Education: Martinsburg High School; Shepherd University
Occupation: Small Business Owner
Spouse: Summer
Children: Berkeley and Vandalia
Parents: Marty Barrett, Kristi Woodward
Religion: Christian
Town of Birth: Martinsburg, WV
Affiliations: Board Member, Eastern Panhandle Empowerment Center; Board Member, Eastern West Virginia Regional Airport Authority
SPONSORED LEGISLATION, 2026Senator Barrett was the Lead Sponsor of 13 bills | |||
| Bill | Title | Status | Committee |
|---|---|---|---|
| SJR 11 | Homestead Exemption Increase Amendment | Pending | Finance |
| SB 27 | Reducing statute of limitations on actions to recover on oral and written contracts | Pending | Judiciary |
| SB 28 | Allowing members of State Police retirement system to use accrued leave as credit toward retirement | PASS | |
| SB 144 | Providing phased-in increase in homestead exemption | Pending | Finance |
| SB 547 | Creating Truth in Giving Act | Pending | Judiciary |
| SB 548 | Requiring transparency of dental health care insurance products | Pending | |
| SB 575 | Relating to refusal review hearings | PASS | |
| SB 724 | Relating to home confinement officers’ participation in EMS retirement system | PASS | |
| SB 749 | Relating to county economic opportunity development districts | Signed | |
| SB 772 | Declaring certain claims against WV to be moral obligations | PASS | |
| SB 781 | Supplemental appropriation for Civil Contingent Fund, fund 0105 | Pending | |
| SB 977 | Creating benefit for duty-related partial disability | PASS | |
| SB 1060 | Providing WV certified thoroughbred eligibility and increase restricted race caps | Pending | |
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