MI-07: Tom Barrett (R)
Tom Barrett was born and raised in Michigan. He learned the value of hard work and the importance of family by watching his dad work two jobs while his mom stayed home to raise him and his six siblings.
As Barrett was finishing high school, he didn’t feel ready for college and didn’t have a career in mind, so he decided to join the United States Army and gain some life experience while serving his country. After graduation he took the first airplane ride of his life as he departed for Basic Combat Training at Fort Sill, Oklahoma.
His service in the military has continued for more than 21 years, and his deployments have taken him to Iraq, Kuwait, Guantanamo Bay, and South Korea. After returning from Iraq, the Army selected him to attend flight school at Fort Rucker, Alabama, where he learned to fly some of the most advanced helicopters in the world.
Barrett ran for the Michigan House of Representatives, where he was elected in 2014 and re-elected in 2016. In 2018, he was elected to the Michigan Senate, winning election by more than 10 points in a district won by Democrat Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.
He attended Western Michigan University on the Montgomery GI Bill and graduated with honors in 2007. He lives in Charlotte with his wife, Ashley, and their four children, Patrick, Eleanora, Gwendolyn, and Louis. In 2021 he announced his campaign for Congress. Michigan’s 7th Congressional District includes all of Ingham, Clinton, Shiawassee, and Livingston Counties, most of Eaton County, and portions of Oakland and Genesee Counties.
The biographical information above was sourced from the candidate’s campaign website, see links above for more information.
