James A. Barcia

James A. Barcia

James Allan "Jim" Barcia (born February 25, 1952 in Bay City , Michigan ) is an American politician . Between 1993 and 2003 he represented the state of Michigan in the US House of Representatives .

Career

James Barcia attended Bay City High School and then Saginaw Valley State College until 1974 . In the meantime, he worked in 1971 for US Senator Philip Hart from Michigan. Between 1974 and 1975 he served in the administration of the Michigan Blood Center . He then served until 1976 on the staff of Representative Donald J. Albosta in the Michigan House of Representatives . Politically, Barcia joined the Democratic Party . Between 1977 and 1983 he sat in the Michigan House of Representatives, and from 1983 to 1993 in the State Senate .

In the 1992 congressional election he was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the fifth constituency of Michigan , where he succeeded Paul B. Henry on January 3, 1993 . After four re-elections, he was able to complete five legislative terms in Congress by January 3, 2003 . During this time he voted against abortion laws and against firearms control laws. On October 10, 2002, he was one of 81 Democratic Congressmen who spoke out in favor of the Iraq war .

In 2002 Barcia renounced another candidacy for the US House of Representatives. Instead, he was re-elected to the Michigan Senate. He held this mandate until the beginning of 2011. In April 2003, he was charged with crimes against campaign finance laws. The proceedings were closed in 2005.

Web links

• James A. Barcia in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)