Clark Barnes | |
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Member of the West Virginia Senate | |
In office December 1, 2012 – January 14, 2015 | |
Preceded by | William Laird IV |
Succeeded by | Greg Boso |
Constituency | 11th district |
In office December 1, 2004 – December 1, 2012 | |
Preceded by | Mike Ross |
Succeeded by | Craig Blair |
Constituency | 15th district |
Personal details | |
Born | Portsmouth, Virginia, U.S. | August 6, 1950
Political party | Republican |
Spouse(s) | Deborah Lynn Chewning Barnes, Debora Lynn Miller Barnes |
Children | Thadeus Erickson Elizabeth Rachel |
Residence(s) | French Creek, West Virginia, Punta Gorda, Florida, U.S. |
Alma mater | Davis & 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.