John E. Barley (born December 6, 1945) is a former American politician serving as a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 100th District.
He took Dale Carnegie Courses in 1977 and took an introductory law class at Penn University in 1990.
[2] In 2002, he was named to the PoliticsPA list of Best Dressed Legislators, noting his fondness for Brooks Brothers suits.
[4] He changed course again in March and announced his retirement, citing a growing controversy in his native Lancaster County over a portion of the Barley family farm to be sold to a landfill operated by Lancaster County for $24.7 million.
[4] Barley predicted that had he continued with his re-election plans, his opponents would have tried to "destroy" him and his family.