page_title: Bob Barr
section_title: Return to Republican Party
hierarchical_section_title: Bob Barr / Return to Republican Party
caption_attribution_description: English: Bob Barr speaking at an event in Las Vegas, Nevada.
context_page_description: Robert Laurence Barr Jr. is an American attorney and politician. He served as a federal prosecutor and as a Congressman.
  He represented Georgia's 7th congressional district as a Republican from 1995 to 2003. Barr attained national prominence as one of the leaders of the impeachment of President Bill Clinton.
  Barr joined the Libertarian Party in 2006 and served on its National Committee. He was the Libertarian Party's nominee for President of the United States in the 2008 election. Barr announced his return to the Republican party in December 2011. He lost a subsequent bid in 2014 for a Congressional seat.
context_section_description: Following his statement that he would not challenge the Republican incumbent in the 2012 primary race for Georgia's 14th congressional district, he subsequently indicated his return to the Republican Party and support for 2012 GOP congressional candidates when stating – "Our country is at a serious cross-roads, without question we need new leadership in the White House, and a part of that turnaround in 2012 will be solid GOP majorities in both chambers of Congress."
caption: Barr speaking at the 2016 FreedomFest in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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