Michael D. Barnes

For other people named Michael Barnes, see Michael Barnes (disambiguation).

Michael Barnes

Michael Darr Barnes (born September 3, 1943, in Washington, D.C.) represented the eighth district of Maryland in the United States House of Representatives from 1979 to 1987 and was the president of the Brady Campaign gun control organization from 2000 through 2006.

After serving in the Marine Corps (1967 to 1969), being discharged with the rank of corporal, Michael Barnes attended George Washington University and obtained a Juris Doctor degree in 1972. Barnes served in both private and government practice until his election to the House of Representatives as a Democrat in 1978.

As a member of Congress, Barnes was an outspoken critic of Ronald Reagan's Central America policy. Oliver North and Robert McFarlane were reluctant to share information with Barnes' staff during the Iran-Contra Affair because they believed one of them was relaying information to the Sandinista government.

In 1986, Barnes lost the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senator from Maryland to Barbara Mikulski and retired to private legal practice. From 2000 through 2006, he served as president of the Brady Campaign. Currently Barnes is Senior Of Counsel in the Washington, D.C., law firm of Covington & Burling.

Education

Barnes attended the Landon School in Bethesda, MD. He graduated from Principia High School in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1962. He earned his B.A. from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill in 1965, where he was a member of the Delta Upsilon Fraternity. He attended the Graduate Institute of International Studies in Geneva, Switzerland from 1965 to 1966. He attained his J.D. from George Washington University in 1972.

Further reading

• North, Oliver Under Fire: An American Story (ISBN 0-9717009-1-5)

External links

Biography portal

• Michael D. Barnes at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Retrieved on 2008-02-25
• Michael Barnes article at stennis.gov

United States House of Representatives
Preceded by Newton Steers	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland's 8th congressional district 1979–1987	Succeeded by Connie Morella

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Name	Barnes, Michael D.
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Short description	American politiciand and United States Marine
Date of birth	September 3, 1943
Place of birth	Washington, D.C.
Date of death
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