Tom Barrett

Honored to be representing Michigan’s 7th District in Congress. Thank you to my family, our team, and everyone who supported us along the way. To stay up-to-date with my official office please follow @RepTomBarrett.

"This week, Barrett joined a bipartisan group of first-term colleagues in the U.S. House requesting that pay for members of Congress be withheld during government shutdowns." michigannewssource.com/2026/04/gop-co…

I’m prepared to step up and work as hard as it takes to win this seat and represent you proudly in Washington, D.C.” michiganadvance.com/2026/04/17/bar…

We cannot go in and force our ideals and our values on another country, especially in the Middle East, where we've had a track record of failure doing that. detroitnews.com/story/news/pol…

Jordan Domingue, who resigned from El-Sayed’s campaign in January, went on the record with me. Don’t miss this story from @mich_enjoyer! enjoyer.com/abdul-el-sayed…

To the 100+ folks who showed up bright and early to support the 7th Congressional District Committee, thank you for everything that you’ve done to support our campaign!

Thanks to all the volunteers who braved the cold weather at the Saint Patrick’s Day parades in Pinckney and Grand Ledge!

Rep. Tom Barrett of Michigan, an Army veteran who served in Iraq, acknowledged that there was a “war fatigue” in the country following the war on terror. He added that he was against “nation building,” whereby the U.S. engages in a lengthy campaign to rebuild a country’s political infrastructure after ousting its government, as it attempted to do in Iraq and Afghanistan. He distinguished, however, between the boots-on-the-ground operations in those countries and the primarily aerial assault happening today in Iran. “Not every example is the same as the last,” Barrett told The Dispatch. “Engaging in coordinated and effective strikes in Iran is not the same as putting [troops on the ground]—I think at our peak in Iraq, we had over 120,000 troops on the ground at one time. Those are very, very different things.” thedispatch.com/article/congre…

Thanks to the Shinkles for a great Lincoln Day brunch. The Ingham GOP are fired up and ready to hold the 7th!