Vito Barbieri

{{Infobox officeholder

|name = Vito Barbieri

|image = Representative_Vito_Barbieri-_2014-05-03_18-49.jpeg

|office = Member of the Idaho House of Representatives

|constituency = 3rd district Seat A (2010-2012)
2nd district Seat A (2012-2022)
3rd district Seat A (2022-present)

| alongside = Jordan Redman

|term_start = December 1, 2010

|term_end =

|predecessor= Jim Clark

|successor =

|birth_name = James Vito Barbieri II{{Cite web|url=http://members.calbar.ca.gov/fal/Licensee/Detail/116893|title = James Vito Barbieri II # 116893 - Attorney Licensee Search}}

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1951|10|22}}

|birth_place= San Antonio, Texas, U.S.

|party = Republican

|spouse = Joy

|children = 3

|residence = Dalton Gardens, Idaho

|education = El Camino College (AA)
Western State College of Law (BS, JD)[https://www.martindale.com/attorney/james-vito-barbieri-ii-259730/ Martindale-Hubbell Law Profile]

|website = {{URL|http://vitobarbieri.com/}}

}}

James Vito Barbieri II (born October 22, 1951){{cite web |url= https://legislature.idaho.gov/legislators/membership/2020/id1171/ |title= House Membership: Vito Barbieri |publisher= Idaho Legislature |location= Boise, Idaho |access-date= April 4, 2022 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120501044840/http://legislature.idaho.gov/house/membershipSingle.cfm?ID=1 |archive-date= May 1, 2012 |url-status=dead |df= mdy-all }} is an American politician and lawyer from Idaho. He is a Republican Idaho State Representative since 2010 representing District 3 in the A seat.{{cite web |url= http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/119896/vito-barbieri |title= Representative Vito Barbieri's Biography |publisher= Project Vote Smart |access-date= July 6, 2012}}

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.{{cite web|url=https://legislature.idaho.gov/legislators/membership/2020/id1171/|title=Idaho State Legislature - House Membership|work=idaho.gov|access-date=April 4, 2022}}[https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2017/mar/26/key-idaho-lawmaker-vito-barbieri/ Key Idaho lawmaker: Vito Barbieri][https://sos.idaho.gov/blue_book/2012/04_legislative.pdf 2011/2012 Idaho Blue Book - Legislative Branch]

He practiced law in California for 20 years. 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.

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

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|+ District 3 House Seat A - Part of Kootenai County

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2010 Primary{{cite web |url= http://www.sos.idaho.gov/elect/RESULTS/2010/Primary/tot_leg.htm |title= May 25, 2010 Primary Election Results: Legislative Totals |author= Ysursa, Ben |publisher= Secretary of State of Idaho |location= Boise, Idaho |access-date= February 7, 2017}}

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |{{nowrap|Vito Barbieri}}

|{{Party shading/Republican}} align="right" |2,047

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |39.4%

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |{{nowrap|Duane Rasmussen}}

|{{Party shading/Republican}} align="right" |1,298

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |25.0%

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |{{nowrap|Jeri DeLange}}

|{{Party shading/Republican}} align="right" |1,057

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |20.3%

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |{{nowrap|Fred Meckel}}

|{{Party shading/Republican}} align="right" |794

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |15.3%

2010 General{{cite web |url= http://www.sos.idaho.gov/elect/results/2010/General/tot_leg.htm |title= November 2, 2010 General Election Results: Legislative Totals |author= Ysursa, Ben |publisher= Secretary of State of Idaho |location= Boise, Idaho |access-date= February 7, 2017}}

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |{{nowrap|Vito Barbieri}}

|{{Party shading/Republican}} align="right" |12,168

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |100%

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|+ District 2 House Seat A - Part of Kootenai County

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2012 Primary{{cite web |url= http://www.sos.idaho.gov/elect/RESULTS/2012/Primary/tot_leg.htm |title= May 15, 2012 Primary Election Results: Legislative Totals |author= Ysursa, Ben |publisher= Secretary of State of Idaho |location= Boise, Idaho |access-date= February 7, 2017}}

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |{{nowrap|Vito Barbieri (incumbent)}}

|{{Party shading/Republican}} align="right" |3,147

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |57.0%

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |{{nowrap|Mark Fisher}}

|{{Party shading/Republican}} align="right" |2,373

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |43.0%

2012 General{{cite web |url= http://www.sos.idaho.gov/elect/RESULTS/2012/General/tot_leg.htm |title= November 6, 2012 General Election Results: Legislative Totals |author= Ysursa, Ben |publisher= Secretary of State of Idaho |location= Boise, Idaho |access-date= February 7, 2017}}

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |{{nowrap|Vito Barbieri (incumbent)}}

|{{Party shading/Republican}} align="right" |14,142

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |65.7%

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |{{nowrap|Cheryl Stransky}}

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} align="right" |7,371

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |34.3%

2014 Primary{{cite web |url= http://www.sos.idaho.gov/elect/RESULTS/2014/Primary/legislative_totals.html |title= May 20, 2014 General Election Results: Legislative Totals |author= Ysursa, Ben |publisher= Secretary of State of Idaho |location= Boise, Idaho |access-date= February 7, 2017}}

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |{{nowrap|Vito Barbieri (incumbent)}}

|{{Party shading/Republican}} align="right" |3,253

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |67.5%

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |{{nowrap|Fritz Wiedenhoff}}

|{{Party shading/Republican}} align="right" |1,568

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |32.5%

2014 General{{cite web |url= http://www.sos.idaho.gov/elect/results/2014/General/legislative_totals.html |title= November 4, 2014 General Election Results: Legislative Totals |author= Ysursa, Ben |publisher= Secretary of State of Idaho |location= Boise, Idaho |access-date= February 7, 2017 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20161220093000/http://www.sos.idaho.gov/elect/RESULTS/2014/General/legislative_totals.html |archive-date= December 20, 2016 |url-status=dead |df= mdy-all }}

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |{{nowrap|Vito Barbieri (incumbent)}}

|{{Party shading/Republican}} align="right" |9,470

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |65.9%

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |{{nowrap|Cheryl Stransky}}

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} align="right" |4,901

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |34.1%

2016 Primary{{cite web |url= https://www.sos.idaho.gov/elect/results/2016/Primary/legislative_totals.html |title= May 17, 2016 Primary Election Results: Legislative Totals |author= Denney, Lawerence |publisher= Secretary of State of Idaho |location= Boise, Idaho |access-date= February 7, 2017}}

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |{{nowrap|Vito Barbieri (incumbent)}}

|{{Party shading/Republican}} align="right" |3,250

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |67.9%

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |{{nowrap|Fritz Wiedenhoff}}

|{{Party shading/Republican}} align="right" |1,539

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |32.1%

2016 General{{cite web |url= https://www.sos.idaho.gov/elect/results/2016/General/legislative_totals.html |title= Nov 8, 2016 General Election Results: Legislative Totals |author= Denney, Lawerence |publisher= Secretary of State of Idaho |location= Boise, Idaho |access-date= February 7, 2017}}

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |{{nowrap|Vito Barbieri (incumbent)}}

|{{Party shading/Republican}} align="right" |17,115

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |72.2%

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |{{nowrap|Kathy Kraack Kahn}}

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} align="right" |6,581

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |27.8%

On November 23, 2020, Barbieri announced that he would run for Idaho House of Representatives assistant majority leader against Jason Monks.{{Cite news |last=Russell |first=Betsy Z. |title=Another contested leadership race: Barbieri to challenge Monks |url=https://www.idahopress.com/eyeonboise/another-contested-leadership-race-barbieri-to-challenge-monks/article_387e6f3c-6b97-583a-bf02-933764dc62b6.html |access-date=November 24, 2020 |newspaper=The Idaho Press |language=en}}

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."{{cite news |url=http://www.startribune.com/lifestyle/health/293718211.html |title=Idaho lawmaker asks if woman can swallow camera for gynecological exam before medical abortion |newspaper=Minnesota Star Tribune |access-date=February 24, 2015}}{{cite news |url=http://www.spokesman.com/blogs/boise/2015/feb/23/barbieri-it-was-rhetorical/ |title=Barbieri: 'It was rhetorical' |newspaper=The Spokesman-Review |access-date=February 24, 2015 |last=Russell |first=Betsy Z.}}

However, upon receiving the explanation from the testifying doctor, Barbieri's response was, "Fascinating". The exchange included Barbieri's question: "Can this same procedure then be done in a pregnancy? Swallowing a camera and helping the doctor to determine what the situation is?" Dr. Julie Madsen, MD responded: "Mr. Chairman and Representative, it cannot be done in pregnancy simply because when you swallow a pill it would not end up in the vagina." Barbieri replied, "Fascinating. That certainly makes sense."{{cite web |title=Male Politician Thinks Vagina Is Connected To Stomach |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-OrdBtZagHI&t=14s |website=youtube.com |publisher=MSNBC |language=en |format=video |date=February 24, 2015}}{{cite web |title='Fascinating': Stomach not directly attached to vagina |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9KHKP8eLtQ |website=youtube.com |publisher=Nick Gillespie |language=en |format=video |date=March 11, 2015}}

References

External links

[https://legislature.idaho.gov/legislators/membership/2020/id1171/ Vito Barbieri] at the Idaho Legislature

Category:1951 births

Category:Living people

Category:Idaho lawyers

Category:Republican Party members of the Idaho House of Representatives

Category:People from Kootenai County, Idaho

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Category:Western State University College of Law alumni

Category:21st-century members of the Idaho Legislature