Vito Barbieri

James Vito Barbieri II (commonly known as Vito Barbieri) (born October 22, 1951)[3] is an American politician and lawyer from Idaho. He is a Republican Idaho State Representative since 2010 representing District 2 in the A seat.[4]

Vito Barbieri
Member of the Idaho House of Representatives
Assumed office
December 1, 2010
Serving with Doug Okuniewicz
Preceded byJim Clark
Constituency3rd district Seat A (2010-2012)
2nd district Seat A (2012-present)
Personal details
Born
James Vito Barbieri II[1]

(1951-10-22) October 22, 1951
San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseJoy
Children3
ResidenceDalton Gardens, Idaho
EducationEl Camino College (AA)
Western State College of Law (BS, JD)[2]
Websitevitobarbieri.com

Early life, education, and career

Barbieri earned his associate degree from El Camino College and his bachelor's degree and J.D. from Western State College of Law.[5][6][7]

He practiced law in California for 20 years.[6] Since moving to Idaho in 2004, he has operated several small businessess, including a catering business and owns an electronic cigarette store in Post Falls.[6]

Idaho House of Representatives

Committee assignments
  • Business Committee (chairman)
  • Local Government Committee
  • State Affairs Committee

Barbieri previously served on the Revenue and Taxation Committee from 2010 to 2012.

Elections
District 3 House Seat A - Part of Kootenai County
Year Candidate Votes Pct Candidate Votes Pct Candidate Votes Pct Candidate Votes Pct
2010 Primary[8] Vito Barbieri 2,047 39.4% Duane Rasmussen 1,298 25.0% Jeri DeLange 1,057 20.3% Fred Meckel 794 15.3%
2010 General[9] Vito Barbieri 12,168 100%
District 2 House Seat A - Part of Kootenai County
Year Candidate Votes Pct Candidate Votes Pct
2012 Primary[10] Vito Barbieri (incumbent) 3,147 57.0% Mark Fisher 2,373 43.0%
2012 General[11] Vito Barbieri (incumbent) 14,142 65.7% Cheryl Stransky 7,371 34.3%
2014 Primary[12] Vito Barbieri (incumbent) 3,253 67.5% Fritz Wiedenhoff 1,568 32.5%
2014 General[13] Vito Barbieri (incumbent) 9,470 65.9% Cheryl Stransky 4,901 34.1%
2016 Primary[14] Vito Barbieri (incumbent) 3,250 67.9% Fritz Wiedenhoff 1,539 32.1%
2016 General[15] Vito Barbieri (incumbent) 17,115 72.2% Kathy Kraack Kahn 6,581 27.8%

On November 23, 2020, Barbieri announce that he will run for Idaho House of Representatives assistant majority leader against Jason Monks.[16]

Controversies

Barbieri came to national attention on February 23, 2015, after asking a doctor giving testimony if a woman could swallow a camera in order to undergo a remote gynecological exam and received the answer that such was not possible as swallowing a pill will not lead it to the vagina. In response to commentary on social media about the seeming anatomical confusion, he explained his remarks: "I was being rhetorical, because I was trying to make the point that equalizing a colonoscopy to this particular procedure was apples and oranges... So I was asking a rhetorical question that was designed to make her say that they weren't the same thing, and she did so. It was the response I wanted."[17][18]

References
  1. "James Vito Barbieri II # 116893 - Attorney Licensee Search".
  2. Martindale-Hubbell Law Profile
  3. "House Membership: Vito Barbieri". Boise, Idaho: Idaho Legislature. Archived from the original on May 1, 2012. Retrieved April 4, 2022.
  4. "Representative Vito Barbieri's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved July 6, 2012.
  5. "Idaho State Legislature - House Membership". idaho.gov. Retrieved April 4, 2022.
  6. Key Idaho lawmaker: Vito Barbieri
  7. 2011/2012 Idaho Blue Book - Legislative Branch
  8. Ysursa, Ben. "May 25, 2010 Primary Election Results: Legislative Totals". Boise, Idaho: Secretary of State of Idaho. Retrieved February 7, 2017.
  9. Ysursa, Ben. "November 2, 2010 General Election Results: Legislative Totals". Boise, Idaho: Secretary of State of Idaho. Retrieved February 7, 2017.
  10. Ysursa, Ben. "May 15, 2012 Primary Election Results: Legislative Totals". Boise, Idaho: Secretary of State of Idaho. Retrieved February 7, 2017.
  11. Ysursa, Ben. "November 6, 2012 General Election Results: Legislative Totals". Boise, Idaho: Secretary of State of Idaho. Retrieved February 7, 2017.
  12. Ysursa, Ben. "May 20, 2014 General Election Results: Legislative Totals". Boise, Idaho: Secretary of State of Idaho. Retrieved February 7, 2017.
  13. Ysursa, Ben. "November 4, 2014 General Election Results: Legislative Totals". Boise, Idaho: Secretary of State of Idaho. Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved February 7, 2017.
  14. Denney, Lawerence. "May 17, 2016 Primary Election Results: Legislative Totals". Boise, Idaho: Secretary of State of Idaho. Retrieved February 7, 2017.
  15. Denney, Lawerence. "Nov 8, 2016 General Election Results: Legislative Totals". Boise, Idaho: Secretary of State of Idaho. Retrieved February 7, 2017.
  16. Betsy, Posted by. "Another contested leadership race: Barbieri to challenge Monks". Idaho Press. Retrieved 2020-11-24.
  17. "Idaho lawmaker asks if woman can swallow camera for gynecological exam before medical abortion". startribune.com. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  18. Russell, Betsy Z. "Barbieri: 'It was rhetorical'". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
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