Jeffrey L. Barnhart (born March 5, 1956) was a

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member of the

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representing the state's Eighty-second House District, including constituents in Cabarrus County. A businessman, Barnhart served in the state's

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from 2001-2011. He resigned September 30, 2011, to join the consulting firm

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Personal life

Barnhart was born in Waverly, New York to Fred Harrison and Mildred Lorraine Sjostrom Barnhart. He and his wife Jody (Springston) have four children.

Education

Barnhart graduated from Waverly High School in 1974. He then attended

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and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Technology in 1981.

Military service

Served in the

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from 1978-82.

Early Political career

* Cabarrus County Commissioner – 10 years * Acting County Manager – Cabarrus County – 8 months * Cabarrus Economic Development Board of Directors – 9 years * Water & Sewer Authority of Cabarrus County – 6 years

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Barnhart, Jeffrey Republican Party members of the North Carolina House of Representatives 1956 births Living people People from Waverly, Tioga County, New York 21st-century American legislators 21st-century North Carolina politicians