Andrew Barkis

Andrew Barkis is a Republican member of the Washington House of Representatives. He was appointed in February 2016 to succeed fellow Republican Graham Hunt, who resigned.[1][2][3]

Andrew Barkis
Member of the Washington House of Representatives
from the 2nd district
Assumed office
February 16, 2016
Preceded byGraham Hunt
Personal details
BornChehalis, Washington
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)Lisa
Children2
ResidenceLacey, Washington
Alma materCentralia College
Seattle University
OccupationProperty manager

Barkis is a leading expert on affordable housing issues in the Washington House of Representatives. He is the ranking minority member on the Community Development, Housing & Tribal Affairs Committee. He also serves on the Business & Financial Services Committee.[4]

Personal life

Barkis and his wife, Lisa, have 2 children; Cameron and Evan.[5]

gollark: I basically don't use Matrix at all because there aren't any interesting communities there (which I'm aware of) and joining things is sloooow.
gollark: But I have Discord open more so I'm not using that.
gollark: I managed to get my dendrite instance to join the matrix room after several minutes of waiting.
gollark: Isn't that kind of experimental still?
gollark: That looks like it runs its own HTTP server, which is probably not what I want. I can see about making a PR, although I'll have to spend a while looking up the shared memory stuff.

References

  1. Brunner, Jim (February 2, 2016). "State Rep. Graham Hunt quits over military-service exaggerations". The Seattle Times. Retrieved February 3, 2016.
  2. Handy, John (February 16, 2016). "Andrew Barkis appointed state representative for the 2nd Legislative District". Washington State House Republicans. Archived from the original on October 18, 2016. Retrieved October 16, 2016.
  3. Associated Press (February 16, 2016). "Officials appoint replacement for state Rep. Graham Hunt, R-Orting, who resigned". Q13 FOX. Retrieved October 16, 2016.
  4. "House of Representatives Committee Members by Committee". Washington State Legislature. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
  5. "Andrew Barkis' Biography". Project VoteSmart. Retrieved October 16, 2016.


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