American politician and lobbyist — Governor of Mississippi (2004–2012) — former Chairman of the Republican National Committee (1993–97) — one of the most effective Republican political operators of the post-Reagan era.
Creates the Republican majority in the 1994 House — as RNC chairman, Barbour was instrumental in developing the Contract with America strategy that produced the Republican Revolution, the first House Republican majority in 40 years.
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