George L. Barker

George L. Barker DEMDemocrat

State Senator, District 39

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George L. BarkerDEMDemocrat State Senator, District 39
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George Lincoln Barker (born August 24, 1951) is an American politician of the Democratic Party from the Commonwealth of Virginia. He currently serves in the Senate of Virginia, representing the 39th district, made up of parts of Fairfax and Prince William counties, plus part of the City of Alexandria. He was first elected in November 2007.

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Education4 - 4 of 2
Harvard University
MA Health Policy/Management
Harvard University
BA Economics/Public Health
Past Positions1 - 4 of 4
Senator
Commonwealth of Virginia Senate
2008 - Current
Vice-Chair
Springfield District Council
2004 - Current
Former Advisor
Greater Prince William Community Health Center
Former Health Planner
Health Systems Agency of Northern Virginia
Other Experience1 - 25 of 25
Member
Fairfax Presbyterian Church
Current
Member
Green Breakfast Group
2004 - Current
Founding Member
Southeast Fairfax Health Task Force
2003 - Current
Founding Member
Steering Committee, Northern Virginia Regional Partnership
2003 - Current
Committee Chair
Braddock District Transportation and Land Use Group
2003
President
Parent Teacher Association, Mount Vernon High School
2000 - 2001
Founding Member
Academic Boosters Club, Robinson Secondary School
1996 - 1998
Board Member
Occoquan Watershed Coalition
1997 - Current
President
Parent Teacher Association, Robinson Secondary School
1992 - 1994
Former Chair
Fairfax County Transportation Advisory Commission
Former Vice-Chair
Tysons Task Force, Fairfax County
Founding Board Member
Clifton-Fairfax Station Transition in Place Services
Founding Member
Fairfax County Human Services Council
Founding Member
Fairfax Alliance for Human Services
Founding Member
Northern Virginia Access to Health Care Consortium
Member
Mount Vernon-Lee Chamber of Commerce
Former Co-Chair
Subcommittee on Health Professions, Commonwealth of Virginia Senate
Former Member
Work Group on Service System Structure and Financing, Virginia State Senate
Former Member
Council on Substance Abuse Services, Commonwealth of Virginia Senate
Former Member
Commission on Small Business, Commonwealth of Virginia State Senate
Former Member
Subcommittee on General Laws and Technology #2, Commonwealth of Virginia Senate
Former Member
Subcommittee on Claims, Commonwealth of Virginia Senate
Former Member
Finance Committee, Commonwealth of Virginia Senate
Former Member
Advisory Council on Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders (PANS) Associated with Streptococcal Infections and Pediatric Acute-Onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome (PANDAS), Virginia State Senate
Former Member
General Laws and Technology Subcommittee #1, Commonwealth of Virginia Senate
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