Thomas Jefferson "Tom" Barlow III (August 7, 1940 – January 31, 2017), was an American politician who served as a member of the

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from

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for one term.

Early life and education

Barlow was born in

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, but grew up in

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. He graduated from Haverford College in

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Career

After graduating from college, Barlow worked as a banker and business executive, and later as a conservation consultant for the

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from 1971 to 1982. In 1986 he sought election to Congress but was unsuccessful. In 1992 Barlow ran in the primary against incumbent Democratic representative Carroll Hubbard to represent Kentucky's 1st district in the

. Barlow upset Hubbard in the primary and won the seat. Barlow served in the 103rd Congress from January 3, 1993 to January 3, 1995. In 1994 Barlow ran for re-election but was defeated by

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in an election year that saw many

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victories nationwide as the Republican Party won the House of Representatives for the first time in forty years. Barlow sought the 1st District House seat again in 1998 but lost. Barlow ran for the

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in 2002 but narrowly lost the Democratic primary to Lois Combs Weinberg. Barlow won the Democratic nomination for his old seat yet again in 2006 but was defeated by

in the general election.

Death

He died on January 31, 2017.

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