Tom Barrett | |
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Member of the Michigan Senate from the 24th district | |
In office January 1, 2019 –January 1, 2023 | |
Preceded by | Rick Jones |
Succeeded by | Ruth Johnson |
Member of the MichiganHouseofRepresentatives from the 71st district | |
In office January 1,2015 –January 1,2019 | |
Preceded by | Theresa Abed |
Succeeded by | Angela Witwer |
Personal details | |
Born | Southfield,Michigan,U.S. | April 30,1981
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Ashley Barrett (m. 2008) |
Education | Western Michigan University (BA) |
Website | Campaign website |
Military service | |
Allegiance | United States |
Branch/service | United States Army |
Years of service | 1999–2022 |
Rank | Chief Warrant Officer 2 |
Unit | Company B, 1-112th Aviation, 3-238th General Support Aviation Battalion, Grand Ledge Michigan Army National Guard |
Battles/wars | Operation Iraqi Freedom Operation Enduring Freedom |
Thomas More Barrett [1] (born April 30, 1981) is an American politician who served as a member of the Michigan Senate from the 24th district. A Republican, he previously served in the Michigan House of Representatives from 2015 to 2019. [2] [3]
Barrett was the Republican nominee in the 2022 election for Michigan's 7th congressional district, which he lost to incumbent Democrat Elissa Slotkin. He is running for the same seat in 2024.
Barrett was born in Southfield, Michigan. He graduated from Western Michigan University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science. [4]
After graduating from high school, Barrett joined the Army, where he served for 21 years. He served abroad in South Korea, Guantanamo Bay, Kuwait, and Iraq, and is a veteran of both Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom. He served in the Michigan Army National Guard, holding the rank of Chief Warrant Officer 2, until retiring in 2022. [5] [4]
Prior to running for public office, Barrett worked as an analyst for the Michigan Department of the Treasury. [6] [7]
Barrett was first elected to the Michigan House of Representatives in 2014, narrowly beating Democratic incumbent Theresa Abed. [8] He won re-election in 2016, defeating Theresa Abed in a rematch. Barrett garnered 54% of the vote to Abed's 43% and Libertarian Marc Lord's 3%. [9]
Barrett was elected to the Michigan Senate in 2018, and in 2022 chaired the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. [10]
Barrett was a vocal critic of Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, and sponsored Senate Bill 858 to regulate the governor's state of emergency powers, which the governor vetoed in May 2020. [11] [12]
Barrett was one of eleven state senators to sign a letter to Congress requesting, in January 2021, an "objective and transparent investigation into credible allegations of misconduct" in the 2020 presidential election. [13] [14] In September 2022, Barrett said that the legitimacy of the 2020 election is "unknowable". [15] [16]
In November 2021, Barrett announced his candidacy for the U.S. House of Representatives in the 2022 election for Michigan's 7th congressional district. [17] He won the Republican primary in August 2022, but lost to Democratic incumbent Elissa Slotkin in the November general election, [18] receiving 46% of the vote to her 52%. [19]
Bridge Michigan reported that, as of October 12, 2022, this was the most costly congressional election in the U.S. [20] By November 4, over $36 million had been spent by both campaigns. [19]
Barrett is running again for election in 2024 for the same district.
Barrett lives in Charlotte, Michigan, with his wife, Ashley, and their four children. [21]
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