John Barnes Jr.

John S. Barnes Jr.
John S. Barnes Jr.
Member of the New Hampshire Senate; from the 17th district
	In office; December 6, 2000 – December 5, 2012
Preceded by	Mary E. Brown
Succeeded by	John Reagan
	In office; December 2, 1992 – December 2, 1998
Preceded by	Gordon J. Humphrey
Succeeded by	Mary E. Brown
Member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives; from the Rockingham 6th district
	In office; December 7, 1988 – December 2, 1992
Personal details
Born	August 21, 1931 (age 93); Arlington, Massachusetts, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Frances
Profession	Retired business owner

John S. Barnes Jr. (born August 21, 1931) is an American politician who served in the New Hampshire Senate for the 17th district, from 1992 to 1998 and again from 2000 to 2012. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives from 1988 until 1992.

Barnes won the New Hampshire primary for Vice President of the United States in 2008.^[1] The following year, he co-sponsored a bill which abolished the vice-presidential preference ballot. The bill passed both houses of the state legislature and took effect in 2012.^[2]