{{Short description|American politician}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Barbara Freiberg | birth_place = | party = [[Republican Party of the United States|Republican]] | predecessor = [[Franklin Foil]] | state_house = Louisiana | district = 70th | term_start = January 13, 2020 | education = [[Louisiana Tech University]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])<br>[[University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill]] ([[Master of Arts|MA]]) }} '''Barbara Reich Freiberg''' is a retired educator and politician serving as a member of the [[Louisiana House of Representatives]] from the 70th district since 2020.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Bridges |first=Tyler |date=2023-06-13 |title=She was the teacher. They were her students. Now they serve together in the state House. |language=en |url=https://www.nola.com/news/politics/ex-teacher-serves-with-two-of-her-former-students-in-house/article_e65fbd38-0a2e-11ee-af90-8b4b923a103a.html |access-date=2023-09-09}}</ref> In 2010 Freiberg was an elected member of the [[East Baton Rouge Parish School Board]] for District 7 and was re-elected in 2014. She was elected to the [[Baton Rouge, Louisiana#Metropolitan council|Metro Council]] in [[Baton Rouge]] on December 10, 2016, representing District 12 until her election to the Louisiana House of Representatives in 2019.

== Election history == {{Election results |caption = Louisiana House of Representatives<br />October 12, 2019 jungle primary<br />District 70 |image = <!-- Optional: Add image if needed --> |party1 = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] |cand1 = '''Belinda Davis''' |votes1 = 5504 |party2 = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] |cand2 = Michael DiResto |votes2 = 2978 |party3 = [[Libertarian Party (United States)|Libertarian]] |cand3 = Mallory Mayeux |votes3 = 478 |party4 = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] |cand4 = '''Barbara Reich Freiberg''' |votes4 = 4151 |party5 = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] |cand5 = "Ricky" Sheldon |votes5 = 1347 |source = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Louisiana Secretary of State - Text-Based Election Results |url=https://voterportal.sos.la.gov/static/2019-10-12/resultsRace/Legislative |access-date=2024-10-19 |website=voterportal.sos.la.gov}}</ref> }}

{{Election results |caption = Louisiana House of Representatives<br />November 16, 2019 runoff election<br />District 70 |party1 = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] |cand1 = Belinda Davis |votes1 = 7891 |party2 = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] |cand2 = '''Barbara Reich Freiberg''' |votes2 = 8758 |source = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Louisiana Secretary of State - Text-Based Election Results |url=https://voterportal.sos.la.gov/static/2019-11-16/resultsRace/Legislative |access-date=2024-10-19 |website=voterportal.sos.la.gov}}</ref> }}

{{Election results |caption = Louisiana House of Representatives<br />October 14, 2023 jungle primary<br />District 70 |party1 = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] |cand1 = Brent Campanella |votes1 = 1307 |party2 = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] |cand2 = '''Barbara Reich Freiberg''' |votes2 = 3971 |party3 = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] |cand3 = '''"Steve" Myers''' |votes3 = 2775 |party4 = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] |cand4 = Jennie Seals |votes4 = 2163 |source = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Louisiana Secretary of State - Text-Based Election Results |url=https://voterportal.sos.la.gov/static/2023-10-14/resultsRace/Legislative |access-date=2024-10-19 |website=voterportal.sos.la.gov}}</ref> }}

{{Election results |caption = Louisiana House of Representatives<br />November 18, 2023 runoff election<br />District 70 |party1 = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] |cand1 = '''Barbara Reich Freiberg''' |votes1 = 4485 |party2 = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] |cand2 = "Steve" Myers |votes2 = 2421 |source = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Louisiana Secretary of State - Text-Based Election Results |url=https://voterportal.sos.la.gov/static/2023-11-18/resultsRace/Legislative |access-date=2024-10-19 |website=voterportal.sos.la.gov}}</ref> }}

== References == {{Reflist}}

== External links == * [https://ballotpedia.org/Barbara_Freiberg Barbara Freiberg] at [[Ballotpedia]] * [https://house.louisiana.gov/h_reps/members?ID=70 Barbara Freiberg] at [[Louisiana House of Representatives]]

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