John Barrow (U.S. politician)
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia's 12th district |
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In office January 3, 2005 – January 3, 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Max Burns |
| Succeeded by | Rick W. Allen |
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October 31, 1955 Athens, Georgia, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
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| Religion | Baptist |
John Jenkins Barrow (born October 31, 1955) was the U.S. Representative for Georgia's 12th congressional district from 2005 to 2015. The district includes much of the Georgia side of the Central Savannah River Area and includes counties as far south as Coffee County and as far west as Laurens County. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
As a Democratic congressman in an increasingly Republican state, Barrow was targeted for defeat by Republican strategists from the time he was first elected. Twice the GOP-controlled Georgia General Assembly redrew his district, forcing him to move first from Athens to Savannah and then from Savannah to Augusta to remain a resident of his district. He was ultimately defeated in his 2014 bid for re-election.
Barrow was born in Athens, Georgia, to Judge James Barrow and his wife, Phyllis (Jenkins) Barrow, who both had served as military officers during World War II. His family has deep roots in the Athens area, and according to his staff he is a great-great-nephew of David Crenshaw Barrow Jr., for whom nearby Barrow County was named. Through his Barrow ancestors he is related to 19th-century Georgia Gov. Wilson Lumpkin.
Barrow graduated from the University of Georgia with a political science degree in 1976. While a student, he was a member of the University's Demosthenian Literary Society. In 1979, he earned a Juris Doctor degree from Harvard Law School. After graduation, he entered private practice as a lawyer, working until his election to public office. Barrow divorced his wife Victoria in 2005. He has two children.
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