Ross Barker (Napoleon's World)

Ross Jerome Barker (born May 1, 1952) is an American Nationalist politician currently serving as the Secretary of Veteran Affairs in the administration of Democratic President David Leahy, serving since January 27, 2017. Barker previously served as the United States Representative for Alabama's 2nd District, based on the Gulf Coast, from 1995 to 2015. A moderate by Alabama standards, Barker was known for his constituent services and his focus on veterans' issues and was a cosponsor of the Barker-Sandoval Veterans Affairs Reform Act (VARA) of 2009, the most comprehensive reform to the VA since it was brought up to Cabinet-level status in 1989. Barker was a fighter pilot during the Brazilian War and is a Tennessee native originally.