J. Gresham Barrett

J. Gresham Barrett

James Gresham Barrett (born February 14, 1961 in Westminster , Oconee County , South Carolina ) is an American politician . From 2003 to January 2011 he represented the state of South Carolina in the US House of Representatives .

Career

J. Gresham Barrett first attended Westminster High School and then graduated from The Citadel Military Academy in Charleston until 1983 . Between 1983 and 1897 he was an officer in the US Army . There he reached the rank of captain . Then he managed the family's own furniture business. He was also on the board of several clubs and organizations such as the Westminster Rotary Club , the local Boy Scouts, the Westminster Chamber of Commerce and the local Red Cross .

Politically, Barrett joined the Republican Party . Between 1996 and 2002 he was a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives . There he was a member of several committees. In 2000 he supported the presidential campaign of George W. Bush . In the congressional elections of 2002 he was in the third constituency of South Carolina in the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC chosen, where he succeeded the in on 3 January 2003 Senate exchanged Lindsey Graham took. On January 3, 2011, he resigned from Congress.

Barrett is considered one of the most conservative congressmen. Most recently he was a member of the Finance Committee and the Committee on Foreign Affairs . In both committees he was represented in a few sub-committees. In March 2009, Barrett announced his candidacy for governor of South Carolina. But in June 2010 he lost in the internal party ballot for the nomination against the tea party movement supported Nikki Haley .

Barrett is married. He has three children with his wife Natalie. The family lives in Westminster.

Web links

• J. Gresham Barrett in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)