Michael Jason Barrett | |
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Member of the West Virginia Senate from the 16th district | |
Assumed office December 1, 2022 Servingwith Patricia Rucker | |
Preceded by | Hannah Geffert |
Member of the West VirginiaHouseofRepresentatives from the 61st district | |
In office December 1,2016 –December 1,2022 | |
Preceded by | Walter Duke |
Succeeded by | Dean Jeffries |
In office December 1,2012 –December 1,2014 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Martinsburg,West Virginia | July 16,1982
Political party | Republican (December 2020–present) [1] |
Other political affiliations | Democratic (until December 2020) |
Occupation | Businessman |
Jason Barrett is a Republican member of the West Virginia Senate,representing the 16th district. Barrett is also a small business owner. [2]
After serving one term in the state House of Delegates as a Democrat,Barrett was defeated by Republican challenger Walter Duke in 2014. [3]
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. [4] He won again in 2018 and 2020 as a Democrat,but in December 2020,shortly after reelection,he changed his registration to Republican and joined the Republican caucus in the House. [1]