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Guy Stuart Barker II (Born March 31, 1990) is an American businessman, and active member of the Republican Party.

Barker currently serves as the Secretary-Treasurer of the Quapaw Nation, located in Ottawa County, Oklahoma. Barker is a member of the Osage Nation and Quapaw Nation.

Early Life and Education
Barker was born March 31, 1990 to Terry Joe Barker and Mary Martha Barker in Tulsa, Oklahoma. After Barker’s parents moved to Tulsa from Miami, Oklahoma, Barker was raised and graduated high school in Tulsa. Barker went on to earn his Bachelors of Science in Biosystems-Biomechanical Engineering and Petroleum Engineering from Oklahoma State University. Later he earned his Doctorate of Jurisprudence from Oklahoma City University School of Law while interning as a clerk for Chief Justice Noma Gurich of the Oklahoma Supreme Court.

Energy
After attending Oklahoma State University, where Barker received his Petroleum Engineering degree, he joined Samson Resources in Tulsa, Oklahoma as an operations engineer in the company’s Mid-Continent division. Barker went on to work as an acquisition and development engineer for Mojave Oil & Gas and later started his own small oil & gas company, Flying B, which he still owns and operates to this day.

Tribal Enterprise
In 2020 Barker became the http://www.quapawtribe.com/directory.aspx?eid=177 of the Quapaw Nation, who employs over 3,000 people across 4 different states in industries ranging from agriculture, gaming, environmental remediation, food production, and much more.

In October of 2020, Barker opened the Saracen Casino Resort in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, the first commercially owned gaming property owned by an Oklahoma tribal nation. Since the property’s grand opening, Barker has created and filled over 800 jobs and has injected over half a billion dollars into the Jefferson county economy.

In December of 2021, working with Bank of Oklahoma and Wells Fargo, Barker https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2021/12/09/racing-commission-oks-refinancing-for-saracen-casino-worth-30-million-in-annual-savings in capital in order to refinance the Nation’s largest gaming enterprises in an effort to reduce capital costs and eliminate the Nation’s outstanding debt. Since December 2021, Barker has retired over $50 million in debt, created over $1.52 billion in savings, drastically reduced spending, and has balanced the Nation’s budget.

Civic Involvement
In July 2020, Barker, along with his running mate, Chairman Joseph Byrd, defeated his predecessor, a 22-year incumbent, in the Quapaw Nation general election. Barker has since been tasked with treasury management and operations of the Nation’s many enterprises.

On April 5, 2022 Barker announced his candidacy as a republican for Oklahoma's 2nd congressional district.