Bryan Barton was born in 1980 to a home builder and an educator in Sacramento, from whom he learned the values of hard work and public service. As a young man he successfully developed and ran two newspapers in the Sacramento area. In 2001 he migrated south, drawn to San Diego by its extraordinary cultural diversity, economic opportunities, and to attend the University of California San Diego. After graduating with his Bachelors Degree in Political Science in 2005, Bryan decided that it was time to give back to the community by serving in the House of Representatives for the 53rd Congressional District.

As a small businessman, Bryan Barton understands the value of free enterprise to our nation and the dangers of excessive intervention by the government in the marketplace.

As a newspaper publisher and editor, Bryan Barton supports the free press and free speech in general as both a hallowed tradition and a vital part of our democracy.

As a Californian, Bryan is concerned about the security of our borders and the detrimental economic and social effects of un-enforced immigration laws on both our native workforce and on the migrants themselves.

As an American, first and foremost, Bryan Barton supports an “Ownership Society” based on the values of personal responsibility and sustainable economic policies. Legislation to support an Ownership Society should focus on removing or altering laws that aggravate the cost of purchasing or maintaining a home, and allowing individuals the freedom to direct their own retirement efforts without being penalized by the government for their initiative.

Most importantly Bryan Barton is a man of action. When he saw that the borders were unprotected he joined the Minute Man Project to defend our country, and then flew to our nation’s capitol to lobby Congress. When he saw liberal bias in academia and education he became the media on college campuses. Now, having seen the people of the 53rd district being misrepresented in Congress, Bryan is prepared to serve his neighbors by bringing their voices to Washington.
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Controversy

While a member of the Minuteman Project Barton was the center of wide criticism for the group. While fimling a documentary regarding his involvement in the group he encountered an illegal alien. While he has tried to spin this incident to portray himself as a caring individual for providing the illegal immigrant with milk and cereal as well as $20USD, he became the center of the controversy for his other actions in the video. In the video he was wearing a t-shirt with a picture of himself and the words "Bryan Barton caught me crossing the border and all I got was this lousy T-shirt." He tricked the illegal alien to pose with the t-shirt for the documentary to the amusement and laughter of himself and his cameraman. This does not hold Barton up to any degree of civility. He was asked by the organizers of the Minuteman Project to discontinue his service to their program. A video of this incident can be found at his website in his videos section. While most campaign advisors and anyone with an average IQ would advise a serious candidate to refrain from making the video and incident a serious matter, Barton seems to try and make this a part of his campaign.