BARR, GARLAND ANDY

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BARR, GARLAND ANDY
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: 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%; Write a Review

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 Abortion is immoral and should be absolutely restricted, because it kills a human being. And abortion clinics are illegal.
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy	Strongly Oppose The income tax and the IRS should be both abolished. Lower and flatter taxes are the good first step.
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery	Oppose Cutting taxes and reducing regulation is the means to recuperate from the Great Recession.
6. Vouchers for school choice	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
7. Make voter registration easier	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
8. Prioritize green energy	Strongly Oppose There's no global warming - it's just natural climatic variation. And if there is a problem, we won't be affacted much.
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military	Strongly Support U.S. needs to keep expanding the military. Increase defense spending is also to meet global responsibilities.
11. Support & expand free trade	Strongly Oppose We should restrict trade with any country which costs us jobs or which creates a trade deficit. And International trade just ships jobs overseas.
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
14. Expand ObamaCare	Strongly Oppose Government should not be involved with providing healthcare, because it would make the government takeover of a large portion of the economy and undue intrusions into personal medical histories.
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive	Support Human needs come first, but it's ok to use natural resource for sustainable development.
17. Keep God in the public sphere	Strongly Support Belief in God is what America was founded upon, so religious organizations, or praying in school, does not violate the separation of church and state. Religious institutions should be involved in welfare or education.
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities	Support Benefits of diversity should be considered. The government should prosecute companies that discriminate against women and minorities.
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage	Strongly Oppose Homosexuality is immoral. We must eradicate so that homosexual values are not imposed upon our children.
20. Privatize Social Security	Strongly Support Americans should self-determine their retirement funding instead of entrust to the government.

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
07/24/2015	H.R.3197	Protecting Life and Taxpayers Act of 2015
07/24/2015	H.R.3119	Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act
07/24/2015	H.R.1599	Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2015	Failed	No
07/23/2015	H.R.3126	To prohibit the Commissioner of Social Security from furnishing the name of any individual in a report to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System unless a Federal court has determined the individual to be mentally defective.
07/21/2015	H.R.3139	SEMPER FI Act
07/17/2015	H.R.3037	Hospice Care Access Improvement Act of 2015
07/16/2015	H.R.3110	National Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2015
07/16/2015	H.Res.367	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives in disapproval of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action agreed to by the P5+1 and Iran on July 14, 2015.
07/14/2015	H.R.3048	Community Financial Institution Exemption Act
07/10/2015	H.R.3015	EPA Regulatory Domestic Benefit Act of 2014
07/09/2015	H.R.2805	Heroin and Prescription Opioid Abuse Prevention, Education, and Enforcement Act of 2015
07/09/2015	H.R.1302	VA Appeals Backlog Relief Act
07/08/2015	H.J.Res.59	Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Army Corps of Engineers and the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the definition of "waters of the United States" under the Clean Water Act.
07/08/2015	H.R.2903	Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act of 2015
07/06/2015	H.R.893	Boys Town Centennial Commemorative Coin Act
07/01/2015	H.R.2710	Lawful Purpose and Self Defense Act
06/24/2015	H.R.1190	Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2015	Passed	Aye
06/23/2015	H.R.2799	FAST Act
06/23/2015	H.R.160	Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2015	Passed	Aye
06/17/2015	H.R.2802	First Amendment Defense Act

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