Prior to his election to the State House, Barrar served as an Upper Chichester Township commissioner from 1992 to 1996, and was board president from 1994 to 1996.

Barrar ran this retail garden center until 1997, when he closed the business to focus his energy on working as a full-time state legislator.

[2] Barrar served as Republican Chairman of the House Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee.

[4] Barrar criticized Tom Wolf's response to the coronavirus pandemic, stating "I think the governor needs to back off a little bit from the strict (idea) that he’s the only one who can decide when a county is going to go from red to yellow to green, and the county and legislators" should make that decision.

He was named an honorary member of the Military Order of the Purple Heart for his support of disabled veterans.