ANDY BARR (KY-06)
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Top Quotes ................................................................................................ 2
Top Video .................................................................................................. 2
Editorials.................................................................................................... 2
Budget Issues ............................................................................................. 2
Business and Consumer Issues .................................................................. 2
Campaign Finance Issues........................................................................... 2
Campaign 2012 .......................................................................................... 5
Crime & Public Safety Issues .................................................................... 6
Defense Issues ........................................................................................... 6
Economic and Financial Issues .................................................................. 6
Education Issues ........................................................................................ 7
Energy Issues ............................................................................................. 7
Environmental Issues ................................................................................. 7
Ethics Issues .............................................................................................. 7
Foreign Policy Issues – Iraq, Afghanistan, Iran, North Korea ................... 7
Gay and Lesbian Issues.............................................................................. 7
Gun Issues ................................................................................................. 7
Health Care Issues ..................................................................................... 7
Immigration and Border Issues .................................................................. 7
Israel .......................................................................................................... 7
Labor and Working Family Issues ............................................................. 7
Other Social Issues .................................................................................... 7
Personal Finance ........................................................................................ 7
Stem Cells .................................................................................................. 8
Tax Issues .................................................................................................. 9
Tea Party .................................................................................................... 9
Transportation Issues ................................................................................. 9
Veteran Issues ............................................................................................ 9
Women’s Issues ......................................................................................... 9
Top Headlines
Top Quotes
Top Video
Editorials
Budget Issues
Supported Bill Placing Limit on Kentucky’s Debt
In February 2012, Barr supported a bill placing a limit on the state debt that Kentucky can have.
[Kentucky.com, 2/22/12]
Barr Would Have Voted for the Ryan Budget
“In a nearly half-hour phone interview Wednesday night, Barr said he would have voted for Rep. Paul
Ryan’s budget.” [Politico, 6/9/11]
Business and Consumer Issues
Campaign Finance Issues
Filed April FEC Report
In April 2012, Andy Barr for Congress filed its first quarter FEC report. Barr raised $184,571.90, has
$470,827.15 cash on hand, and spent $78,329.53.
Contributions of Note:
$2,500 from Jobs, Economy and Budget Fund. Barr received $2,500 from Congressman Jeb
Hensarling’s JEB Fund.
$2,500 from the Majority Committee PAC. Barr received $2,500 from Congressman Kevin
McCarthy’s Majority Committee PAC.
$1,000 from COAL PAC. Barr received $1,000 from the COAL Pac.
$1,000 from Patriot Coal Corporation PAC. Barr received $1,000 from the Patriot Coal
Corporation PAC.
$1,500 from Prosperity PAC. Barr received $1,500 from Congressman Paul Ryan’s Prosperity
PAC.
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Expenditures of Note:
$164.16 on Flowers. Barr spent $164.14 total on flowers from the Orams Chevy Chase Florist.
$6,500 Paid to David Host. Barr paid David Host a total of $6,500 for communications
consulting.
$8,299.23 Paid to Braghamer Consulting LLC. Barr paid a total of $8,229.23 to Braghamer
Consulting LLC for compliance consulting.
Citizens United Gave $5,000 to Campaign
In February 2012, the Citizens United Political Victory Fund contributed $5,000 to Barr’s campaign.
“Andy Barr is a true conservative who will stand up for the 2nd Amendment and repair the damage done
by the Obama-Pelosi-Chandler economy,” said David Bossie, President of Citizens United. [cupvf.com,
2/16/12]
Super PAC Formed with Ties to Barr
In February 2012, Building a Better Bluegrass, Inc filed with the FEC through attorney D. Eric Lycan.
Lycan contributed to Barr’s campaign and represented Barr in the recanvass of the 6th district vote in
2010. [courier-journal.com, 2/25/12]
Filed End of Year 2011 FEC Report
In January 2012, Andy Barr for Congress filed its 2011 Year End FEC Report. Barr raised $105,123.28
in the 4th quarter of 2011, has $364,584.78 cash on hand and spent $34,387.73.
Barr received $12,284.08 from PACs. [Andy Barr for Congress, 1/31/12]
Contributions of Note:
Received $213 In Kind from His New Employer, Miller Wells PLLC. In December 2011, Barr
received $213.55 in kind from Miller Wells PLLC for postage and printing.
Received $2500 from John McCarthy. In December 2011, Barr received $2,500 from John
McCarthy.
Barr Previously Received Contributions from Indicted Fletcher Aides. “Barr has taken
money from former Gov. Ernie Fletcher's aides who were indicted, then pardoned, as part
of a patronage scandal five years ago […] Listed as donors in Federal Election
Commission reports are former Fletcher chief of staff Daniel Groves, former unpaid
adviser Dave Disponett and former head of transportation enhancement programs Corey
Meadows […] They had faced misdemeanor charges of conspiring to violate personnel
rules before being pardoned by Fletcher in 2005.” [Associated Press, 8/4/10]
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McCarthy Was Fletcher’s “Point Man” To Fill Top Non-Merit Positions and On the
List of Individuals Subpoenaed. In 2004, the Lexington Herald Leader said: “John
McCarthy is Fletcher's point man in recommending people to fill top non-merit positions.
Everyone hired, including cabinet secretaries, goes through the same screening. All job
candidates are required to file an application that is available on the Internet.” In 2005,
John McCarthy was one of the 23 subpoenaed for documents about the hiring of classified
or merit employees in Gov. Ernie Fletcher's administration. [Lexington Herald Leader,
4/1/04; Lexington Herald Leader, 5/24/05]
Note: McCarthy was not one of the individuals indicted.
Barr Continued to Serve Under Indicted Governor Fletcher. “Barr was a lawyer in the
Fletcher administration when Fletcher and many of his aides were indicted during the state
hiring investigation led by Attorney General Greg Stumbo. Specifically, right before the
case broke, Barr was general counsel to Local Initiatives for a New Kentucky, a
controversial agency attached to the governor's office that promoted Fletcher politically
across the state. LINK's director was indicted - the indictment later was dismissed - and
LINK representatives were named as unindicted co-conspirators […] In September 2005,
Barr refused to release records revealing LINK activities to the Herald-Leader under the
Kentucky Open Records Act [..] After LINK was closed, Barr was promoted to deputy
general counsel to Fletcher. […] Unlike some Fletcher officials who distanced themselves
as facts emerged, such as Lt. Gov. Steve Pence , Barr stayed with Fletcher until the end
and draws support from his former Fletcher colleagues.” [Lexington Herald, 9/16/10]
Received $5,000 from John Boehner’s PAC, Freedom Project. In December 2011, Barr
received $5,000 from John Boehner’s PAC, the Freedom Project.
Received $1,000 from JEB Hensarling’s PAC, JEB Fund. In December 2011, Barr received
$2,500 from Jeb Hensarling’s PAC, JEB Fund.
Received $1,000 from James River Coal Kentucky PAC. In December 2011, Barr received
$1,000 from James River Coal Kentucky PAC.
Received $5,000 from Thomas Wynne. In December 2011, Barr received $5,000 from Thomas
Wynne, a coal miner of Alliance Coal LLC. However, on Alliance Resource Partners website,
Wynne is listed as the Senior Vice President and COO. [Alliance Resource Partner Leadership
Team, accessed 1/31/12]
Alliance Resource Partners Considered Starting Super PAC Against Chandler.
“Several major coal companies hope to use newly loosened campaign-finance laws to pool
their money and defeat Democratic congressional candidates they consider "anti-coal,"
including U.S. Senate nominee Jack Conway and U.S. Rep. Ben Chandler in Kentucky
[…] Massey Energy, Alliance Resource Partners and Natural Resource Partners — ‘have
already had some theoretical discussions about such an effort and would like to proceed in
developing an action plan’ […]Two miners died in April in a Western Kentucky mine
owned by an Alliance Resource subsidiary.” [Lexington Herald Leader, 7/28/10]
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Received $1,000 from ERMC2 PAC. In December 2011, Barr received $1,000 from ERMC2
PAC. According to the Kentucky Registry of Elections, ERMC2 PAC is an energy related PAC
that was registered in August 2011. The contacts with this Pac are Michael Ricci, Nicolas Dawson
and Kristy Hall. [Kentucky Registry of Election Active PAC List, 1/23/12]
Expenditures of Note:
Made 77 Anonymous Contribution Refunds. In October 2011, Barr 77 anonymous contribution
refunds valued at $7196.00.
Barr’s 3rd Quarter 2011 FEC Report
In October 2011, Andy Barr for Congress filed its October 2011 Quarterly FEC Report. Barr raised
$118,116.71 in the 3rd quarter of 2011, has $293,702.34 cash on hand and spent $27,403.15.
Barr received $15,250.00 from PACs. [Andy Barr for Congress, Inc. October 2011 Quarterly
Report, 10/14/11]
Contributions of Note:
Received $5,000 from Arch Coal. IN September 2011, Barr received $5,000 from Arch Coal.
Expenditures of Note:
Spent $7947.30 on Compliance Consulting and $1950 on Compliance Software. From July –
September, Barr spent $ 7947.30 on compliance consulting and $1950 on compliance software.
Other Items of Note:
Barr had to redesignate 8 of contributions to spouses, primary and general.
Campaign 2012
Added to NRCC “Young Guns” Program
In February 2012, Barr was officially added to the NRCC’s “Young Guns” program. [89.3 WFPL News,
2/7/12]
Sent Out E-Mail Against Redistricting Plan
In February 2012, Barr sent out an e-mail telling his campaign supporters to call their state senators and
tell them to oppose the redistricting plan to protect Ben Chandler. [Andy Barr for Congress, 2/6/12]
Law Firm He Joined Sent Out Mailing Introducing Him
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In December 2011, the law firm that Barr joined sent out a mailing introducing Barr. The mailing read as
followed:
“Miller Wells PLLC is pleased to announce that Garland “Andy” Barr has joined the firm and will
practice in the areas of government incentive procurement government entity defense, government
relations, administrative law, commercial litigation and energy law. Andy is a graduate of the University
of Virginia and the University of Kentucky School of Law, and previously served as Deputy General
Counsel to former Governor Ernie Fletcher. In 2010, Barr was the Republican nominee for the U.S.
House of Representatives in Kentucky’s Sixth Congressional District. Having come within only 648 votes
of defeating a well-known incumbent, he is seeking the same seat in 2012.” [barefootandprogressive.com,
12/14/11]
Barr Was Attacked by DCCC for Supporting “Millionaires over Medicare.”
In August 2011, the DCCC began an ad campaign against Andy Barr at a gas station in Central Kentucky.
The ad claims that Barr supports “millionaires over Medicare” and that he supports House Republicans’
approach to cutting federal spending. But Barr also said “that he would oppose Congress raising taxes,
including tax increases on the wealthiest Americans. [… And] that he supports the Medicare program
with some financial changes to it.” [Pure Politics, 8/29/11; Pure Politics, 8/8/11]
Barr Was Endorsed by CUPVF
In July 2011, the Citizens United Political Victory Fund (CUPVF), the affiliated PAC of Citizens United
endorsed Barr’s race for the House and contributed $5,000 to his campaign. [Andy Barr for Congress, 7/11/11]
Barr Was MC for Event with David Williams Sparking Protests
In September 2011, Barr served as Master of Ceremonies for an event with Republican gubernatorial
nominee David Williams and Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker. Protesters gathered outside the Fayette
County Republican headquarters to support unions. [Herald-Ledger, 9/16/11]
Crime & Public Safety Issues
Defense Issues
Economic and Financial Issues
Announced Tour to Highlight Slow Economic Recovery
In February 2012, Barr announced a spring tour of counties with higher-than-average unemployment rates
to highlight slow economic recovery in the 6th District.
“Clearly what they need here is more private industry…I’ll be going to these counties for all their
community events whether it’s the opening of a courthouse or factories. But we’re not seeing a lot of
those things. That’s really the point of the job tour,” said Barr. [mycn2.com, 2/21/12]
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Wouldn’t Comment on Impact of Stimulus
Channel 2 reported that Barr “wouldn’t say whether he thought the economy would be worse in
the nation, Kentucky or even these counties had it not been for some of the stimulus funds or
borrowed state money to invest in construction projects. Instead, he said Washington continues to
jeopardize future infrastructure projects.” [mycn2.com, 2/21/12]
Education Issues
Energy Issues
Environmental Issues
Ethics Issues
Foreign Policy Issues – Iraq, Afghanistan, Iran, North Korea
Gay and Lesbian Issues
Gun Issues
Health Care Issues
Immigration and Border Issues
Israel
Labor and Working Family Issues
Other Social Issues
Endorsed by Group that Supported Privatizing Social Security
In March 2012, Barr was endorsed by the FreedomWorks PAC, a group that supports privatizing social
security. [Roll Call, 3/20/12; FreedomWorks Questionnaire, 2006; Green Bay Press-Gazette, 2/24/05]
Personal Finance
Barr Filed 2011 Personal Financial Disclosure
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In 2011, Andy Barr reported earnings of at least $54,576 for the preceding year, 2010. Barr holds assets
valued between $11,000 - $165,000. Barr reported no current liabilities.
Earned Income
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In 2010, Barr earned $54,576 from Kinkead and Stilz. From January 2011-July 2011, Barr earned
$45,845. Additionally, Barr has reported a salary of $2,400 from Morehead State University in
2011. In 2009, Barr reported earning $102,022 from Kinkead and Stilz and $6,100 for the
University of Kentucky.
In 2010, Barr’s wife earned $65,999.92 from the Henry Clay Center for Statesmanship. From
January 2011-July 2011, she has earned $10,833. In his 2010 PFD as a candidate, Barr did not
report his spouse’s salary at Pfzier and the Henry Clay Center for Statesmanship.
Unearned Income
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In 2011, Barr held assets valued between $11,000 - $165,000.
In 2011, Barr and his wife held between $5,000 - $75,000 of stock in Key Corp, Pfizer, General
Electric, Johnson and Johnson and McDonalds.
In 2011, Barr reported holding assets in Hilliard Lyons Money Market Fund, PNC Savings,
Vanguard Growth, Kentucky Employee Retirement, Northwestern Mutual, 401Ks, and Barr Trust.
In 2010 and 2011, Barr reported no significant earnings from capital gains.
In his 2010 PFD, Barr listed his trust fund as valued between $1 -$250,000. His trust fund assets’
worth are not listed on his 2011 PFD; however, he answered that it is not a qualified blind trust.
Note: From 2008-2011, Barr’s assets are identical except for an asset valued at $1,000-$15,000 for
National City which is not in his 2011 PFD.
Liabilities
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In 2011, Barr reported his spouse owning a mortgage on 1869 Bridgestone Way in Lexington
valued at $100,000-$250,000. He noted that the property was sold and the liability satisfied in
March 2011.
Positions
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Member and Board of Directors of Friends of Isaac Murphy Memorial Art Garden, Inc.
Member and Board of Directors of Lexington Charity Club
Member and Board of Directors of Prevent Child Abuse Kentucky
[Barr 2011 PFD, filed 7/13/11; Barr 2010 PFD filed 5/19/10; Barr 2009 PFD, filed 10/16/09]
Stem Cells
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Tax Issues
Tea Party
Transportation Issues
Veteran Issues
Women’s Issues
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