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus, present

Member, Congressional United Solutions Caucus, present

Member, Congressional Veterans Job Caucus, present

Member, German-American Caucus, present

Member, Historic Preservation Caucus, present

Member, House Manufacturing Caucus, present

Member, Military Sexual Assault Prevention Caucus, present

Member, National Guard Youth Challenge Caucus, present

Member, National Guard and Reserves Components Caucus, present

Member, Travel & Tourism Caucus, present

Member, United Service Organizations Congressional Caucus, present

Member, United States-Japan Caucus, present

Former Member, Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, House Financial Services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations

Former Member, Housing and Insurance Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives

Former Chair, Monetary Policy and Trade Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Health (Veterans' Affairs), United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Task Force to Investigate Terrorism Financing, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Veterans' Affairs Committee, United States House of Representatives

Former Instructor, Constitutional Law/Administrative Law, Morehead State University

Former Part-Time Instructor, Constitutional Law/Administrative Law, University of Kentucky

Attorney, Kinkead and Stilz, Professional Limited Liability Company

Attorney, Miller Wells PLLC, 2011-2012

Attorney, Kinkead & Stilz, PLLC, 2008-2011

Deputy General Counsel, Governor Ernie Fletcher, 2007

General Counsel, Governor's Office for Local Development, 2004-2007

Special Assistant, Office of the Governor, Kentucky, 2004

Associate, Stites & Harbison, Professional Limited Liability Company, 2001-2004

Legislative Assistant, Congressman Jim Talent, 1996-1998

Member, American Bar Association

Member, Board of Directors, Friends of the Isaac Murphy Memorial Art Garden

Member, Board of Directors, Prevent Child Abuse Kentucky

Former Member, Christ Church Cathedral

Member, Fayette County Bar Association Young Lawyers Section

Member, Good Shepherd Episcopal Church

Member, Kentucky Bar Association

Member, Board of Directors, Leadership Lexington Steering Committee

Member, Phi Beta Kappa Fraternity

Member, Rural Health Coalition

Participant, Leadership Lexington, 2007

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