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John Barrow

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John Barrow
John Barrow.jpg
U.S. House, Georgia, District 12
Incumbent
In office
January 3, 2005-Present
Term ends
January 3, 2015
Years in position 8
PartyDemocratic
PredecessorMax Burns (R)
Compensation
Base salary$174,000/year
Elections and appointments
Last electionNovember 6, 2012
First electedNovember 6, 2012
Next electionNovember 4, 2014
Campaign $$11,470,028
Term limitsN/A
Prior offices
Athens-Clarke City-County Commissioner
1990-2004
Education
Bachelor'sUniversity of Georgia
J.D.Harvard University
Personal
BirthdayOctober 31, 1955
Place of birthAthens, Georgia
ProfessionAttorney
Net worth$3,783,002
ReligionBaptist
Websites
Office website
Campaign website

Contents

John Jenkins Barrow (b. October 31, 1955) is a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives. Barrow was elected by voters from Georgia's 12th congressional district. He was re-elected in November 2012.[1]

According to a March 2012 article in Roll Call, Barrow was considered one of the top 10 most vulnerable incumbents.[2]

Based on an analysis of bill sponsorship by GovTrack, Barrow is a "centrist Democrat".[3]

Biography

Barrow was born in Athens, Georgia. He earned degrees in political science and history from the University of Georgia in 1976. Later, at only 20 years old, he became one of the youngest members of his class at Harvard Law School, from which he earned his J.D. in 1979.[4]

Career

Committee assignments

U.S. House

2013-2014

Barrow serves on the following committees:[5]

  • Energy and Commerce Committee
    • Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade
    • Subcommittee on Energy and Power
    • Subcommittee on Environment and Economy
    • Subcommittee on Health

2011-2012

Barrow served on the following committees:[6]

Issues

Specific votes

Fiscal Cliff

Voted "No" Barrow voted against the fiscal cliff compromise bill, which made permanent most of the Bush tax cuts originally passed in 2001 and 2003 while also raising tax rates on the highest income levels. He was one of 16 Democrats that voted against the bill. The bill was passed in the House by a 257/167 vote on January 1, 2013.[7]

Voting Record

Frequency of Voting with Democratic Leadership

According to a July 2010 analysis of 1,357 votes cast from January 1, 2009 to June 16, 2010, Barrow has voted with the House Democratic leadership 93.5% of the time.[8] That same analysis reported that he also voted with party leadership 95.5% of the time in 2010.

Washington Post Analysis

A separate analysis from The Washington Post, concludes that Barrow is a reliable Democratic vote, voting 94.0% of the time with the majority of other Democrats in the House of Representatives.[9]

Specific Votes

Barrow supported the auto bailout.[10] As of September 13, 2010: 56% of Americans disapproved of the auto bailout, while 43% supported it.[11]

In addition, Barrow voted for the stimulus bill.[12] 57% of U.S. voters believe that the stimulus has either hurt the economy (36%) or had no impact (21%). 38% believe the stimulus helped the economy. [13]

Barrow also voted in favor of the "Cash for Clunkers" bill.[14] According to a June 2009 Rasmussen Reports poll, 54% of likely U.S. voters opposed Cash for Clunkers, while 35% supported it.[15]

Elections

2014

See also: United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia, 2014 and Georgia gubernatorial election, 2014

The National Republican Congressional Committee listed Barrow's seat as one of seven early targets in the 2014 congressional elections.[16] The seven targets align perfectly with the seven most Republican districts currently held by Democrats, according to FairVote's partisanship index. Barrow's district ranks as the 4th most Republican (41% D).[17]

Barrow is considered a potential Democratic candidate in the 2014 election for Governor of Georgia.[18]

Barrow is a member of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee's Frontline Program. The program is designed to help protect vulnerable Democratic incumbents heading into the 2014 election.[19]

2012

See also: Georgia's 12th congressional district elections, 2012

Barrow ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. House, representing Georgia's 12th District. He ran unopposed in the Democratic primary. He defeated Lee Anderson (R) in the general election on November 6, 2012.[20] Barrow was considered one the vulnerable incumbents.[21]

U.S. House, Georgia, District 12 General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark.jpgJohn Barrow Incumbent 53.7% 139,148
     Republican Lee Anderson 46.3% 119,973
Total Votes 259,121
Source: Georgia Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election"

Full history


Campaign donors

Comprehensive donor information for Barrow is available dating back to 2004. Based on available campaign finance records, Barrow raised a total of $11,470,028 during that time period. This information was last updated on April 5, 2013.[26]

John Barrow's Campaign Contribution History
Year Office Result Contributions
2012 U.S. House (Georgia, District 12) Won $2,876,917
2010 U.S. House (Georgia, District 12) Won $1,951,721
2008 U.S. House (Georgia, District 12) Won $2,299,743
2006 U.S. House (Georgia, District 12) Won $2,489,080
2004 U.S. House (Georgia, District 12) Won $1,852,567
Grand Total Raised $11,470,028

2012

Breakdown of the source of Barrow's campaign funds before the 2012 election.

Barrow won re-election to the U.S. House in 2012. During that election cycle, Barrow's campaign committee raised a total of $2,876,917 and spent $2,880,362.[27]

2010

Breakdown of the source of Barrows's campaign funds before the 2010 election.

Barrow won re-election to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2010. During that re-election cycle, Barrow's campaign committee raised a total of $1,951,721 and spent $1,905,568 .[28]

Analysis

Lifetime voting record

See also: Lifetime voting records of United States Senators and Representatives

According to the website GovTrack, Barrow missed 86 of 6,440 roll call votes from Jan 2005 to Mar 2013. This amounts to 1.3%, which is better than the median of 2.2% among current congressional representatives as of March 2013.[29]

Congressional staff salaries

See also: Staff salaries of United States Senators and Representatives

The website Legistorm compiles staff salary information for members of Congress. Barrow paid his congressional staff a total of $919,591 in 2011. He ranks 33nd on the list of the lowest paid Democratic Representative Staff Salaries and he ranks 164th overall of the lowest paid Representative Staff Salaries in 2011. Overall, Georgia ranks 24th in average salary for representative staff. The average U.S. House of Representatives congressional staff was paid $954,912.20 in fiscal year 2011.[30]

Staff bonuses

According to an analysis by CNN, Barrow is one of nearly 25% of House members who gave their staff bonuses in 2012. Barrow's staff was given an apparent $29,094.44 in bonus money.[31]

Net worth

See also: Net Worth of United States Senators and Representatives

2011

Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by OpenSecrets.org - The Center for Responsive Politics, Barrow's net worth as of 2011 was estimated between $1,515,004 and $6,051,000. That averages to $3,783,002, which is lower than the average net worth of Democratic Representatives in 2011 of $5,107,874. His average net worth increased by 0.67% from 2010.[32]

2010

Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by OpenSecrets.org - The Center for Responsive Politics, Barrow's net worth as of 2010 was estimated between $1,501,003 and $6,015,000. That averages to $3,758,001.50, which is lower than the average net worth of Democratic Representatives in 2010 of $4,465,875.[33]

National Journal vote ratings

See also: National Journal vote ratings

2012

Each year National Journal publishes an analysis of how liberally or conservatively each member of congress voted in the previous year. Barrow ranked 187th in the liberal rankings in 2012.[34]

2011

Each year National Journal publishes an analysis of how liberally or conservatively each member of congress voted in the previous year. Barrow ranked 183rd in the liberal rankings.[35]

Political Positions

Percentage voting with party

The website Open Congress tracks how often members of Congress vote with the majority of the chamber caucus. According to the website, John Barrow voted with the Democratic Party 73 of the time, which ranked 181 among the 192 House Democratic members in November 2011.[36]

Recent news

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All stories may not be relevant to this page due to the nature of the search engine.

John Barrow News Feed


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Personal

Barrow is the father of two children, James and Ruth, and lives in Savannah.[4]

External links

References

  1. ↑ Savannah Morning News "Congressman John Barrow discloses prostate cancer" Accessed December 4, 2011
  2. ↑ Roll Call "Top 10 Vulnerable: Targets on Their Backs," March 16, 2012
  3. ↑ Gov Track "Barrow" Accessed May 21, 2012
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Congressman John Barrow Representing Georgia's 12th Congressional District "John Barrow" Accessed October 27, 2011
  5. ↑ CQ.com, "House Committee Rosters for the 113th Congress"
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Congressman John Barrow Representing Georgia's 12th Congressional District "John's Committees and Subcommittees Assignments" Accessed October 27, 2011
  7. ↑ U.S. House "Roll Call Vote on the Fiscal Cliff" Accessed January 4, 2013.
  8. ↑ A Line of Sight "2010 House Dem Voting Report"
  9. ↑ Washington Post "U.S. Congress Votes Database, 111th Congress"
  10. ↑ US House Clerk "Roll Call 690" December 10, 2008
  11. ↑ Gallup "Among Recent Bills, Financial Reform a Lone Plus for Congress," September 13, 2010
  12. ↑ US House Clerk "Roll Call 46," January 28, 2009
  13. ↑ Rasmussen "38% Say Stimulus Plan Helped Economy, 36% Say It Hurt," August 24, 2010
  14. ↑ US House Clerk "Roll Call 314," June 9, 2009
  15. ↑ Rasmussen "54% Oppose “Cash for Clunkers” Plan To Spur Purchase of Greener Cars," June 23, 2009
  16. ↑ The Hill, "NRCC, promising to 'stay on offense,' targets seven Dems," January 16, 2013
  17. ↑ FairVote "NRCC Targets Foreshadow Power of Partisanship in 2014 Elections," January 18, 2013
  18. ↑ Public Policy Polling, "Georgia Miscellany," December 7, 2012
  19. ↑ Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, "DCCC Chairman Steve Israel Announces 2013-2014 Frontline Members," March 5, 2013
  20. ↑ Georgia Secretary of State "2012 Primary Results"
  21. ↑ New York Times"House Race Ratings" Accessed October 3
  22. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010"
  23. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 2008"
  24. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2006"
  25. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2004"
  26. ↑ Open Secrets "John Barrow" Accessed April 5, 2013
  27. ↑ Open Secrets "John Barrow 2012 Election Cycle," Accessed February 20, 2013
  28. ↑ Open Secrets "John Barrow 2010 Election Cycle," Accessed October 27, 2011
  29. ↑ GovTrack, "John Barrow," Accessed April 1, 2013
  30. ↑ LegiStorm "John Barrow"
  31. ↑ CNN Politics, "Congressional bonuses in a time of cuts," March 8, 2013
  32. ↑ OpenSecrets.org, "Barrow (D-GA), 2011"
  33. ↑ OpenSecrets.org, "Barrow, (D-Georgia), 2010"
  34. ↑ National Journal, "2012 Congressional Vote Ratings," February 27, 2013
  35. ↑ National Journal, "Searchable Vote Ratings Tables: House," February 23, 2012
  36. ↑ Open Congress "Voting With Party"
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Preceded by
Max Burns 		U.S. House of Representatives - Georgia, District 12
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Preceded by
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1990-2004 		Succeeded by
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