Clark Barnes

Clark Barnes
Member of the West Virginia Senate
In office
December 1, 2012 – January 14, 2015
Preceded byWilliam Laird IV
Succeeded byGreg Boso
Constituency11th district
In office
December 1, 2004 – December 1, 2012
Preceded byMike Ross
Succeeded byCraig Blair
Constituency15th district
Personal details
Born (1950-08-06) August 6, 1950 (age 74)
Portsmouth, Virginia, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)Deborah Lynn Chewning Barnes, Debora Lynn Miller Barnes
ChildrenThadeus
Erickson
Elizabeth
Rachel
Residence(s)French Creek, West Virginia, Punta Gorda, Florida, U.S.
Alma materDavis & Elkins College (A.A.S.)
West Virginia University (B.A.)
Pensacola Christian College (M.A.)

Clark S. Barnes (born August 6, 1950) is a former member of the West Virginia Senate, representing District 15 as a Republican. Originally elected in 2004, Barnes was reelected to the Senate’s District 15 in 2008. He ran in the 2012 election for West Virginia State Senate, District 11. He resigned in January 2015 when elected to become Clerk of the Senate.[1] Professionally, Sen. Barnes, a Board Certified Hearing Instrument Specialist, has been the Director of Heritage Hearing Aid Centers with offices in West Virginia and Virginia, the President of both General Lee Properties, Inc., and Heritage Hills Development Corporation. He is a past National Director of the National Board of Certification for Hearing Instrument Specialists and has served as President of the West Virginia Hearing Society. He is a U.S. Army veteran who served with the Corps of Engineers at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, US Army European HQ, Heidelberg, Germany, and as a Nuclear, Biological and Chemical NCO with the US Army Reserve.

  1. ^ "Delegate among those nominated to replace Barnes in senate". West Virginia MetroNews. January 14, 2015. Retrieved October 20, 2017.