George Barker

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George Barker
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Democratic Party

Prior offices
Virginia State Senate District 39
Successor: Adam Ebbin
Elections and appointments
Last election

June 20, 2023

Personal
Religion
Christian: Presbyterian
Profession
Health Planner
Contact

Campaign website

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George Barker (Democratic Party) was a member of the Virginia State Senate, representing District 39. He assumed office in 2008. He left office on January 10, 2024.

Barker (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Virginia State Senate to represent District 36. He lost in the Democratic primary on June 20, 2023.

Biography

Barker received a A.B at Harvard College and M.S. at Harvard University. Barker is a health planner.

Committee assignments

2023-2024

Barker was assigned to the following committees:

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2020-2021

Barker was assigned to the following committees:

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2019-2020

Barker was assigned to the following committees:

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2016 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2016 legislative session, Barker served on the following committees:

Virginia committee assignments, 2016
• Education and Health
• Finance
• General Laws and Technology

2015 legislative session

In the 2015 legislative session, Barker served on the following committees:

2014 legislative session

In the 2014 legislative session, Barker served on the following committees:

2012-2013

In the 2012-2013 legislative session, Barker served on the following committees:

2010-2011

In the 2010-2011 legislative session, Barker served on the following committees:

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Elections

2023

See also: Virginia State Senate elections, 2023

General election

General election for Virginia State Senate District 36

Stella Pekarsky defeated Julie Perry in the general election for Virginia State Senate District 36 on November 7, 2023.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Stella Pekarsky
Stella Pekarsky (D)
 
60.8
 
36,802
Image of Julie Perry
Julie Perry (R)
 
38.8
 
23,458
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.4
 
223

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 60,483
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Virginia State Senate District 36

Stella Pekarsky defeated incumbent George Barker in the Democratic primary for Virginia State Senate District 36 on June 20, 2023.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Stella Pekarsky
Stella Pekarsky
 
52.5
 
8,083
Image of George Barker
George Barker
 
47.5
 
7,322

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 15,405
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Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Julie Perry advanced from the Republican primary for Virginia State Senate District 36.

Endorsements

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Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Barker in this election.

2019

See also: Virginia State Senate elections, 2019

General election

General election for Virginia State Senate District 39

Incumbent George Barker defeated S.W. Hillenburg in the general election for Virginia State Senate District 39 on November 5, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of George Barker
George Barker (D)
 
65.9
 
40,259
Image of S.W. Hillenburg
S.W. Hillenburg (R) Candidate Connection
 
34.0
 
20,757
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
72

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 61,088
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2015

See also: Virginia State Senate elections, 2015

Elections for the Virginia State Senate took place in 2015. A primary election was held on June 9, 2015. The general election took place on November 3, 2015. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 26, 2015.[1] Incumbent George Barker was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Joe Murray was unopposed in the Republican primary. Barker defeated Murray in the general election.[2]

Virginia State Senate, District 39 General Election, 2015
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngGeorge Barker Incumbent 54% 20,083
     Republican Joe Murray 46% 17,101
Total Votes 37,184

2011

See also: Virginia State Senate elections, 2011

On November 8, 2011, Barker won re-election to District 39 of the Virginia State Senate. He defeated Miller Baker (R) in the November 8 general election.[3]

Virginia State Senate, District 39 General Election, 2011
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngGeorge Barker Incumbent 53.2% 21,201
     Republican Miller Baker 46.8% 18,687
Total Votes 39,888

Fundraising

Barker and fellow Democratic incumbent Dave Marsden received more money from the Democratic Party of Virginia than any other Senate candidate through the September 30, 2011 filing period.[4]

2007

See also: Virginia State Senate elections, 2007

On November 6, 2007, Barker won election to the 39th District Seat in the Virginia State Senate, defeating opponent Jay O'Brien (R).[5]

Baker raised $976,911 for his campaign while O'Brien raised $893,431.[6]

Virginia State Senate, District 39 (2007)
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark transparent.png George Barker (D) 19,892 50.92%
J.K. "Jay" O'Brien (R) 19,131 48.97%

Campaign themes

2023

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2019

George Barker did not complete Ballotpedia's 2019 Candidate Connection survey.

2011

Barker's website highlighted the following campaign themes:

  • Transportation
Excerpt: "Transportation remains a top priority for our region. Leaving our needs unaddressed is damaging to our economy and quality of life, while traffic continues to clog our highways and slow our economic progress."
  • BRAC
Excerpt: "Senator Barker has opposed BRAC and its negative effects on our community since before he was elected to the Senate. As chair of Fairfax County's Transportation Advisory Commission, he helped get the Army to reduce by half the number of people at the old Engineering Proving Ground in Springfield."
  • Jobs and the Economy
Excerpt: "George is working with leaders from both parties to create jobs and investment opportunities."
  • Veterans
Excerpt: "George works hard for Virginia veterans, and has passed several pieces of legislation aimed at strengthening our veteran community."
  • Protecting Our Communities
Excerpt: "Senator Barker wants to ensure that our communities remain safe and enjoyable places to live. He passed a major piece of legislation in 2011 that permits those in dating relationships and others beyond immediate family to seek protective orders when violence or harm is threatened."
  • Health Care
Excerpt: "Serving on the Education and Health Committee and the Joint Commission on Health Care, George is working to control health care costs, improve quality and outcomes, and make health care accessible for Virginia families."
  • Education
Excerpt: "We take pride in the caliber of our public schools, and our children have benefited immensely from the school systems we have in Northern Virginia."
  • The Environment
Excerpt: "Protecting our environment is one of Senator Barker's top priorities, and he is an avid supporter of energy conservation."

Campaign finance summary

Note: The finance data shown here comes from the disclosures required of candidates and parties. Depending on the election or state, this may represent only a portion of all the funds spent on their behalf. Satellite spending groups may or may not have expended funds related to the candidate or politician on whose page you are reading this disclaimer. Campaign finance data from elections may be incomplete. For elections to federal offices, complete data can be found at the FEC website. Click here for more on federal campaign finance law and here for more on state campaign finance law.

George Barker campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2023* Virginia State Senate District 36Lost primary$1,282,550 $911,174
2019Virginia State Senate District 39Won general$530,287 N/A**
Grand total$1,812,837 $911,174
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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2023

In 2023, the Virginia State Legislature was in session from January 11 to February 25.

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2012

Personal

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Barker was born in Eldorado, Illinois, on August 24, 1951. Barker has been a member of the Fairfax Presbyterian church.

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ Virginia State Board of Elections, "2015 November Election Calendar," accessed January 2, 2015
    2. ↑ Virginia Board of Elections, "2015 General election candidates," accessed August 21, 2015
    3. ↑ Virginia State Board of Elections, "November 2011 General Election Official Results," accessed May 15, 2014
    4. ↑ Washington Examiner, "Democrats boost spending in N.Va. Senate races," October 29, 2011
    5. ↑ Virginia State Board of Elections, "November 6, 2007 General Election Official Results," accessed May 28, 2014
    6. ↑ Follow the Money, "Campaign contributions," accessed May 28, 2014

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    2008-2024    		 Succeeded by
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