Michael Darr Barnes

A Representative from Maryland; born in Washington, D.C., September 3, 1943; attended Landon School, Bethesda, Md.; graduated, Principia High School, St. Louis, Mo., 1962; B.A., University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, N.C., 1965; Institute of Higher International Studies, Geneva, Switzerland, 1965-1966; J.D., George Washington University, Washington, D.C., 1972; United States Marine Corps, corporal, 1967-1969; admitted to the Washington, D.C. bar, 1972; lawyer, private practice;& commissioner, Maryland Public Service Commission, 1975-1978; elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-sixth and to the three succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1979-January 3, 1987); was not a candidate for reelection in 1986, but was an unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic nomination for the United States Senate; private advocate; is a resident of Kensington, Md. Michael D. Barnes is Senior Of Counsel to the law firm of Covington & Burling LLP. He was President of The Brady Campaign and Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence from 2000 through June 2006. He was previously a partner in the law firm of Hogan & Hartson LLP. Mr. Barnes was United States Representative from Maryland's 8th Congressional District from 1979 to 1987. Mr. Barnes has been a director of Washington Gas Light Company since 1991, a director of WGL Holdings since November 2000 and serves as Chairman of the Governance Committee. As Chairman of the Governance Committee, Mr. Barnes also serves as Lead Director for the Board of Directors.