James Gresham Barrett (born February 14, 1961) is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for South Carolina's 3rd congressional district from 2003 to 2011.

A resident of Westminster, South Carolina, the district he represented runs along the Savannah River in the northwestern part of the state.

[citation needed] During the 2000 Presidential Election Barrett was a member of the George W. Bush for President South Carolina State Steering Committee.

[8] Barrett won a congressional seat in 2002 to replace Lindsey Graham, who retired to run for the U.S. Senate, and took office in January 2003.

[9] In 2006, Barrett won reelection by defeating Democratic challenger Lee Ballenger with 63 percent of the vote.

[citation needed] Barrett supports offshore drilling to make the United States energy independent.

5767, the Payment Systems Protection Act (a bill that sought to place a moratorium on enforcement of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act while the U.S. Treasury Department and the Federal Reserve defined "unlawful Internet gambling").

[22] Though Barrett said that the updated STEP Act was in response to the 2009 Fort Hood shooting and the failed bombing attempt on Northwest Airlines Flight 253, Keith Olbermann said neither of the alleged perpetrators would have fallen under its restrictions.

[23] Alleged Flight 253 bomber Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab is a citizen of Nigeria,[24] which is not listed as a state sponsor of terrorism, and Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan was born in Arlington, Virginia.