Andrew Barkis

{{short description|American politician}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}} {{Infobox officeholder | honorific_prefix = | name = Andrew Barkis | honorific_suffix = | image = | alt = | state_house = Washington | district = 2nd | alongside = J. T. Wilcox | term_start = February 16, 2016 | term_end = | predecessor = Graham Hunt | successor = | birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1968}} | birth_place = Chehalis, Washington, U.S. | death_date =  | death_place = | party = Republican | spouse = Lisa Barkis | children = 2 | alma_mater = Centralia College (AA)<br>Seattle University (BA) | occupation = Property manager, politician | signature = Andrew Barkis Signature.png }}

'''Andrew K. Barkis'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://web.pdc.wa.gov/rptimg/default.aspx?repno=100851762|title=Summary, Full Report Receipts and Expenditures|work=Public Disclosure Commission, State of Washington|date=2018-08-09|access-date=2021-12-14}}</ref> (born 1968)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Legislative Manual 2021-2022|url=https://leg.wa.gov/LIC/Documents/Historical/Legislative%20Manuals/Legislative%20Manual%20-%20Red%20Book%202021_ONLINE.pdf|publisher=Washington State Legislature}}</ref> is a Republican member of the Washington House of Representatives. He was appointed to the legislature in February 2016 to succeed fellow Republican Graham Hunt, who resigned.<ref>{{cite web| title = State Rep. Graham Hunt quits over military-service exaggerations| last = Brunner | first = Jim| work = The Seattle Times| date=February 2, 2016| access-date = February 3, 2016| url = http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/rep-graham-hunt-resigns-over-military-service-exaggerations/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://houserepublicans.wa.gov/news/barkis-release/|title=Andrew Barkis appointed state representative for the 2nd Legislative District|author=Handy, John|publisher=Washington State House Republicans|date=February 16, 2016|access-date=October 16, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161018234938/http://houserepublicans.wa.gov/news/barkis-release/|archive-date=October 18, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://q13fox.com/2016/02/16/officials-appoint-replacement-for-state-rep-graham-hunt-r-orting-who-resigned/|title=Officials appoint replacement for state Rep. Graham Hunt, R-Orting, who resigned|agency=Associated Press|publisher=Q13 FOX|date=February 16, 2016|access-date=October 16, 2016}}</ref>

He is the ranking minority member on the Community Development, Housing & Tribal Affairs Committee. He also serves on the House Consumer Protection & Business Committee.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://app.leg.wa.gov/Rosters/CommitteeMembersByMember/House/|title= House of Representatives Committee Members by Committee|publisher=Washington State Legislature|access-date=March 16, 2018}}</ref>

In 2024, he was the lead sponsor of state legislation to allow residential property owners to split their lots into smaller parcels.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Demkovich |first=Laurel |date=2024-01-08 |title=Washington House passes bill to allow splitting of residential lots |url=https://washingtonstatestandard.com/2024/01/08/washington-house-passes-bill-to-allow-splitting-of-residential-lots/ |website=Washington State Standard |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Awards == * 2020 Guardians of Small Business. Presented by NFIB.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nfib.com/content/news/guardian-of-small-business/44-washington-legislators-named-guardians-of-small-business/ |title=44 Washington Legislators Named Guardians of Small Business |website=nfib.com |date=July 15, 2020 |accessdate=August 22, 2021}}</ref>

==Personal life== Barkis lives in Lacey with his wife Lisa.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sanchez |first=Rebecca |date=2023-11-16 |title=Hometown Property Management: 27 Years of Thurston County Rental Management and Still Going Strong |url=https://www.thurstontalk.com/2023/11/16/hometown-property-management-27-years-of-thurston-county-rental-management-and-still-going-strong/ |access-date=2025-06-26 |website=ThurstonTalk |language=en-US}}</ref> They have 2 children.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/167730/andrew-barkis#.WAPPIKOZNLg|title=Andrew Barkis' Biography|publisher=Project VoteSmart|access-date=October 16, 2016}}</ref>

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==External links== * [http://houserepublicans.wa.gov/andrew-barkis/ Legislative homepage] * [https://www.electandrewbarkis.org/contact Campaign website]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Barkis, Andrew}} Category:Living people Category:People from Chehalis, Washington Category:People from Lacey, Washington Category:Republican Party members of the Washington House of Representatives Category:21st-century members of the Washington State Legislature Category:Seattle University alumni Category:Centralia College alumni Category:1968 births