Warren E. Barry

Warren Everett Barry is a former member of the Virginia House of Delegates, Clerk of the Fairfax Circuit Court, and member of the Virginia Senate.

Barry attended the State Teachers College at Boston, where he graduated in 1955 with a B.S. in Education, later adding an MS in education administration from George Washington University. He served in the Marine Corps from 1953 to 1957.

Barry was one of five Republicans elected to the six seats in the House of Delegates 27th legislative district on November 4, 1969.

When the 19th legislative district was created from southern Fairfax County, City of Fairfax, and Woodbridge, Barry ran for reelection one of the six seats in that district.

In 1975, Barry sought the Republican nomination to run for Chairman of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors against incumbent Democrat Jean Packard, but lost to supervisor John F. Herrity.

In 1981, Barry sought election again as a member of three-member delegation from the the newly-created 52nd district created in the redistricting plan of that year. However, the redistricting plan under which Barry was elected was vetoed by Governor John N. Dalton.

The apportionment of seats in the Virginia House of Delegates that was finally approved created single-member districts. In the special election of 1982 required by this plan, Barry became the sole delegate from the 42nd district.

In 1983, Barry announced he would not seek reelection to the House of Delegates, and instead decided to run for Clerk of the Fairfax Circuit Court against incumbent Democrat James E. Hoofnagle.

In 1991, Barry decided to return to the General Assembly, this time seeking a seat in the Senate. Shortly after taking the decision to run, tragedy struck Barry when his 45-year-old wife Cheryl suffered a brain hemorrhage on August 13, necessitating her eventual placement in a long term care facility in Waynesboro, Virginia.

Barry would go on to win the seat in the 37th Senate District, defeating Democrat James C. Tso in the November 5, 1991 election.

Barry was unopposed in both his 1995 and 1999 reelection bid.

In 2002, Barry sought an appointment to the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Board from Governor Mark Warner, claiming he needed the $88,000 salary to help support his disabled wife and pay for her care.