John Barrow (born October 31, 1955), American politician, is currently a Democratic Congressman from Georgia's 12th District (map), having defeated incumbent Republican Max Burns in the 2004 election. From 1990 to 2004, he served as city-county commissioner for Athens-Clarke County.
The 12th had been one of the districts Georgia gained as a result of the 2000 Census. The Athens-to-Savannah district, with its 40% African-American population, had supposedly been drawn for a Democrat. Burns had won the seat in 2002 because of ethical questions surrounding the Democratic nominee. Barrow won a four-way primary and went on to defeat Burns by four percentage points.
He graduated from the University of Georgia in 1976. While a student, he was a member of the University's Demosthenian Literary Society. In 1979, he earned a law degree from Harvard University. After graduation, he entered private practice as a lawyer, working in that capacity until his election to public office.
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