Biography

Delegate Barve, Majority Leader of the Maryland House of Delegates, was first elected in 1990.  He represents a district with a population of roughly 110,000 that is in central Montgomery County, Maryland.

For 12 years, Delegate Barve was assigned to the House Committee on Economic Matters, which had jurisdiction over HMO and health insurance reform, business regulation, consumer protection, and state economic development strategy.  He served as the first Chairman of the Science & Technology Sub-Committee. 

Prior to becoming Majority Leader, Del. Barve was elected Chairman of the Montgomery County Delegation.  In this capacity, Delegate Barve was the legislative leader of the largest county in the state of Maryland.

Delegate Barve was a co-sponsor and primary architect in 1993 of Maryland's landmark reform of health insurance.  He was the prime sponsor of Maryland's 1995 law that allows HMO patients to use physicians outside of their HMO network.

Appointed chairman of the Technology Subcommittee in 1996, Barve established himself as a leader in technology policy for our state.  He was the sponsor of the Technology Development Corporation (TEDCO) and Maryland’s technology tuition assistance program.  In 2000, Barve was the prime architect of the landmark “e-commerce” Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act (UCITA).  With its passage, Maryland became the first state in the nation to place this important consumer and business protection statute in effect.

Legislative Awards (partial list):

  • 1995, 1996, 2000 and 2005 Legislator of the Year Award -- Montgomery County Maryland Medical Society, making him an unprecedented four-time awardee.
  • Technology Leadership Award (2003) – University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute
  • 1996 "Honor Roll" of legislators awarded by the Maryland Association of Non-profit Organizations

Delegate Barve, 53-years-old, is the chief financial officer of an environmental company in Rockville, Maryland.  He is married to Maureen Quinn, a member of the Worker’s Compensation Commission.  He graduated from Georgetown University in 1980 with a Bachelors Degree in Accounting.

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