Garland Barr

• J.D., University of Kentucky College of Law, Lexington, KY

  2001
• B.A., Magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA

  1996

• U.S. Representative

  2013–Present

  Represented Kentucky's 6th congressional district for 7 terms.

• Associate Attorney, Kinkead & Stilz

  2008–2012

  Returned to private practice in Lexington as an associate at the law firm Kinkead & Stilz after serving in the Kentucky governor's administration.

• Part-Time Instructor of Constitutional Law, University of Kentucky

  2008–2012

  Taught constitutional law on a part-time basis at the University of Kentucky while practicing law in Lexington.

• Deputy General Counsel, Office of Governor Ernie Fletcher

  2007–2008

  Served as deputy general counsel in the Kentucky governor's office, including authoring a defense of an executive order on displaying the Ten Commandments in the state capitol.

• Attorney, Stites & Harbison

  2002–2007

  Worked in the liability defense and business litigation service groups at the Lexington law firm Stites & Harbison.

Key legislative actions from Garland Barr's record in Congress.

• HEALS Act Co-Author

  Co-authored the HEALS Act to provide COVID-19 relief funds for healthcare, testing, and economic support.

• Cattle Market Transparency

  Introduced legislation to increase transparency and fairness in cattle markets for Kentucky farmers.

• Opioid Crisis Response

  Secured funding and supported legislation to combat opioid addiction and expand recovery resources in Kentucky.

• Rural Broadband Expansion

  Advocated for and helped secure federal investment to expand broadband internet access in rural Kentucky communities.

• House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party
• House Committee on Financial Services
• House Committee on Foreign Affairs