Barry Goldwater, Jr.
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 20th district |
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In office January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1983 |
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| Preceded by | Carlos Moorhead |
| Succeeded by | Bill Thomas |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 27th district |
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In office April 29, 1969 – January 3, 1975 |
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| Preceded by | Ed Reinecke |
| Succeeded by | Alphonzo E. Bell, Jr. |
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Barry Morris Goldwater Jr. July 15, 1938 Scottsdale, Arizona, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Republican |
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University of Colorado-Boulder Arizona State University |
| Profession | Congressman, Political activist, Public Speaker, Humanitarian, Businessman |
| Religion | Episcopalian |
Barry Morris Goldwater Jr. (born July 15, 1938) is a former Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from California, serving from 1969 to 1983. He is the son of former Senator and 1964 Republican presidential nominee Barry Goldwater.
Goldwater was born on July 15, 1938. He graduated from Staunton Military Academy in Staunton, Virginia in 1957. Goldwater attended the University of Colorado and graduated from Arizona State University in 1962. He then worked as a , public relations executive and in import-export business before being elected to Congress.
In April 1969, Goldwater ran his first race for Congress representing northern Los Angeles County. He won that race for the 91st Congress and was reelected for six consecutive terms. During his time in Washington Goldwater served on several committees such as the Committee on Public Works and Transportation, the Joint Committee on Energy, and the Committee on Science and Technology.
During his tenure Goldwater drafted legislation that addressed issues that are still topics of debate today. The Privacy Act of 1974, which prevents the distribution of private information from government and businesses, is one of the best known laws of which he drafted.
In 1980, Goldwater campaigned for family friend and Governor of California Ronald Reagan, who won the presidential election against Jimmy Carter. Goldwater would later publicly debate Reagan's son Ron Reagan, who did not support Goldwater's friend and then-California Republican gubernatorial candidate Arnold Schwarzenegger. Schwarzenegger went on to win the 2003 recall election to replace Gray Davis as Governor of California.
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