Meet Rick

Rick Barnes is a life-long conservative, devoted husband and family man, successful business owner, and proven leader who believes in God and the Constitution. He is a local business owner of Rick Barnes Insurance, a Division of the Legacy Insurance Group, and former established leadership speaker and consultant with Rick Barnes Presents. Rick has built successful businesses by having strategic vision, strong work ethic, maintaining fiscal responsibility and a commitment to excellence. He is a 5th generation Texan and a proud resident of Tarrant County for over 30 years.

 

Rick was born in Fort Worth as a "Gladney Baby." He was adopted and raised in the South Plains of Texas by a loving family. Rick and his sisters grew up in a home with strong Christian values, a focus on education, and was taught from an early age the importance of service to others in your community. He graduated from Texas Tech University with a Bachelor's Degree in Agricultural Economics with an emphasis in Finance and a Master's Degree from Texas Christian University. Rick and his wife, Sheila, have been married for 36 years and attend White's Chapel Methodist Church in Southlake.

 

It is Rick's business skills and commitment to community that ultimately propelled him into public office and a variety of leadership roles.

 

Rick served as the Mayor Pro-Tem in Keller from 2014-2017 and championed important issues such as raising the homestead exemption for the first time in 30-years, lowering taxes, improving ethics and decorum, and aiding in producing, at the time, the largest year of commercial growth in Keller history. Through those efforts, Rick developed a reputation for bold leadership with ingenuity and intention. 

 

In 2019, Rick was elected to serve as the Chairman of the Tarrant County Republican Party. He was overwhelmingly re-elected in 2020 and 2022. As Chairman, Rick oversaw the largest Republican Primary turnout in Tarrant County history, shattered previous fundraising records, and implemented aggressive efforts to preserve election integrity.

 

Rick has always been involved in service to his community through both volunteer and elected positions. Most recently, ranging from local Chamber of Commerce memberships, Rotary membership and serving on the board of directors for several local and national non-profit organizations.