Guy Barker | |
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Secretary-Treasurer of Quapaw Nation | |
In office 2020–2022 | |
Preceded by | Tamara Smiley-Reeves |
Succeeded by | Kathryn "Wena" Supernaw |
Personal details | |
Born | Oklahoma,U.S. |
Nationality | American Quapaw Nation |
Political party | Republican |
Relatives | Joseph Tali Byrd (cousin) |
Education | Oklahoma State University–Stillwater (BS) Oklahoma City University (JD) |
Guy Barker is a Quapaw-American politician and attorney who served one term as the secretary-treasurer of the Quapaw Nation between 2020 and 2022. During the 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Oklahoma,Barker ran for retiring Congressman Markwayne Mullin's seat in Oklahoma's 2nd congressional district,placing 5th in the 14 candidate Republican primary.
Barker is an eighth-generation Oklahoman. [1] He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in biosystems and mechanical engineering from Oklahoma State University–Stillwater and a Juris Doctor from the Oklahoma City University School of Law. [2]
Prior to running for office,Barker worked as a petroleum engineer and attorney. [3] Barker ran for Quapaw Nation secretary-treasurer in 2020 and was elected to his first term,defeating incumbent Tamara Smiley-Reeves. [4] He campaigned for election with his cousin,Joseph Tali Byrd,who was elected chairman of the tribe in the same election. [5] Barker came into office after a forensic audit of the Tribe resulted in the indictment of former Quapaw Nation Chairman John Berrey and former Quapaw Nation Secretary-Treasurer Tamara Smiley Reeves for mishandling $7 million. [6]
While in office Barker pursued a settlement of the Quapaw Nation's claim for damages against the United States for damage done to Tar Creek (referred to as the "Bear Settlement" by the Quapaw Nation). [7] He also oversaw the increase in the tribe's Saracen Casino Resort credit rating by Moody’s Investors Service and S&P Global Ratings and oversaw the reinvestment in the tribes criminal justice system after the reestablishment of the Quapaw reservation in a follow-up case to the McGirt v. Oklahoma decision. [8] [9] He was named "Tribal Executive of the Year" in 2021. [5]
Barker ran for Oklahoma's 2nd congressional district in 2022 after incumbent Markwayne Mullin announced his retirement to run for the open U.S. Senate seat. [2] He placed fifth and failed to qualify for the runoff. [10]
Barker ran for reelection in the 2022 Quapaw Nation elections, facing challenger Kathryn "Wena" Supernaw. [5] Supernaw defeated Barker in the July election. [11]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Independent | Guy Barker | 550 | 63.29% | |
Independent | Tamara Smiley Reeves | 319 | 36.71% | |
Total votes | 869 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Avery Frix | 11,336 | 14.7 | |
Republican | Josh Brecheen | 10,579 | 13.8 | |
Republican | Johnny Teehee | 9,963 | 13.0 | |
Republican | John Bennett | 8,713 | 11.3 | |
Republican | Guy Barker | 8,444 | 11.0 | |
Republican | Marty Quinn | 5,612 | 7.3 | |
Republican | Wes Nofire | 4,859 | 6.3 | |
Republican | David Derby | 4,204 | 5.5 | |
Republican | Chris Schiller | 4,108 | 5.3 | |
Republican | Dustin Roberts | 3,746 | 4.9 | |
Republican | Pamela Gordon | 2,344 | 3.0 | |
Republican | Rhonda Hopkins | 1,281 | 1.7 | |
Republican | Clint Johnson | 1,128 | 1.5 | |
Republican | Erick Wyatt | 615 | 0.8 | |
Total votes | 76,932 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Independent | Wena (Kathryn) Supernaw | 323 | 52.18% | |
Independent | Guy Barker | 296 | 47.82% | |
Total votes | 618 | 100.0 |
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