Ed Barker | |
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Member of the Georgia State Senate from the 18th district | |
In office 1973 – January 9, 1991 | |
Preceded by | Stanley E. Smith Jr. [1] |
Succeeded by | Sonny Perdue |
Personal details | |
Born | Richmond County, Georgia, U.S. | February 21, 1935
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Janet Belflower [2] |
Children | 3 [2] |
Alma mater | Mercer University |
Ed Barker (born February 21, 1935 [2]) is an American politician. [3] [4] He served as a Democratic member for the 18th district of the Georgia State Senate from 1973 to 1991. [2]
Barker was born in Richmond County, Georgia. He attended Mercer University. [2]
In 1973, Barker was elected to represent the 18th district of the Georgia State Senate, [2] [5] defeating incumbent Stanley E. Smith Jr. in the August 1972 primary and prevailing over Republican candidate Tony A. Robbins in the general election that November. [6] Barker served until the 1990s.