John Barrow (U.S. politician), Date of Birth, Place of Birth

John Barrow (U.S. politician)

American politician

Date of Birth: 31-Oct-1955

Place of Birth: Athens, Georgia, United States

Profession: lawyer, politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

John Jenkins Barrow (born October 31, 1955) is an American politician who was the U.S.
Representative for Georgia's 12th congressional district from 2005 to 2015.
The district includes much of the Georgia side of the Central Savannah River Area and includes counties as far south as Coffee County and as far west as Laurens County.
He is a member of the Democratic Party. As a Democratic congressman in an increasingly Republican district, Barrow was targeted for defeat by Republican strategists from the time he was first elected.
Twice the GOP-controlled Georgia General Assembly redrew his district, forcing him to move first from Athens to Savannah and then from Savannah to Augusta to remain a resident of his district.
He was ultimately defeated in his 2014 bid for re-election.Barrow was the Democratic nominee for Georgia Secretary of State in 2018, but lost in a run-off election.