Misplaced Pages

Jason Barrett (West Virginia politician)

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
American politician
Michael Jason Barrett
Member of the West Virginia Senate
from the 16th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
December 1, 2022Serving with Patricia Rucker
Preceded byHannah Geffert
Member of the West Virginia House of Representatives
from the 61st district
In office
December 1, 2016 – December 1, 2022
Preceded byWalter Duke
Succeeded byDean Jeffries
In office
December 1, 2012 – December 1, 2014
Personal details
Born (1982-07-16) July 16, 1982 (age 42)
Martinsburg, West Virginia
Political partyRepublican (2020–present)
Other political
affiliations
Democratic (until 2020)
OccupationBusinessman

Jason Barrett is a Republican member of the West Virginia Senate, representing the 16th district. Barrett is also a small business owner.

After serving one term in the state House of Delegates, Barrett was defeated by Republican challenger Walter Duke in 2014.

In the 2016 election, in which Duke did not seek re-election, Barrett defeated Republican challenger Travis Bishop to regain his seat in the House.

References

  1. McElhinny, Brad (11 December 2020). "W.Va. House GOP supermajority gains another member as Delegate Jason Barrett switches parties". Metro News. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  2. McVey, John (18 January 2012). "Barrett plans to make a second run at delegate seat". The Journal. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 20 December 2013.
  3. Cronk, Samantha (5 November 2014). "Duke tops Barrett in 61st District". The Journal. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  4. Marshall, Katiann (8 November 2016). "Jason Barrett to return to House after winning 61st District race". The Journal. Retrieved 15 December 2016.

External links

Members of the West Virginia Senate
86th West Virginia Legislature (2023–2024)
President of the Senate
Craig Blair (R)
President pro tempore
Donna Boley (R)
Majority Leader
Tom Takubo (R)
Minority Leader
Mike Woelfel (D)


Stub icon

This article about a West Virginia politician is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

Categories: