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Jason Barrett
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Republican Party

Candidate, West Virginia State Senate District 16

West Virginia State Senate District 16
Tenure

2022 - Present

Term ends

2026

Years in position

2

Predecessor
Prior offices
West Virginia House of Delegates District 61

Compensation

Base salary

$20,000/year

Per diem

$75/day for members who commute daily. $175/day for members who do not commute daily.

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 8, 2022

Next election

November 3, 2026

Education

Bachelor's

Shepherd University

Personal
Birthplace
Martinsburg, W.Va.
Religion
Christian
Profession
Restaurant owner
Contact

Official website

Personal Facebook 

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Jason Barrett (Republican Party) is a member of the West Virginia State Senate, representing District 16. He assumed office on December 1, 2022. His current term ends on December 1, 2026.

Barrett (Republican Party) is running for re-election to the West Virginia State Senate to represent District 16. He declared candidacy for the 2026 election.[source]

Barrett previously served in the West Virginia House of Delegates, representing District 61 from 2012 to 2014. He was also an unsuccessful Democratic candidate for District 54, West Virginia House of Delegates in the November 2, 2010 state legislative election.

On December 11, 2020, Barrett announced that he would be switching his party affiliation from Democrat to Republican. After changing his party affiliation at the West Virginia Secretary of State’s office, Barrett said, “For me to be able to be the most effective legislator I can be and really move good policy forward in West Virginia, I think that joining the Republican Party in West Virginia is a way to do that.”[1]

Biography

Jason Barrett was born in and lives in Martinsburg, West Virginia. Barrett graduated from Martinsburg High School. He earned a degree from Shepherd University. His career experience includes working as a small business owner in the restaurant industry.[2]

Committee assignments

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2023-2024

Barrett was assigned to the following committees:

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2021-2022

Barrett was assigned to the following committees:

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2019-2020

Barrett was assigned to the following committees:

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2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

West Virginia committee assignments, 2017
• Finance
• Interstate Cooperation
• Political Subdivisions
• Small Business, Entrepreneurship, and Economic Development

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Barrett served on the following committees:

West Virginia committee assignments, 2013
• Education
• Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business
• Banking and Insurance
• Joint Education

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

2026

See also: West Virginia State Senate elections, 2026

Note: At this time, Ballotpedia is combining all declared candidates for this election into one list under a general election heading. As primary election dates are published, this information will be updated to separate general election candidates from primary candidates as appropriate.

General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

General election for West Virginia State Senate District 16

Incumbent Jason Barrett is running in the general election for West Virginia State Senate District 16 on November 3, 2026.

Candidate
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Jason Barrett (R)

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2022

State Senate

See also: West Virginia State Senate elections, 2022

General election

General election for West Virginia State Senate District 16

Jason Barrett defeated incumbent Hannah Geffert in the general election for West Virginia State Senate District 16 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Jason Barrett (R)
 
60.5
 
18,672
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Hannah Geffert (D)
 
39.5
 
12,196

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

Total votes: 30,868
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for West Virginia State Senate District 16

Jason Barrett defeated Renee Wibly in the Republican primary for West Virginia State Senate District 16 on May 10, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Jason Barrett
 
54.7
 
4,488
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45.3
 
3,715

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

Total votes: 8,203
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House of Delegates

See also: West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2022

Jason Barrett did not file to run for re-election.

2020

See also: West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2020

General election

General election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 61

Incumbent Jason Barrett defeated Kim Mongan-Saladini in the general election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 61 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Jason Barrett (D)
 
58.5
 
4,273
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Kim Mongan-Saladini (R)
 
41.5
 
3,033

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Total votes: 7,306
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 61

Incumbent Jason Barrett advanced from the Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 61 on June 9, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Jason Barrett
Jason Barrett
 
100.0
 
1,657

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

Total votes: 1,657
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 61

Kim Mongan-Saladini advanced from the Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 61 on June 9, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Kim Mongan-Saladini
 
100.0
 
1,279

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

Total votes: 1,279
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2018

See also: West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2018

General election

General election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 61

Incumbent Jason Barrett won election in the general election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 61 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Jason Barrett (D)
 
100.0
 
4,070

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

Total votes: 4,070
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 61

Incumbent Jason Barrett advanced from the Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 61 on May 8, 2018.

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 61

Anthony Vitale advanced from the Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 61 on May 8, 2018.

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2016

See also: West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2016

Elections for the West Virginia House of Delegates took place in 2016. The primary election took place on May 10, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was January 30, 2016. Incumbent Walter Duke (R) did not seek re-election.

Jason Barrett defeated Travis Bishop in the West Virginia House of Delegates District 61 general election.[3][4]

West Virginia House of Delegates District 61, General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Jason Barrett 51.49% 3,345
     Republican Travis Bishop 48.51% 3,151
Total Votes 6,496
Source: West Virginia Secretary of State


Jason Barrett ran unopposed in the West Virginia House of Delegates District 61 Democratic primary.[5][6]

West Virginia House of Delegates District 61, Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Jason Barrett  (unopposed)


Travis Bishop defeated Douglas Hardy in the West Virginia House of Delegates District 61 Republican primary.[5][6]

West Virginia House of Delegates District 61, Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Travis Bishop 57.53% 894
     Republican Douglas Hardy 42.47% 660
Total Votes 1,554

2014

See also: West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2014

Elections for the West Virginia House of Delegates took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 13, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was January 25, 2014. Incumbent Jason Barrett was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Walter Duke was unopposed in the Republican primary. Duke defeated Barrett in the general election.[7]

West Virginia House of Delegates District 61, General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngWalter Duke 54.7% 1,968
     Democratic Jason Barrett Incumbent 45.3% 1,629
Total Votes 3,597

2012

See also: West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2012

Barrett won election in the 2012 election for West Virginia House of Delegates, District 61. Barrett ran unopposed in the May 8 primary election and defeated incumbent Walter E. Duke in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[8][9]

West Virginia House of Delegates, District 61, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngJason Barrett 52.7% 3,270
     Republican Walter Duke Incumbent 47.3% 2,936
Total Votes 6,206

2010

See also: West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2010

Barrett was defeated in District 54 in the November 2, 2010 general election. He was defeated by Republican incumbent Walter Duke. He was unopposed in the primary election.[10][11]

West Virginia House of Delegates, District 54 Democratic Primary (2010)
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark transparent.png Michael Jason Barrett (D) 706 56.21%

Campaign themes

2026

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2022

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2020

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2016

Barrett's campaign website highlighted the following issues:

“

Trusted Leadership For Martinsburg:

  • Successfully authored and passed several major pieces of legislation, including raising the minimum wage, allowing Martinsburg to enter the Home Rule Pilot Program, pay raises for local teachers and school service personnel, and the Small Business Emergency Act.
  • Local small business owner who creates real jobs here at home and knows what it takes to bring more business to our area.
  • A strong advocate for quality education, smaller class sizes, and emphasizes more teaching, less testing.
  • Established dyslexia as a learning disability that West Virginia schools must acknowledge to help children with this learning disability receive a quality education.
  • Passed legislation protecting children from child predators and stiffening penalties for child abuse.

Real Solutions For The Eastern Panhandle:

  • A bi-partisan, comprehensive approach to curing and combating our devastating opioid epidemic by working together with families, doctors, law enforcement, teachers, and elected officials.
  • Fighting for more funding for the Blue Ridge CTC that is currently funded at the lowest level in West Virginia.
  • Advocating phasing out the equipment and inventory tax to attract more companies to our area to create more good paying jobs.
  • Helping seniors by increasing the homestead exemption.
  • Leading the charge to improve our infrastructure, including roads and high-speed internet, to attract more jobs and improve our quality of life.
  • Working to make Berkeley County schools competitive with neighboring states by establishing “locality pay”.
  • Championing women’s equality and fair pay.[12]
 ”
—Jason Barrett[13]

Campaign finance summary

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Jason Barrett campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2022West Virginia State Senate District 16Won general$183,670 $179,764
2020West Virginia House of Delegates District 61Won general$46,706 N/A**
2018West Virginia House of Delegates District 61Won general$23,640 N/A**
2016West Virginia House of Delegates, District 61Won $30,500 N/A**
2014West Virginia State House, District 61Lost $45,760 N/A**
2012West Virginia State House, District 61Won $23,217 N/A**
2010West Virginia State House, District 54Lost $17,503 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ Herald Media, "Martinsburg lawmaker switches parties, joins GOP supermajority in W.Va. House," December 11, 2020
    2. ↑ West Virginia State Senate, "Jason Barrett," accessed February 24, 2023
    3. ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, "Candidate search," accessed November 4, 2016
    4. ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, "2016 official general election results," accessed May 3, 2017
    5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 West Virginia Secretary of State, "Candidate Listing by Office," accessed January 30, 2016
    6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 West Virginia Secretary of State, "Statewide Results - Primary Election - May 10, 2016," accessed August 2, 2016
    7. ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, "Candidate search," accessed April 30, 2014
    8. ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, "Statewide Results - General Election - November 6, 2012," accessed February 12, 2014
    9. ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, "Statewide Results - Primary Election - May 8, 2012," accessed February 12, 2014
    10. ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, "Statewide Results - General Election - November 2, 2010," accessed February 11, 2014
    11. ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, "Statewide Results - Primary Election - May 11, 2010," accessed February 11, 2014
    12. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
    13. ↑ Barrett for WV, "Issues," accessed September 21, 2016

    Political offices
    Preceded by
    Hannah Geffert (D)     		West Virginia State Senate District 16
    2022-Present    		 Succeeded by
    -
    Preceded by
    -     		West Virginia House of Delegates District 61
    2016-2022    		 Succeeded by
    Dean Jeffries (R)
    Preceded by
    -     		West Virginia House of Delegates District 61
    2012-2014    		 Succeeded by
    -


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