Andy Barr

Barr Officially Sworn In Thursday as New U.S. Congressman

Associated Press — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 12:25:45 +0000

Republican Andy Barr will be sworn in as the newest member of Congress from Kentucky Thursday afternoon in Washington. Barr, a Lexington attorney, won election in November over Democrat incumbent Ben Chandler in a contentious race to represent Kentucky's 6th Congressional district.

Barr will serve on the House Committee on Financial Services, which he says he considers a top tier assignment. He said he'll be able to use the committee assignment to work on solving Kentucky's job crisis by pushing to lift regulations that are preventing community banks from making needed loans to individuals and small businesses.

"Nastiest Congressional Race" Ever in Kentucky Coming Down to the Wire

Associated Press — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 10:53:57 +0000

Democratic U.S. Ben Chandler and Republican challenger Andy Barr make their first face-to-face meeting on a TV show Monday after months of name-calling in what ranks as one of Kentucky's most mean-spirited congressional races ever.

Democrats See Reason for Hope in Kentucky's 6th District House Race

Associated Press — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 22:20:38 +0000

Kentucky's 6th Congressional District has added more than 8,000 new Democratic voters over the past two years while losing nearly 4,000 Republicans, a shift that would appear to favor Democratic U.S. Rep. Ben Chandler in his re-election bid against GOP challenger Andy Barr.

Video: Coal Miners Again in Spotlight in Kentucky Congressional Race

Associated Press and Kevin Willis — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 14:39:30 +0000

Coal miners are continuing to be the subjects of TV political ads in a Lexington-based congressional district that has no mines. Republican challenger Andy Barr went up Wednesday with another such ad in which miners, their faces covered in coal dust, criticize 6th District Democratic U.S. Rep. Ben Chandler.

Barr Uses Coal Issues to Contrast President Obama and Mitt Romney

Kenny Colston — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 21:10:04 +0000

Republican Congressional candidate Andy Barr focused on coal in his national debut at the Republican National Convention. Barr is running against Congressman Ben Chandler in Kentucky’s Sixth District, which covers much of the central part of the state.