▁people ▁of ▁Irish ▁descent <0x0A> </s> ▁Mic key ▁D . ▁Bar nett , ▁an ▁att orney ▁and ▁sen ator ▁from ▁New ▁Mexico ▁was ▁a ▁Governor ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Post al ▁Service , ▁appointed ▁by ▁President ▁George ▁W . ▁Bush ▁on ▁August ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁for ▁a ▁term ▁that ▁exp ired ▁on ▁December ▁ 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁Bar nett ▁served ▁one ▁term ▁as ▁Republican ▁National ▁Comm itte eman ▁from ▁New ▁Mexico ▁before ▁being ▁defeated ▁for ▁re - e lection . ▁ ▁Bar nett ▁served ▁the ▁public ▁in ▁the ▁New ▁Mexico ▁State ▁Senate ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 4 . ▁Pre viously ▁he ▁served ▁the ▁federal ▁government ▁as ▁a ▁legisl ative ▁assistant ▁to ▁Senator ▁P ete ▁D omen ici ▁( 1 9 7 2 – 1 9 7 6 ). ▁ ▁Bar nett ▁is ▁a ▁gradu ate ▁of ▁Eastern ▁New ▁Mexico ▁University , ▁receiving ▁a ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Arts ▁degree ▁in ▁business ▁administration . ▁He ▁received ▁his ▁J . D . ▁degree ▁from ▁George ▁Washington ▁University ▁National ▁Law ▁Center ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : New ▁Mexico ▁law y ers ▁Category : New ▁Mexico ▁state ▁sen ators ▁Category : New ▁Mexico ▁Republic ans ▁Category : E astern ▁New ▁Mexico ▁University ▁al umn i ▁Category : Un ited ▁States ▁Post al ▁Service ▁people ▁Category : Year ▁of ▁birth ▁missing ▁( l iving ▁people ) <0x0A> </s>