About Garland Barr
Garland Barr

Garland Barr

Office: U.S. House (KY) - 6 , Republican
On The Ballot: True, Republican for U.S. House (KY) - 6

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  • Birth Date

    07/24/1973

  • Birth Place

    Lexington, KY

  • Home City

    Lexington, KY,

Family

Wife: Carol (deceased); 2 Children: Eleanor, Mary Clay,

EDUCATION

JD, Law, University of Kentucky College of Law, 1998-2001
BA, Government/Philosophy, University of Virginia, 1992-1996

POLITICAL EXPERIENCE

Candidate, United States House of Representatives, Kentucky, District 6, 2022, 2024
Representative, United States House of Representatives, Kentucky, District 6, 2013-present

COMMITTEES

Committee on Financial Services
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party
Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Monetary Policy
Subcommittee on National Security, Illicit Finance, and International Financial Institutions

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Attorney, Miller Wells PLLC, 2011-2012
Attorney, Kinkead & Stilz, PLLC, 2008-2011
Deputy General Counsel, Governor Ernie Fletcher, 2007
General Counsel, Governor's Office for Local Development, 2004-2007
Associate, Stites & Harbison, Professional Limited Liability Company, 2001-2004
Special Assistant, Office of the Governor, Kentucky, 2004
Legislative Assistant, Congressman Jim Talent, 1996-1998
Attorney, Kinkead and Stilz, Professional Limited Liability Company
Former Instructor, Constitutional Law/Administrative Law, Morehead State University
Former Part-Time Instructor, Constitutional Law/Administrative Law, University of Kentucky

RELIGIOUS, CIVIC, AND OTHER MEMBERSHIPS

Participant, Leadership Lexington, 2007
Former Member, Christ Church Cathedral
Member, Kentucky Bar Association
Member, Fayette County Bar Association Young Lawyers Section
Member, Board of Directors, Friends of the Isaac Murphy Memorial Art Garden
Member, Rural Health Coalition
Member, Phi Beta Kappa Fraternity
Member, Good Shepherd Episcopal Church
Member, American Bar Association
Member, Board of Directors, Prevent Child Abuse Kentucky
Member, Board of Directors, Leadership Lexington Steering Committee