• 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
04/14/2015 H.R.1259 Helping Expand Lending Practices in Rural Communities Act 04/14/2015 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.  (All Actions)
04/08/2015 H.R.1389 American Jobs and Community Revitalization Act of 2015 04/08/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.  (All Actions)
02/26/2015 H.R.1113 Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act 02/26/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.  (All Actions)
02/11/2015 H.R.867 Aged Distilled Spirits Competitiveness Act 02/11/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
01/22/2015 H.J.Res.11 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of consecutive terms that a Member of Congress may serve. 01/22/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.  (All Actions)
09/17/2014 H.R.5461 To clarify the application of certain leverage and risk-based requirements under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, to improve upon the definitions provided for points and fees in connection with a mortgage transaction, and for other purposes. 09/17/2014 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.  (All Actions)
09/16/2014 H.R.2673 Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act 09/16/2014 Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held.  (All Actions)
09/16/2014 H.R.2672 Helping Expand Lending Practices in Rural Communities Act 09/16/2014 Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held.  (All Actions)
04/30/2014 H.R.4167 Restoring Proven Financing for American Employers Act 04/30/2014 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.  (All Actions)
03/20/2014 H.R.4106 Saving Lives, Saving Costs Act 03/20/2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.  (All Actions)
02/10/2014 H.R.4021 Debt Limit Reform and Congressional Pay for Performance Act of 2014 02/10/2014 Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform  (All Actions)
01/24/2014 H.R.3775 Military SAVE Act 01/24/2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.  (All Actions)
08/02/2013 H.R.3002 No Bailouts for State and local Governments Act 08/02/2013 Referred to House Financial Services  (All Actions)
06/28/2013 H.R.2570 Valley View Ferry Preservation Act of 2013 06/28/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.  (All Actions)
06/27/2013 H.R.2535 American Liberty Coinage and Deficit Reduction Act of 2013 06/27/2013 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.  (All Actions)
06/14/2013 H.R.2312 Aged Distilled Spirits Competitiveness Act 06/14/2013 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure.  (All Actions)
05/24/2013 H.R.2212 Race Horse Cost Recovery Act of 2013 05/24/2013 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
05/22/2013 H.R.1789 Creating Crop Insurance Certainty for Farmers Act 05/22/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management.  (All Actions)
05/17/2013 H.R.2010 Live by the Laws You Write Act 05/17/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
03/06/2013 H.R.998 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the holding period used to determine whether horses are section 1231 assets to 12 months. 03/06/2013 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
Total: 643
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
06/13/2017 H.R.10 Financial CHOICE Act of 2017
05/22/2017 H.R.695 Child Protection Improvements Act of 2017
05/18/2017 H.Con.Res.55 Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States should withdraw from the Paris Agreement, adopted in December 2015.
05/18/2017 H.Res.256 Expressing support for the countries of Eastern Europe and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
05/18/2017 H.R.1677 Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act of 2017
05/17/2017 H.R.510 Rapid DNA Act of 2017
05/05/2017 H.R.244 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017 Passed Yea
04/11/2017 H.R.1811 HOPS Act
05/04/2017 H.R.1644 Korean Interdiction and Modernization of Sanctions Act Passed Yea
05/01/2017 H.R.2024 End Discriminatory State Taxes for Automobile Renters Act of 2017
05/01/2017 H.R.2004 Strengthen Employment And Seasonal Opportunities Now (SEASON) Act
04/28/2017 H.R.2224 Repeal of the Obamacare Bay State Boondoggle Act
04/27/2017 H.R.2204 Homeowner Information Privacy Protection Act
04/27/2017 H.R.613 Lieutenant Osvaldo Albarati Correctional Officer Self-Protection Act of 2017
04/24/2017 H.R.2053 Mining School Enhancement Act
04/13/2017 H.J.Res.43 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule submitted by Secretary of Health and Human Services relating to compliance with title X requirements by project recipients in selecting subrecipients. Passed Aye
04/05/2017 H.R.1955 Rural Hospital Access Act of 2017
04/03/2017 H.Res.92 Condemning North Korea's development of multiple intercontinental ballistic missiles, and for other purposes. Passed Yea
03/29/2017 H.R.1698 Iran Ballistic Missiles and International Sanctions Enforcement Act
03/29/2017 H.R.26 Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2017 Passed Aye
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