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F. Jay Barrows (Republican) is a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, representing 1st Bristol District. Barrows was elected to the office in 2006.
Barrows was elected to the office in 2007.
Barrows served as chair of the Mansfield Housing Authority from 2004 to 2006, and the Mansfield Republican Town Committee from 2003 to 2006.
Barrows' professional experience includes working as president and owner of the Barrows Insurance Agency.
Full Name:
Fred 'Jay' Barrows
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Debbie; 4 Children: Cameron, Colby, Chris, Caitlin
Birth Date:
04/05/1956
Birth Place:
Mansfield, MA
Home City:
Mansfield, MA
Graduated, Mansfield High School
Representative, Commonwealth of Massachusetts House of Representatives, District First Bristol, 2006-present
Candidate, Commonwealth of Massachusetts House of Representatives, District First Bristol, 2018
Member, Ethics Committee
Member, Joint Committee on Financial Services
Former Member, Health Care Financing Committee, Commonwealth of Massachusetts House of Representatives
President/Owner, Barrows Insurance Agency, 1994-present
Incorporator, United Way of Greater Attleboro/Taunton
Former Chair, Mansfield Industrial Development Commission, 1998-present
Former President, Mansfield Downtown Business Association, 1994-present
Member, Board of Incorporators, North Easton Savings Bank
Member, Board of Incorporators, Sturdy Memorial Hospital
Former President, Mansfield Jaycees
Founding Member, Mansfields Together We Can
Member, Tri-Town Drug and Alcohol Task Force
Chair, Board of Directors, Hockomock Young Mens Christian Association (YMCA), 2006-2007
President, Tri-Town Chamber of Commerce, 2005-2007
Chair, Mansfield Housing Authority, 2004-2006
Chair, Mansfield Republican Town Committee, 2003-2006
Former Chair, Foxboro Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) Building Committee, 2001-2002
Founder, Together We Can, 1992
Incumbent F. Jay Barrows (R) won election in the general election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 1st Bristol District on November 6, 2018.
Candidate |
% |
Votes |
||
| ✔ |
|
F. Jay Barrows (R) |
99.4
|
13,820 |
| Other/Write-in votes |
0.6
|
90 | ||
|
|
Total votes: 13,910 |
No Democratic candidates ran in the primary.
Incumbent F. Jay Barrows advanced from the Republican primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 1st Bristol District on September 4, 2018.
Candidate |
% |
Votes |
||
| ✔ |
|
F. Jay Barrows (R) |
100
|
1,773 |
|
|
Total votes: 1,773 |
Elections for the Massachusetts House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on September 8, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was June 7, 2016.
Incumbent F. Jay Barrows defeated Michael E. Toole in the Massachusetts House of Representatives First Bristol District general election.| Massachusetts House of Representatives, First Bristol District General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  F. Jay Barrows Incumbent |
60.04% | 12,561 | |
| Democratic | Michael E. Toole | 39.96% | 8,361 | |
| Total Votes | 20,922 | |||
| Source: Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth | ||||
| Massachusetts House of Representatives, First Bristol District Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Michael E. Toole (unopposed) | |
| Massachusetts House of Representatives, First Bristol District Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | F. Jay Barrows Incumbent (unopposed) | |
Elections for the Massachusetts House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election was held on September 9, 2014, and a general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 3, 2014. Incumbent F. Jay Barrows was unopposed in the Republican primary and was unopposed in the general election.
Barrows won re-election in the 2012 election for Massachusetts House of Representatives First Bristol District. Barrows was unopposed in the September 6 Republican primary and was unopposed in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.
Barrows won re-election to the First Bristol seat in 2010. He had no primary opposition. He also faced no opposition in the general election on November 2, 2010.
| Massachusetts House of Representatives General Election, First Bristol District (2010) | Candidates | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| F. Jay Barrows (R)
|
11,882 | |||
On November 4, 2008, Barrows won re-election for the Massachusetts House of Representatives election for the First Bristol district. In this election he raised $64,274-; of that total $62,394- (97.1%) was from in state contributions and $1,880- (2.9%) was from out of state contributions.
| Massachusetts House of Representatives - First Bristol district | Candidates | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| F. Jay Barrows (R)
|
11,323 | |||
| Devin Romanul (D) | 7,164 | |||
| All Others | 12 | |||
| Blanks | 1,524 | |||
