Member Highlight 2026

Many of you know of Ms Linda Barber, but do you know Ms Linda? She has been in Republican politics for a whole lot of years. She’s been a precinct committeeman since 1972!! How amazing is that? From being a legislative district chairman, president of several entities, chairman of the county party, a vice chair of the state party and an office manager for the AZ Governor, she has also had the prestige of being a National Delegate and a Presidential Elector! Ms Linda has seen the good, the bad and the ugly of Pima County for sure. Her most interesting job, however, wasn’t in politics. She worked at Disneyland for three summers during college. Ms Linda has such a vast number of memories of people she has met and worked with over the years. She values the Tucson Republican Women’s Club for the friendships and the club’s eagerness to learn.

Linda’s late husband, Jim, was a Captain in the US Army Corps of Engineers. They were stationed in Germany where their first daughter was born. We are certainly thankful for his service to this great nation, and for her support to him during that time.

Positions held

Precinct Committeeman since 1972

District 11 Chair

President, Northwest Tucson Republican Women, 1978-1982. 

President Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge, Tucson Chapter 1982-1984

Treasurer and 1st Vice Chair, Pima County Republican Party 1985-1988

Chairman, Pima County Republican Party, 1988-1992. 

2nd Vice Chair, Arizona Republican Party, 1993-2005

Chairman, Tucson Celebration of Bicentennial of US Constitution, 1987

Manager, Tucson Office of Gov Evan Mecham, 1987

Coordinator, Southern AZ office, Joh Kyl for US Senate, 1994

President, Pima County Rep Club, 1993, 2004-2009, 2022 to present

Presidential Elector 2000 and 2004

Delegate, Republican National Convention, 1988