Ray Barnhart
| Ray Anderson Barnhart | |
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Ray Barnhart as director of the Federal Highway Administration
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| Federal Highway Administration Director | |
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In office 1981–1987 |
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| Preceded by | John S. Hassell, Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Robert E. Farris |
| Texas Republican Party State Chairman | |
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In office 1977–1979 |
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| Preceded by | Ray Hutchison |
| Succeeded by | Chet Upham |
| Texas State Representative from Pasadena (Harris County) | |
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In office January 1973 – January 1975 |
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| Preceded by | Johnny Nelms (District 24-6) |
| Succeeded by | Bill Caraway |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
January 12, 1928 Elgin, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died |
May 26, 2013 (aged 85) Wheeling, West Virginia |
| Resting place | Rousselot Ranch in Sonora, Texas |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Jacqueline Price Barnhart |
| Children |
Whitney Allison Barnhart |
| Residence |
St. Clairsville Belmont County, Ohio |
| Alma mater |
Elgin High School |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Military service | |
| Service/branch | United States Army |
Whitney Allison Barnhart
Elgin High School
Marietta College
Ray Anderson Barnhart (January 12, 1928 – May 26, 2013) was a businessman and Republican politician, formerly from Pasadena in Harris County, Texas.
From 1981 to 1987, Barnhart was director of the Federal Highway Administration under U.S. President Ronald W. Reagan. In 1976, he, along with Ernest Angelo of Midland, and Barbara Staff of Dallas were co-chairmen of the Reagan presidential primary campaign against sitting President Gerald R. Ford, Jr. From 1973 to 1974, Barnhart was a one-term member of the Texas House of Representatives. He previously served on the Pasadena City Council from 1965 to 1969.
Barnhart was born to Ora E. Barnhart (1904–1991) and the former Alice Mildred Anderson in Elgin in Kane County west of Chicago in northeastern Illinois, to the east of Reagan's birthplace in Tampico in western Illinois. An Eagle Scout, Barnhart graduated from Elgin High School in January 1945, a semester earlier than most of his classmates. He enlisted in the United States Army and served from 1946 to 1947. Thereafter, he studied speech and theatre arts at Marietta College in Marietta, Ohio, from which he obtained the Bachelor of Arts degree in 1950. He married the former Jacqueline Price (born 1927) in Bellaire in Belmont County, Ohio. In 1951, he received a Master of Arts in speech, theater, and radio communication from the University of Houston, Texas. He returned to Marietta College as a professor from 1951 to 1955. With an ending salary of $3,050 annually at Marietta College, the Barnharts relocated to Houston, where he entered the construction businesses. He first dug water and sewer lines and later specialized in underground utilities. Thereafter, he was an insurance agent from 1978 to 1981.
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