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Garland Hale "Andy" Barr IV (born July 24, 1973) is an American politician and lawyer who has served as the United States Representative for Kentucky's 6th congressional district since 2013. A native of Lexington, Kentucky, Barr completed undergraduate studies at the University of Virginia in 1996. While in college, he worked as an intern for Republican Senator Mitch McConnell and the Republican National Committee. After graduation, he worked as a legislative assistant for then-Missouri Representative Jim Talent before enrolling at the University of Kentucky College of Law. He completed his law degree in 2001 and joined the Lexington firm of Stites & Harbison. After representing the running mate of Republican gubernatorial candidate Ernie Fletcher in a dispute over residency requirements in 2003, he joined Fletcher's transition team after his election and eventually became part of his executive staff. He was not implicated in the hiring scandal that plagued Fletcher's administration, and in fact, claimed that he had warned administration officials of potential violations of the state merit system. Barr returned to private practice after Fletcher was defeated for reelection. In 2009, he announced he would challenge Democrat Ben Chandler in the 2010 midterm elections. The National Republican Congressional Committee targeted the race as part of their strategy to gain a majority in the U.S. House of Representatives and provided considerable financial backing to Barr's campaign. Chandler won the election by fewer than 700 votes, and Barr finally conceded defeat after a recanvass failed to yield an appreciable difference in the margin. In mid-2011, however, he announced he would again challenge Chandler in 2012. Again aided by campaign funds from the national party – which were countered by contributions to Chandler by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee – Barr won the election by over 11,000 votes. ==Early life and education== Barr was born in Lexington, Kentucky, and is the son of Garland Hale Barr III and Rev. Donna R. (Faulconer) Barr.〔Brammer, "GOP's Barr mulls run for Congress"〕 The Barr family has been in Lexington for generations, and Barr Street in that city is reportedly named for one of Barr's ancestors.〔Cheves, "Barr says he offers respite from 'career politicians'"〕 His father founded the law firm of Barr, Anderson and Roberts and his mother is a deacon in the Episcopal Diocese of Lexington.〔 Barr graduated from Henry Clay High School in Lexington, Kentucky, in 1992.〔Musgrave, "Former Fletcher aide running for Congress"〕 He attended the University of Virginia where, as a contributor to a conservative campus publication called ''The Virginia Advocate'', he was highly critical of then-President Bill Clinton for allegedly evading the draft.〔 While in college, he was also an intern for U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell and the Republican National Committee.〔 In 1993, he was arrested in Key West, Florida, and charged with possessing a fake Mississippi driver's license.〔 He pled guilty to the charge and was sentenced to eight hours of community service.〔 Barr graduated with a bachelor's degree in government and philosophy in 1996.〔 From 1996 until 1998, he worked as a legislative assistant to Jim Talent, then a U.S. Representative from Missouri.〔 In 1999, he was charged with public intoxication in Lexington, a charge that was dismissed four months later.〔 In 2001, Barr earned a law degree from the University of Kentucky College of Law. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Andy Barr (U.S. politician)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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