John S. Barnes Jr. is an

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politician who served in the

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for the 17th district, from 1992 to 1998 and again from 2000 to 2012. A member of the

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, he previously served as a member of the

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from 1988 until 1992. He won the

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for

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in 2008. The following year, he co-sponsored a bill which abolished the vice-presidential preference ballot. The bill passed both houses of the state legislature and took effect in 2012.

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The New Hampshire Senate - Senator John S. Barnes, Jr.
official government website
Project Vote Smart - Senator John Barnes, Jr. (NH)
profile *''Follow the Money'' - John S (Jack) Barnes Jr
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http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?si=200230&c=34884 2002
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