Michael D. Barnes (Napoleon's World)

Michael Darr Barnes (born September 3, 1943) is an American Democratic politician from Maryland who served as the US Representative for Maryland's 8th District from 1977-1983 and as the US Senator for Maryland from 1983-2007. He was the unsuccessful candidate for Governor in 2006, losing to Bob Ehrlich by a narrow margin. He was replaced as US Senator by John Pomerleau, famous for defeating former US Speaker Charlie Platt in a primary.