Mark H. Barker

Mark H. Barker
Colorado House of Representatives District 17
Former Member
In office
January 12, 2011-2013
Party	Republican
Elections and appointments
Last election	November 6, 2012
Term limits	Four consecutive terms
Education
Bachelor's	Chapman University
J.D.	Denver University College of Law
Personal
Place of birth	Lawton, OK
Religion	Baptist
Websites
Office website
Campaign website

Mark H. Barker is a former Republican member of the Colorado House of Representatives, representing District 17 from 2011 to 2013.

Barker earned his BA in Criminal Justice and Organizational Leadership from Chapman University. He went on to receive his JD from Denver University College of Law.

Barker served in the United States Navy. He has also worked as an attorney for the Fourth Judicial District Attorney. From 1979 to 2003, he was employed by the Colorado Springs Police Department. He has been partner of Radabaugh, Barker & Callison Limited since 2004.

Issues

Campaign themes

Barker's website highlights the following campaign themes:

Jobs

• Excerpt:"I support lower business taxes, as well as smart business deregulation to help our businesses prosper and attract other businesses to our House District 17."

Tabor

• Excerpt:"I will fight for TABOR and your right to decide how your taxes are spent."

Education

• Excerpt:"I believe it is vital to adequately fund our educational system and support our hard working teachers, while bringing education to a higher priority in Colorado."

Crime

• Excerpt:"I believe vital services that make our neighborhoods safer must not experience detrimental budget cuts."

Right To Life

• Excerpt:"I cherish life and believe life starts at conception. I support alternatives to abortion and the promotion of proven education programs that decrease unplanned pregnancies."

Committee assignments

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Barker served on these committees:

• Judiciary Committee, Colorado House of Representatives, Vice Chair
• Transportation Committee, Colorado House of Representatives

Elections

2012

See also: Colorado House of Representatives elections, 2012

Barker ran for re-election in the 2012 election for Colorado House of Representatives District 17. He ran unopposed in the June 26, 2012, Republican primary. He was defeated by Thomas Exum, Sr. (D) in the general election on November 6, 2012.

Colorado House of Representatives, District 17, General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Thomas "Tony" Exum, Sr.	54.6%	11,212
	Republican	Mark H. Barker Incumbent	37.8%	7,757
	Libertarian	Susan Quilleash	4.9%	1,006
	American Constitution Party	Barry Forest Pace	2.8%	570
Total Votes				20,545

2010

See also: Colorado House of Representatives elections, 2010

Barker defeated incumbent Democrat Dennis Apuan in the November 2 general election.

Colorado House of Representatives, District 17 General election (2010)
Candidates		Votes
Mark H. Barker (R)		4,807
Dennis Apuan (D)		4,155

Campaign donors

2010

In 2010, Barker raised $63,812 in contributions.

His four largest contributors were:

Donor	Amount
Barker, Mark H	$5,669
Colorado Association Of Realtors	$4,650
Homes For All Coloradoans Cmte	$4,000
Copic Insurance Small Donor Committee	$4,000

Personal

Barker and his wife Teresa have two children.

Recent news

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

Mark Barker News Feed

• News in brief - La Crosse Tribune
• Are Professors Picking the Public's Pockets? - Pacific Standard

External links

Suggest a link

• Official campaign website website
• House website
• Biography from Project Vote Smart
• Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
• Campaign contributions: 2010
• Mark Barker on Facebook

References

Political offices
Preceded by Dennis Apuan	Colorado House District 17 2011–2013	Succeeded by Thomas Exum, Sr. (D)

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