Bob Barr

Bob Barr, a former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia's 7th District who was defeated in the 2002 primary, announced December 15, 2006, that he has left the Republican Party and become a Libertarian. 

On April 5, 2008, in an address before the Heartland Libertarian Conference, Bob Barr announced he had formed a Presidential Exploratory Committee to look into his possible campaign to be The Libertarian Presidential Candidate in 2008.

On May 25, 2008, Rep. Barr secured the Presidential nomination of the Libertarian Party at their convention in Denver, CO


 * International Advisory Board, Privacy International

Occupational

 * 1971-1978: CIA Official
 * 1986-1990: United States Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia
 * 1990-1991: Southeastern Legal Foundation President
 * 1995-2003: House of Representatives, Georgia 7th District
 * 2003-2005: Harvard University, Kennedy School of Government, privacy project member
 * 2004-   : Liberty Strategies LLC Consulting Firm, Principle and Founder
 * Kennesaw State University, adjunct professor

Affiliations

 * American Conservative Union, 21st Century Liberties Chair for Freedom and Privacy
 * National Rifle Association, Board Member
 * The Constitution Project, Initiative on Liberty and Security Board Member
 * Georgetown Journal of Law and Public Policy, Board of Advisors
 * Libertarian Party National Committee member

(biographical data acquired from the websites of Liberty Strategy LLC and Bob Barr dot org)

Iraq War
Barr voted for the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 that started the Iraq War.

Related SourceWatch resources

 * Progressive Donor Network
 * Liberty Strategies LLC

External resources

 * Bob Barr 2008 Presidental Campaign Website
 * Bob Barr dot org
 * Liberty Strategies LLC website
 * Barr's Financial and Contributions Profile from OpenSecrets.org.

External articles

 * "Barr switches to Libertarian Party ," Gwinnett Daily Post, December 17, 2006.