Mr. Robert Laurence Barr Jr.

Bob Barr represented the 7^th District of Georgia in the U. S. House of Representatives from 1995 to 2003, and now practices law in Atlanta, Georgia, where he serves as chairman of the state's Judicial Qualifications Commission. Bob also chairs Liberty Guard, Inc. a non-profit and non-partisan organization dedicated to protecting individual liberty. He also heads a consulting firm, Liberty Strategies, Inc., and is a registered Mediator and Arbitrator. Bob has taught constitutional law at Atlanta’s John Marshall Law School and government at Kennesaw State University.

Bob is a member of the Board of Directors for the National Rifle Association, and serves as Chair on the Board of the Interactive College of Technology. He is a member of Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity.

Bob was appointed by President Reagan as the United States Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia (1986-90), served as President of Southeastern Legal Foundation from 1990-91, and was an official with the CIA from 1971-78.  Additionally, he has served as a member of U.S. delegations at several United Nations conferences on firearms.

Bob Barr was awarded his law degree from Georgetown University, his master's degree from The George Washington University, and his bachelor's degree from the University of Southern California. He and his wife Jeri live in Smyrna, Georgia just outside Atlanta.