• BARR, GARLAND ANDY
Experience: House: District 6, 2013-Present
Home State: Kentucky
Running: President, United States, 2016
Total Raised: $1,891,629Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016
Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal

    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

Education

    Graduated, Leadership Lexington, 2007
    JD, University of Kentucky College of Law, 2001
    BA, Government, University of Virginia, 1996
    BA, Philosophy, University of Virginia, 1996

Political Experience

    Representative, United States House of Representatives, 2012-present
    Candidate, United States House of Representatives, District 6, 2010

Current Legislative Committees

    Financial Services, Member
    Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit, Member
    Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance, Member

Professional Experience

    Part-Time Instructor, Constitutional Law/Administrative Law, University of Kentucky, present
    Attorney, Kinkead and Stilz, Professional Limited Liability Company, present
    Former Deputy General Counsel, Governor Ernie Fletcher, 2004-2007
    Legislative Assistant, Congressman Jim Talent, 1996-1998

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

    Member, Board of Directors, Friends of the Isaac Murphy Memorial Art Garden, present
    Member, Board of Directors, Prevent Child Abuse Kentucky, present
    Member, American Bar Association
    Member, Christ Church Cathedral
    Member, Fayette County Bar Association
    Member, Kentucky Bar Association
    Member, Board of Directors, Leadership Lexington Steering Committee
    Member, Leadership Lexington, Class of 2007
General Survey
Issue Title Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right

Strongly Oppose
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime

No Opinion
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy

Strongly Oppose
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery

Oppose
6. Vouchers for school choice

No Opinion
7. Make voter registration easier

No Opinion
8. Prioritize green energy

Strongly Oppose
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military

Strongly Support
11. Support & expand free trade

Strongly Oppose
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership

No Opinion
14. Expand ObamaCare

Strongly Oppose
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens

No Opinion
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive

Support
17. Keep God in the public sphere

Strongly Support
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities

Support
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage

Strongly Oppose
20. Privatize Social Security

Strongly Support
Total: 41
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
05/19/2017 H.R.2553 To amend the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to bring the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection into the regular appropriations process, and for other purposes. 05/19/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.  (All Actions)
04/28/2017 H.R.2226 Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act 04/28/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.  (All Actions)
04/18/2017 H.R.1992 Camp Nelson Heritage Park Study Act 04/18/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.  (All Actions)
03/31/2017 H.R.1565 Saving Lives, Saving Costs Act 03/31/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.  (All Actions)
03/30/2017 H.R.1806 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the expensing of race horses. 03/30/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
03/30/2017 H.R.1805 Equine Tax Parity Act of 2017 03/30/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
03/30/2017 H.R.1804 Race Horse Cost Recovery Act of 2017 03/30/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
03/23/2017 H.R.1699 Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing Act of 2017 03/23/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.  (All Actions)
02/16/2017 H.R.1126 Aged Distilled Spirits Competitiveness Act 02/16/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
08/04/2016 H.R.5789 Camp Nelson Heritage Park Study Act 08/04/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.  (All Actions)
05/26/2016 H.R.4166 Expanding Proven Financing for American Employers Act 05/26/2016 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 462.  (All Actions)
05/18/2016 H.R.5276 No Bailouts for State, Territory, and Local Governments Act 05/18/2016 Referred to House Financial Services  (All Actions)
05/06/2016 H.R.1486 TABS Act of 2016 05/06/2016 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 414.  (All Actions)
11/19/2015 H.R.1210 Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act 11/19/2015 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.  (All Actions)
11/17/2015 H.R.1603 Military SAVE Act 11/17/2015 Subcommittee Hearings Held.  (All Actions)
10/01/2015 H.R.3672 Equine Tax Parity Act 10/01/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
10/01/2015 H.R.3671 Race Horse Cost Recovery Act of 2015 10/01/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
07/17/2015 H.R.3084 Thoroughbred Horseracing Integrity Act of 2015 07/17/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade.  (All Actions)
06/16/2015 H.R.2603 Saving Lives, Saving Costs Act 06/16/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.  (All Actions)
04/16/2015 H.R.1841 Restoring Proven Financing for American Employers Act 04/16/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.  (All Actions)
Total: 643
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
02/03/2016 H.R.4321 Separation of Powers Restoration and Second Amendment Protection Act
01/20/2016 H.R.4038 American Security Against Foreign Enemies Act of 2015 Cloture Motion Rejected (55-43, 3/5 majority required) Not Voting
01/19/2016 H.R.1644 Supporting Transparent Regulatory and Environmental Actions in Mining Act Passed Aye
01/11/2016 H.R.712 Sunshine for Regulations and Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2016 Passed Aye
12/18/2015 H.Con.Res.105 Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the "Paris Agreement" announced on December 12, 2015, at the 21st session of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.
12/17/2015 H.Res.571 Establishing the Select Committee on Oversight of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.
12/11/2015 H.Res.564 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the symbols and traditions of Christmas should be protected for use by those who celebrate Christmas.
12/11/2015 H.R.4185 PACT Act of 2015
12/10/2015 H.R.4210 To amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to require voting members of the Financial Stability Oversight Council to testify before Congress at least twice each year when requested to do so or to otherwise permit certain Members of Congress to attend meetings of the Council whether or not such meetings are open to the public.
12/09/2015 H.Res.346 Condemning the use of toxic chemicals as weapons in the Syrian Arab Republic.
12/04/2015 H.R.4169 Fighting Against Imbalanced Regulatory Burdens Act of 2015
12/04/2015 H.R.22 FAST Act Conference Report Agreed to (83-16, 3/5 majority required) Not Voting
12/02/2015 H.R.427 Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2015 Passed Aye
12/01/2015 H.R.3459 Protecting Local Business Opportunity Act
11/23/2015 H.R.3858 September 11th VCF Reauthorization and U.S. Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Compensation Act
11/23/2015 H.R.3802 Alternative Ammunition Manufacturing Act
11/23/2015 H.R.868 Veterans TRICARE Choice Act
11/20/2015 H.R.4105 Horse Protection Amendments Act of 2015
11/20/2015 H.J.Res.74 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule of the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone".
11/19/2015 H.Con.Res.97 Expressing the sense of Congress that the President should submit to the Senate for advice and consent the climate change agreement proposed for adoption at the twenty-first session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, to be held in Paris, France from November 30 to December 11, 2015.
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