James Barcia | |
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| Executive ofBay County | |
| Assumed office January 1, 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas L. Hickner |
| Member of theMichigan Senate from the31st district | |
| In office January 3, 2003 – December 31, 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Ken Sikkema |
| Succeeded by | Mike Green |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromMichigan's5th district | |
| In office January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2003 | |
| Preceded by | J. Bob Traxler (redistricted) |
| Succeeded by | Dale Kildee |
| Member of theMichigan Senate from the34th district | |
| In office January 1, 1983 – December 31, 1992 | |
| Preceded by | Jerome T. Hart |
| Succeeded by | Joel Gougeon |
| Member of theMichigan House of Representatives from the101st district | |
| In office January 1, 1977 – December 31, 1982 | |
| Preceded by | Colleen Engler |
| Succeeded by | Thomas L. Hickner |
| Personal details | |
| Born | James Allan Barcia (1952-02-25)February 25, 1952 (age 73) Bay City, Michigan, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Hattie |
| Education | Saginaw Valley State University (BA) |
James Allan Barcia (born February 25, 1952) is an AmericanDemocratic politician fromMichigan. He has served successively in theMichigan House of Representatives, theMichigan Senate, theUnited States House of Representatives and then again the Michigan Senate, from which he was term-limited in January 2011.[1][2] He has served as County Executive ofBay County, Michigan, since January, 2017.
Barcia was born inBay City, Michigan, and graduated fromBay City Central High School. He received aB.A. fromSaginaw Valley State University in 1974. He was staff assistant toUnited States SenatorPhilip A. Hart of Michigan in 1971. Barcia also was a community service coordinator for the Michigan Blood Center, between 1974 and 1975, and he was an administrative assistant to Michigan state representativeDonald J. Albosta, from 1975 to 1976.
Barcia was a member of theMichigan State House of Representatives, from 1977 to 1983. He left the House after being elected to theMichigan Senate, where he served until he resigned in 1993 to enter theUnited States House of Representatives.
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Barcia was elected as aDemocrat fromMichigan's 5th congressional district to the103rd Congress and to the four succeeding Congresses, serving from January 3, 1993, to January 3, 2003. Like many Michigan Democrats outside ofAnn Arbor,Detroit, andFlint, Barcia was more conservative than most Democrats, opposingabortion andgun control, and had a lifetime rating of 54 from theAmerican Conservative Union—the highest of any Democrat from Michigan at the time.
After theUnited States 2000 Census, Barcia's district was dismantled by theRepublican-controlled state legislature. Most of his district's territory was shifted to the 10th District, but his home in Bay City was merged with the neighboring 9th District of fellow DemocratDale Kildee. The new district retained Barcia's district number (the 5th), but was geographically more Kildee's district. Under the circumstances, Barcia opted to run for his old seat in the State Senate and won.
On October 10, 2002, Jim Barcia was among the 81 House Democrats who voted in favor of authorizing theinvasion of Iraq.
With Kildee announcing his retirement July 2011, Barcia considered running for his congressional seat in 2012.[3]
In 2016, Barcia won a heated election to the position ofBay County Executive, after winning the Democratic primary against long-time incumbentThomas L. Hickner in August. During the campaign, Barcia was accused of hiding campaign funds[4] and using a misleading TV ad.[5][6]
| U.S. House of Representatives | ||
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| Preceded by | Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromMichigan's 5th congressional district 1993–2003 | Succeeded by |
| U.S. order of precedence (ceremonial) | ||
| Preceded byas Former U.S. Representative | Order of precedence of the United States as Former U.S. Representative | Succeeded byas Former U.S. Representative |
