State Senate, District 39

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The Candidates

George Lincoln Barker (D, Incumbent)

Occupation
Senator, state Senate; independent health-care consultant.

Public Service

Member, state Senate, 2008-present; member, Virginia Small Business Commission and Joint Commission on Health Care; member, Mt. Vernon-Lee and South Fairfax Chambers of Commerce; past chair, Fairfax Transportation Advisory Commission; past PTA president, Robinson and Mt. Vernon High Schools; past member, governing body, Fairfax Presbyterian Church; HOA president.

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M. Miller Baker (R)

Occupation
Partner, appellate practice co-chair, McDermott Will and Emery.

Public Service

Vice president, Clifton Hunt III HOA; member, Reagan Alumni Association, Seton School Parents Organization, Knights of Columbus, Virginia State Bar, Federalist Society; former committee chairman, Boy Scout Troop 554.

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