Senator George Barker (D-Alexandria)

Photo of George Barker
Party
Democratic
District
39: Fairfax County (Part), Prince William County (Part), Alexandria City (Part) [map]
Took Office
January 2008
Next Election
November 2015
Committees
Education and Health, General Laws and Technology, Rehabilitation and Social Services
Age
60
Website
senatorbarker.com
Fundraising
$15,418 cash on hand (From VPAP)
Copatroning Habits
68% of bills he copatroned were introduced by Democrats. Of all of the copatrons of his bills, 72% of them are Democrats. Of all of the copatrons of all of the bills that he also copatroned, 57% of them are Democrats.
Partisanship
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Bills Passed
18.2% in 2012
Bio

Associate director of the Health Systems Agency of Northern Virginia. Holds a BA and an MS from Harvard. Married with two grown children.

Top Recent Contributors
Donor Sector Total
Virginia Democratic Party Democratic Party committees $281,419
Virginia Senate Democratic Caucus Democratic Party committees $76,900
Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee Democratic Party committees $50,000
Moving Virginia Forward Democratic-based groups (but not official party committees) and generic liberal/progressive ones $50,000
Rappaport Companies Real estate agents & managers $32,500
Leadership For Virginia Republican-based groups (but not official party committees) and generic conservative ones $25,000
One Virginia PACs operated by Democratic state politicians $25,000
Virginia League Of Conservation Voters Environmental policy $22,419
Human Rights Campaign Gay & lesbian rights and issues $13,040
Mammen Group Political consultants & advisers $12,572

Data provided by The National Institute on Money in State Politics.

Recent Mentions on Blogs

Bipartisan Support, Near Unanimous Passage, Helps Children in ...

May 25, 2012
Senator George Barker introduced SB 217 to require local school districts to allow those family members caring for a relative's child on a full-time basis to enroll that child, with sworn affidavits from both the parent and the ...

Alexandria Mom: Del. Herring Town Hall Mtg.

May 24, 2012
10:00 am - Noon, Post-Session Town Hall with Delegate Charniele Herring and special guest State Senator George Barker at the Beatley Public Library, 5005 Duke St., Alexandria. For more information contact Zach Rickard ...

VPLC Disappointed in Veto of SB 217 | Virginia Poverty Law Center

May 23, 2012
The Virginia Poverty Law Center and Voices for Virginia's Children are deeply disappointed that Governor McDonnell has vetoed SB 217, a bill sponsored by Senator George Barker that would have provided countless ...

VEA General Assembly Daily Reports: Victory! HB 576 Re-referred ...

March 8, 2012
Senator George Barker, Senator Bill Carrico, Senator Chuck Colgan, Senator Creigh Deeds, Senator Adam Ebbin, Senator John Edwards, Senator Barbara Favola, Senator Emmet Hanger, Senator Mark Herring, Senator ...

Sen. George Barker says McDonnell's budget cuts pre-kindergarten ...

February 9, 2012
Sen. George Barker says McDonnell's budget cuts pre-kindergarten program. February 10, 2012 By admin Leave a Comment. Democrats say Gov. Bob McDonnell wants to slash a state program that helps disadvantaged 4-year olds prepare for kindergarten. “Particularly short-sighted are cuts to pre-Kindergarten programs that put ... Bottom-line budget numbers do not support the senator's claim. McDonnell's budget would provide more than a $3 million annual increase to pre-K ...

Recent Mentions in the Media

Washington Post (blog): 'Kinship care' bill vetoed by McDonnell

May 24, 2012
'Kinship care' bill vetoed by McDonnellSen. George Barker (D-Fairfax), right, and Sen. Dave Marsden ( D-Fairfax) on the opening day of the Virginia General Assembly in January 2010. (TRACY A WOODWARD - WASHINGTON POST) That's either as it should be or a terrible shame, depending on who's ...and more »

Washington Post (blog): 'Kinship care' bill vetoed by McDonnell

May 24, 2012
'Kinship care' bill vetoed by McDonnellTRACY A WOODWARD WASHINGTON POST Sen. George Barker (D-Fairfax), right, and Sen. Dave Marsden ( D-Fairfax) on the opening day of the Virginia General Assembly in January 2010. That's either as it should be or a terrible shame, depending on who's doing ...and more »

The Providence Journal: Cicilline hires Texan as his campaign's field director

May 13, 2012
Cicilline hires Texan as his campaign's field directorBy Philip Marcelo Andrew Childs is a 2010 graduate of the University of Texas at Austin who served as field organizer for the successful re-election campaign of Virginia state Senator George Barker (a Democrat representing Virginia's 39th Senate ...

Alexandria Times: Law enforcement officials remember fallen comrades

May 9, 2012
Local dignitaries, including City Councilman Frank Fannon and state Sen. George Barker (D-39), joined police, fire and Sheriff's Office personnel in offering their respects. ?We're extending our thanks to all those men and women in public safety,? said ...and more »

Virginia Connection Newspapers: Value of Volunteer Hours: $4.5 million

May 3, 2012
By Victoria Ross Supervisor Pat Herrity (R-Springfield) strikes a bipartisan note of support for community volunteerism with State Sen. George Barker (D-39) at the 20th annual Volunteer Service Awards ceremony Friday, April 27 at the Waterford in ...and more »

Below is a randomly assembled series of clips of some of George Barker’s briefer remarks on the floor of the senate.

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