Barnes (born August 6, 1950) is a former member of the West Virginia Senate, representing District 15 as a Republican.
Originally elected in 2004, Barnes was reelected to the Senate’s District 15 in 2008.
He ran in the 2012 election for West Virginia State Senate, District 11.
He resigned in January 2015 when elected to become Clerk of the Senate.
Professionally, Sen.
Barnes, a Board Certified Hearing Instrument Specialist, has been the Director of Heritage Hearing Aid Centers with offices in West Virginia and Virginia, the President of both General Lee Properties, Inc., and Heritage Hills Development Corporation.
He is a past National Director of the National Board of Certification for Hearing Instrument Specialists and has served as President of the West Virginia Hearing Society.
He is a U.S.
Army veteran having served with the Corps of Engineers at Fort Belvoir, VA, US Army European HQ, Heidelberg, Germany and as a Nuclear, Biological and Chemical NCO with the US Army Reserve.