John E. Barley (born December 6, 1945) is a former American politician serving as a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 100th District.
John E. Barley | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from the 100th district | |
| In office January 1, 1985 – April 2, 2002[1] | |
| Preceded by | Gibson E. Armstrong |
| Succeeded by | Gibson C. Armstrong |
| Republican Whip of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives | |
| In office January 3, 1995 – November 30, 1996 | |
| Preceded by | John Perzel |
| Succeeded by | Donald Snyder |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 6, 1945 Lancaster, Pennsylvania |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Wendy L. Barley |
| Occupation | Farmer |
He graduated from Penn Manor High School in 1963. He took Dale Carnegie Courses in 1977 and took an introductory law class at Penn University in 1990.[2]
He was first elected to represent the 100th legislative district in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1985.[2] He served as Republican Caucus Secretary from 1991–92, as Republican Policy Committee Chairman from 1993–94, and as Majority Whip from 1995-96.[2] He was elected Majority Appropriations Chairman in 1997, a position he held until his retirement in 2002.[2]
In 2002, he was named to the PoliticsPA list of Best Dressed Legislators, noting his fondness for Brooks Brothers suits. He is said to single-handedly keep his local Brooks Brothers store in business.[3]
He resigned his House seat in late April 2002.[4] He had first announced his intention to retire in early 2002, only to change his mind in March, when he unexpectedly showed up at a local party committee meeting, where he received the Republican Party endorsement, shocking all that were in attendance.[4] He changed course again in March and announced his retirement, citing a growing controversy in his native Lancaster County over a portion of the Barley family farm to be sold to a landfill operated by Lancaster County for $24.7 million.[4] Barley predicted that had he continued with his re-election plans, his opponents would have tried to "destroy" him and his family.[4] Republican Gibson C. Armstrong, the son of Barley's predecessor Senator Gibson E. Armstrong, received the Republican endorsement and easily defeated Democrat Bruce Beardsley.[5]
The former Representative Barley is married to 'Wendy L. Barley', as of December 2009, he has been living in Lancaster City, PA [6] with his wife, Wendy Barley, where they are franchisees of the meterosexual-themed salon[7] American Male.[8] Barley also serves as the CEO of Versant Strategies.[9]
He can currently be seen on the Pennsylvania Cable Network offering political analysis.
References
edit- ^ Cox, Harold (November 3, 2004). "Pennsylvania House of Representatives - 2001-2002" (PDF). Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.
- ^ a b c d "John E. Barley (Republican)". Official Pennsylvania House of Representatives. Pennsylvania House of Representatives. Archived from the original on 2000-06-18.
- ^ "Sy Snyder's Best Dressed Legislators". PoliticsPA. The Publius Group. 2002. Archived from the original on 2002-08-03.
- ^ a b c d Bull, John M.R. (2002-03-28). "Capitol abuzz over powerful Republican Barley's abrupt exit". Pittsburgh Post Gazette.
- ^ "2002 Special Election for the 100th Legislative District". Commonwealth of PA - Elections Information. Pennsylvania Department of State. 2004. Archived from the original on 2008-11-22.
- ^ Lancaster County Report Card [1], Accessed 8/12/11
- ^ AmericanMale
- ^ AmericanMale Lancaster "Lancaster Salon// American Male Salons: A Full Service Salon for Guys". Archived from the original on 2011-07-28. Retrieved 2011-08-15., Accessed 8/12/11
- ^ Versant Strategies [2], Accessed 8/12/11