Michael D. Barnes

Michael D. Barnes

Michael Darr Barnes (born September 3, 1943 in Washington, DC ) is an American politician . Between 1979 and 1987 he represented the state of Maryland in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Michael Barnes first attended the Landon School in Bethesda and then until 1962 the Princilap High School in St. Louis ( Missouri ). This was followed by a study at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill until 1965 . In 1965 and 1966 Barnes studied at the University Institute for International Studies and Development in Geneva . Between 1967 and 1969, Barnes served as a corporal in the Marine Corps . After a subsequent law degree at George Washington University and his admission to the bar in 1972, he began to work in this profession. From 1975 to 1978 he worked for the Maryland Public Services Commission.

Politically, Barnes joined the Democratic Party . In the congressional election of 1978 he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington in the eighth constituency of Maryland, where he succeeded Newton Steers on January 3, 1979 . After three re-elections, he was able to complete four legislative terms in Congress by January 3, 1987 .

In 1986 he renounced another candidacy. Instead, he ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the US Senate . After his time in the US House of Representatives, Michael Barnes practiced as a lawyer again. Between 2000 and 2006 he was President of the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence .

Web links

• Michael D. Barnes in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
• Michael D. Barnes in the nndb (English)