Senator Tom Barrett is a Republican member of the Michigan Senate who was elected in 2018 to the 24th district. Previously he served in the Michigan House of Representatives, where he was elected in 2014 by defeating the incumbent, Democrat Theresa Abed.

Unlock Michigan. Unlock Michigan event taking place this Saturday in Lansing. The petition, which is backed by the Michigan Republican Party, would repeal the Emergency Powers Act of 1945 that Governor Whitmer has abused repeatedly to extend her own authority. The event is hosted by state Sen. Tom Barrett and will give freedom-loving Americans the opportunity to add their names to the growing list of Michiganders fed up with Governor Whitmer behaving like a dictator.