Tom Barrett
What this job does: Your district's one vote in the U.S. House. House members write and vote on federal laws, taxes and spending, and every bill to raise taxes has to start in the House. A term is two years.
- Holds this seat now
- Yes
- Office
- U.S. Representative, Michigan District 7 (since 2025)
- Occupation
- U.S. Representative; Army veteran
- Lives in
- Charlotte
Background
- Barrett earned a bachelor's degree from Western Michigan University. source: ballotpedia.org
- Barrett served in the U.S. Army from 2000 to 2022, including deployments in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom, and was a helicopter pilot in the Michigan Army National Guard, reaching the rank of chief warrant officer. source: ballotpedia.org
- Barrett served in the Michigan House of Representatives (District 71) from 2015 to 2019 and the Michigan Senate (District 24) from 2019 to 2023. source: ballotpedia.org
- Barrett has represented Michigan's 7th District in the U.S. House since 2025. source: ballotpedia.org
In their own words
What the candidate says they will work on, from their campaign site or their answers to news-outlet questionnaires. We list it as stated and do not rate it.
- "Secure the border" source: tombarrettforcongress.com
- "Get fentanyl off our streets" source: tombarrettforcongress.com
- "Make our communities safe" source: tombarrettforcongress.com
- Oppose giving tax dollars to Chinese corporations source: tombarrettforcongress.com
- "Get government out of the way of our job-creators" and address federal debt source: tombarrettforcongress.com
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