• 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
02/24/2017 H.Res.129 Calling on the Department of Defense, other elements of the Federal Government, and foreign governments to intensify efforts to investigate, recover, and identify all missing and unaccounted-for personnel of the United States.
02/24/2017 H.R.1057 STOP Act of 2017
02/24/2017 H.R.1017 Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2017
02/21/2017 H.R.930 Lymphedema Treatment Act
02/21/2017 H.R.664 STOP OD Act of 2017
02/21/2017 H.R.426 Protecting Lives Using Surplus Equipment Act of 2017
02/17/2017 H.R.1200 Collegiate Housing and Infrastructure Act of 2017
02/17/2017 H.R.1136 FDA Deeming Authority Clarification Act of 2017
02/16/2017 H.R.1150 Tanning Tax Repeal Act of 2017
02/16/2017 H.R.1116 TAILOR Act of 2017
02/16/2017 H.J.Res.38 Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of the Interior known as the Stream Protection Rule. Passed Yea
02/16/2017 H.Res.60 Expressing continued support for the special relationship between the United States and the United Kingdom and urging commencement of negotiations for the development of a North Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (NATIP) between the United States and the United Kingdom.
02/16/2017 H.Res.30 Condemning the Dog Meat Festival in Yulin, China, and urging China to end the dog meat trade.
02/15/2017 H.R.849 Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2017
02/15/2017 H.R.830 STAND for Ukraine Act
02/14/2017 H.J.Res.73 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to prepaid accounts under the Electronic Fund Transfer Act and the Truth in Lending Act.
02/14/2017 H.J.Res.41 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of a rule submitted by the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to "Disclosure of Payments by Resource Extraction Issuers". Passed Yea
02/14/2017 H.R.512 WINGMAN Act
02/13/2017 H.J.Res.27 Disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the Death with Dignity Act of 2016.
02/10/2017 H.R.931 Firefighter Cancer Registry Act of 2017
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