J. Gresham Barrett

A Representative from South Carolina. Born in Westminster, Oconee County, S. C. , February 14, 1961. Graduated from Westminster High School, Westminster, S. C. , 1979. B. A. , The Citadel, Charleston, S. C. , 1983. United States Army, 1983-1987. Business owner. Member of the South Carolina state house of representatives, 1996-2002. Elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Eighth and to the three succeeding Congresses (January 3, 2003-January 3, 2011). Not a candidate for reelection in 2010, but was an unsuccessful candidate for nomination for Governor of South Carolina.