Politics & Government

Bob Barr to Seek Gingrey's Congressional Seat

Barr has announced his candidacy to run for the U.S. House of Representatives to represent District 11 Seat, which includes Cherokee County.

Former U.S. Rep Bob Barr wants to return to Congress.

Barr, who served in the U.S. House of Representatives between 1995 and 2003, has announced his plans to run for the District 11 seat, which will be vacated by U.S. Rep Phil Gingrey as he plans to run for the U.S. Senate. 

According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Barr was the author of the Defense of Marriage Act, whose constitutionality was debated earlier this week in front of the U.S. Supreme Court. 

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He also ran for the presidency in 2008 on the Libertarian Party ticket and currently practices law in Atlanta. 

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