James Barcia

James Barcia
Bay County Executive
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 1, 2017
Preceded byThomas L. Hickner
Member of the Michigan Senate
from the 31st district
In office
January 1, 2003 – December 31, 2010
Preceded byKen Sikkema
Succeeded byMike Green
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Michigan's 5th district
In office
January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2003
Preceded byJ. Bob Traxler[1]
Succeeded byDale Kildee
Member of the Michigan Senate
from the 34th district
In office
January 1, 1983 – December 31, 1992
Preceded byJerome T. Hart
Succeeded byJoel Gougeon
Member of the Michigan House of Representatives
from the 101st district
In office
January 1, 1977 – December 31, 1982
Preceded byColleen Engler
Succeeded byThomas L. Hickner
Personal details
Born
James Allan Barcia

(1952-02-25) February 25, 1952 (age 72)
Bay City, Michigan
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseHattie
Alma materSaginaw Valley State University (BA)
ProfessionPublic administration

James Allan Barcia (born February 25, 1952) is an American Democratic politician from Michigan. He has served successively in the Michigan House of Representatives, the Michigan Senate, the United States House of Representatives and then again the Michigan Senate, from which he was term-limited in January 2011.[2][3] He has served as County Executive of Bay County, Michigan, since January, 2017.

  1. ^ Due to redistricting, most of what had been the 8th district, where J. Bob Traxler served in Congress from, became the 5th district. Barcia was elected to succeed Traxler for the 103rd Congress in this re-drawn 5th congressional district.
  2. ^ Michigan Legislative Service Bureau (2006). Michigan Manual 2005-2006. Lansing, MI: Legislative Council, State of Michigan. p. 129. ISBN 1-878210-06-8. Retrieved 2007-06-29.
  3. ^ Michigan Senate Democrats (2007). "Michigan Senate Democrats: About Jim Barcia". Archived from the original on 2007-02-05. Retrieved 2007-06-29.